Alex Russell

JANUARY 30, 2024

It's time once again to update our priors regarding the global device and network situation. The usual caveats also apply: Performance is a deep and nuanced domain, and much can go wrong beyond content size and composition. How sites manage resources after-load can have a big impact on perceived performance.

Performance 90

Performance Network Mobile Speed 90

Alex Russell

DECEMBER 18, 2022

TL;DR : To serve users at the 75 th percentile ( P75 ) of devices and networks, we can now afford ~150KiB of HTML/CSS/fonts and ~300-350KiB of JavaScript (gzipped). This is a slight improvement on last year's budgets , thanks to device and network improvements. Networks #. This is an ethical crisis for the frontend.

Performance 113

Performance Network Mobile Latency 113

Dynatrace

APRIL 7, 2023

Dynatrace is a launch partner in support of AWS Lambda Response Streaming , a new capability enabling customers to improve the efficiency and performance of their Lambda functions. Customers can use AWS Lambda Response Streaming to improve performance for latency-sensitive applications and return larger payload sizes.

Lambda 212

Lambda AWS Serverless Latency 212

High Scalability

JANUARY 11, 2022

Machine Learning Engineer at Amazon and has led several machine-learning initiatives across the Amazon ecosystem. from a client it performs two parallel operations: i) persisting the action in the data store ii) publish the action in a streaming data store for a pub-sub model. This is a guest post by Ankit Sirmorya. System Components.

Design 334

Design Media Storage Logistics 334

Brendan Gregg

JULY 4, 2021

It's an exciting time for developments in computer performance, not just for the BPF technology (which I often [write about]) but also for processors with 3D stacking and cloud vendor CPUs (e.g., This was a chance to talk about other things I've been working on, such as the present and future of hardware performance.

Performance 140

Performance Latency Hardware Storage 140

Scalegrid

DECEMBER 21, 2023

Buckle up as we delve into the world of Redis® monitoring, exploring the most important Redis® metrics, discussing essential tools, and even peering into the future of Redis® performance management. Key Takeaways Redis® monitoring is essential for safeguarding performance, reliability, and security.

Strategy 130

Strategy Monitoring Latency DevOps 130

Percona

MARCH 29, 2023

As the amount of data grows, the need for efficient data compression becomes increasingly important to save storage space, reduce I/O overhead, and improve query performance. In this blog, we will discuss both data and network-level compression offered in MongoDB. I am using PSMDB 6.0.4 provides higher compression rates.

Storage 111

Storage Network Open Source Latency 111

Dynatrace

JUNE 25, 2020

The network latency between cluster nodes should be around 10 ms or less. Minimized cross-data center network traffic. – A Dynatrace customer, Head of Performance Engineering. Save on costs for hardware and network bandwidth to optimize total cost of ownership. Self-contained turnkey solution.

Availability 244

Availability Hardware Latency Traffic 244

Dynatrace

DECEMBER 15, 2022

Besides the traditional system hardware, storage, routers, and software, ITOps also includes virtual components of the network and cloud infrastructure. The primary goal of ITOps is to provide a high-performing, consistent IT environment. Performance. What does IT operations do? ” The post What is ITOps?

Artificial Intelligence 198

Artificial Intelligence DevOps Hardware Virtualization 198

Dynatrace

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

The framework comprises six pillars: Operational Excellence, Security, Reliability, Performance Efficiency, Cost Optimization, and Sustainability. And how can you verify this performance consistently across a multicloud environment that also uses Microsoft Azure and Google Cloud Platform frameworks?

AWS 243

AWS Efficiency Azure Cloud 243

Smashing Magazine

AUGUST 3, 2023

How We Optimized Performance To Serve A Global Audience How We Optimized Performance To Serve A Global Audience Liran Cohen 2023-08-03T10:00:00+00:00 2023-08-03T13:06:00+00:00 I work for Bookaway , a digital travel brand. Large preview ) We’ve known for a long time that fast page performance influences search engine rankings.

Performance 74

Performance Cache Traffic Metrics 74

Dynatrace

JUNE 1, 2023

Service level objectives (SLOs) provide a powerful framework for measuring and maintaining software performance, reliability, and user satisfaction. SLOs are a valuable tool for organizations to ensure the health and performance of their applications. Note : you might hear the term latency used instead of response time.

Latency 174

Latency Website Traffic Virtualization 174

Brendan Gregg

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

At USENIX SREcon22 APAC I gave the opening keynote on the future of computer performance, rounding up the latest developments and making predictions of where I see things heading. This talk originated from my updates to [Systems Performance 2nd Edition], and this was the first time I've given this talk in person! Or even on a plane.

Performance 110

Performance Latency Cache Virtualization 110

Percona

JUNE 22, 2023

As a MySQL database administrator, keeping a close eye on the performance of your MySQL server is crucial to ensure optimal database operations. A monitoring tool like Percona Monitoring and Management (PMM) is a popular choice among open source options for effectively monitoring MySQL performance.

Performance 106

Performance Monitoring Traffic Database 106

Alex Russell

MAY 9, 2022

Engineers and managers on these teams universally want to deliver great experiences and have many questions about how to approach common challenges. Thankfully, much of what once needed hand-debugging by browser engineers has become automated and self-serve thanks to those collaborations. What is Performance?

Performance 86

Performance Latency Metrics Engineering 86

Dynatrace

JUNE 1, 2023

Service level objectives (SLOs) provide a powerful framework for measuring and maintaining software performance, reliability, and user satisfaction. Teams can build on these SLO examples to improve application performance and reliability. Note : you might hear the term latency used instead of response time.

Traffic 173

Traffic Latency Website Virtualization 173

CSS Wizardry

OCTOBER 27, 2018

A lot of companies—even if they are aware that performance is key to their business—are often unsure of how, when, or where performance testing sits within their development lifecycle. To make things worse, they’re also usually unsure whose responsibility performance measuring and monitoring is.

Performance Testing 172

Performance Testing Testing Performance Strategy 172

Dynatrace

MAY 19, 2022

A service-level objective ( SLO ) is the new contract between business, DevOps, and site reliability engineers (SREs). This multinational information technology service and consulting company was asked to help a global automotive manufacturer with the management goal of measuring service flow performance. Saturation.

Automotive 267

Automotive Latency Architecture Azure 267

Scalegrid

MARCH 28, 2024

In this comparison of Redis vs Memcached, we strip away the complexity, focusing on each in-memory data store’s performance, scalability, and unique features. Redis and Memcached both provide high performance with sub-millisecond response times. Choosing between Redis and Memcached hinges on specific application requirements.

Cache 130

Cache Storage Scalability Architecture 130

Dotcom-Montior

OCTOBER 6, 2021

A site reliability engineer, or SRE, is a role that that encompasses aspects of both software engineering and operations/infrastructure. The term site reliability engineering first came into existence at Google in 2003 when a site reliability team was created. At that time, the team was made up of software engineers.

Engineering 67

Engineering DevOps Monitoring Google 67

The Netflix TechBlog

OCTOBER 19, 2020

a Netflix member via Twitter This is an example of a question our on-call engineers need to answer to help resolve a member issue?—?which We needed to increase engineering productivity via distributed request tracing. We needed to increase engineering productivity via distributed request tracing.

Infrastructure 233

Infrastructure Transportation Storage Open Source 233

IO River

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

They need to deliver impeccable performance without breaking the bank.According to recent industry statistics, global streaming has seen an uptick of 30% in the past year, underscoring the importance of efficient CDN architecture strategies. This is where a well-architected Content Delivery Network (CDN) shines.

Architecture 52

Architecture Performance Internet Internet 52

IO River

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

They need to deliver impeccable performance without breaking the bank.According to recent industry statistics, global streaming has seen an uptick of 30% in the past year, underscoring the importance of efficient CDN architecture strategies. This is where a well-architected Content Delivery Network (CDN) shines.

Architecture 52

Architecture Performance Internet Internet 52

Dynatrace

SEPTEMBER 18, 2020

Sure, cloud infrastructure requires comprehensive performance visibility, as Dynatrace provides , but the services that leverage cloud infrastructures also require close attention. Well-defined APIs are required for managing such microservices and tracking changes in their performance. High latency or lack of responses.

Infrastructure 190

Infrastructure Latency Metrics Analytics 190

Scalegrid

MARCH 14, 2024

When delving into the networking aspect of a hybrid cloud deployment, complexities arise due to the requirement of linking or expanding existing on-premises network architectures into the cloud sphere. Tailoring resource allocation efficiently ensures faster application performance in alignment with organizational demands.

Strategy 130

Strategy Cloud Artificial Intelligence Infrastructure 130

Alex Russell

MARCH 6, 2021

Thanks to progress in networks and browsers (but not devices), a more generous global budget cap has emerged for sites constructed the "modern" way: ~100KiB of HTML/CSS/fonts and ~300-350KiB of JS (compressed) is the new rule-of-thumb limit for at least the next year or two. Live by the link, die by the link.

Performance 124

Performance Network Cache Metrics 124

Smashing Magazine

SEPTEMBER 28, 2022

Five Data-Loading Patterns To Improve Frontend Performance. Five Data-Loading Patterns To Improve Frontend Performance. When it comes to performance, you shouldn’t be stingy. The resource loading waterfall is a cascade of files downloaded from the network server to the client to load your website from start to finish.

Cache 125

Cache Performance Servers Social Media 125

The Netflix TechBlog

JUNE 4, 2019

Because microprocessors are so fast, computer architecture design has evolved towards adding various levels of caching between compute units and the main memory, in order to hide the latency of bringing the bits to the brains. CFS is widely used and therefore well tested and Linux machines around the world run with reasonable performance.

Cache 251

Cache Latency Airlines Logistics 251

Dynatrace

OCTOBER 10, 2022

Reduced latency. By using cloud providers with multiple server sites, organizations can reduce function latency for end users. Serverless computing frameworks typically rely on software containers to provide on-demand performance and provisioning. Optimizes resources. No infrastructure to maintain. Difficult to test.

Serverless 163

Serverless Infrastructure Lambda Latency 163

Dynatrace

APRIL 26, 2022

Understanding why a user is experiencing transactional or performance issues enables organizations to achieve greater observability that goes beyond metrics, traces and logs. With DEM solutions, organizations can operate over on-premise network infrastructure or private or public cloud SaaS or IaaS offerings. Endpoint monitoring (EM).

Monitoring 200

Monitoring Social Media IoT Metrics 200

The Netflix TechBlog

SEPTEMBER 8, 2020

This allowed Android engineers to have much more control and observability over how we get our data. For each route we migrated, we wanted to make sure we were not introducing any regressions: either in the form of missing (or worse, wrong) data, or by increasing the latency of each endpoint. This meant that data that was static (e.g.

Latency 233

Latency Cache Java Traffic 233

Smashing Magazine

JANUARY 11, 2021

Front-End Performance Checklist 2021. Front-End Performance Checklist 2021. This guide has been kindly supported by our friends at LogRocket , a service that combines frontend performance monitoring , session replay, and product analytics to help you build better customer experiences. Web performance is a tricky beast, isn’t it?

Performance 145

Performance Cache Media Metrics 145

Scalegrid

JANUARY 12, 2024

Simply put, it’s the set of computational tasks that cloud systems perform, such as hosting databases, enabling collaboration tools, or running compute-intensive algorithms. What is workload in cloud computing? This trend features running multiple distinct variants simultaneously, each relying on services delivered by various vendors.

Cloud 130

Cloud Virtualization Storage Efficiency 130

Brendan Gregg

JULY 4, 2021

It's an exciting time for developments in computer performance, not just for the BPF technology (which I often [write about]) but also for processors with 3D stacking and cloud vendor CPUs (e.g., This was a chance to talk about other things I've been working on, such as the present and future of hardware performance.

Performance 52

Performance Latency Hardware Storage 52

Dynatrace

APRIL 5, 2021

Real-time stream processing to perform live activity tracking, data cleansing, metrics generation, and more. You will likely need to write code to integrate systems and handle complex tasks or incoming network requests. The function itself performs a small unit of work and Lambda charges subscribers by the millisecond.

Lambda 178

Lambda AWS Serverless Hardware 178

IO River

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

A CDN (Content Delivery Network) is a network of geographically distributed servers that brings web content closer to where end users are located, to ensure high availability, optimized performance and low latency. Multi-CDN is the practice of employing a number of CDN providers simultaneously.

Best Practices 52

Best Practices Strategy Traffic Virtualization 52

Brendan Gregg

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

At USENIX SREcon22 APAC I gave the opening keynote on the future of computer performance, rounding up the latest developments and making predictions of where I see things heading. This talk originated from my updates to Systems Performance 2nd Edition , and this was the first time I've given this talk in person!

Performance 52

Performance Latency Cache Virtualization 52