The Netflix TechBlog

DECEMBER 14, 2023

Engineers from across the company came together to share best practices on everything from Data Processing Patterns to Building Reliable Data Pipelines. The result was a series of talks which we are now sharing with the rest of the Data Engineering community! Learn more about how batch and streaming data pipelines are built at Netflix.

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Dynatrace

APRIL 18, 2024

DevOps and platform engineering are essential disciplines that provide immense value in the realm of cloud-native technology and software delivery. Observability of applications and infrastructure serves as a critical foundation for DevOps and platform engineering, offering a comprehensive view into system performance and behavior.

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DZone

JANUARY 19, 2024

In the dynamic world of online services, the concept of site reliability engineering (SRE) has risen as a pivotal discipline, ensuring that large-scale systems maintain their performance and reliability.

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Dynatrace

MARCH 29, 2024

As organizations continue to modernize their technology stacks, many turn to Kubernetes , an open source container orchestration system for automating software deployment, scaling, and management. Five of the most common include cluster instability, resource and cost management, security, observability, and stress on engineering teams.

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Dynatrace

OCTOBER 30, 2023

Today, speed and DevOps automation are critical to innovating faster, and platform engineering has emerged as an answer to some of the most significant challenges DevOps teams are facing. With higher demand for innovation, IT teams are working diligently to release high-quality software faster. But this task has become challenging.

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DZone

OCTOBER 20, 2023

Securing software systems ' dependability and resilience has grown to be of the utmost importance in a world driven by technology, where software systems are becoming more complex and interconnected. But chaos engineering stands out for its exceptional capacity to identify weaknesses and proactively fortify systems.

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Dynatrace

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

Site reliability engineering first emerged to address cloud computing’s new performance needs. Today, the platform engineer role is gaining speed as the newest byproduct of scaling DevOps in the emerging but complex cloud-native world. Understanding the platform engineer role DevOps is a constantly evolving discipline.

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Addy Osmani

JUNE 14, 2022

Today I will share some of the software engineering soft skills I have learned from my first 10 years on Google Chrome, where I am a Senior Staff Engineering Manager

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Dynatrace

OCTOBER 10, 2023

Planned effort Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) effort and time allocation planning typically fall into two domains: Operations Management (50%) Operations Management includes on-call responsibilities, post-mortem assessments, addressing other interruptions, and buffer time. It also returns valuable time back to the SRE team.

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DZone

JANUARY 29, 2021

In my estimation, I have given over 2,500 interviews in my career, the bulk of them for Software Engineer positions. I have been interviewing Software Engineers for over 25 years and in my current role as CEO of Solution Street, I conduct, on average, two interviews a week. Do’s for a Software Engineer Job Interview.

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Abstracta

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

The optimization of performance testing can contribute to achieving sustainable software engineering. The post Sustainable Software Engineering Through Performance Testing appeared first on Abstracta Software Testing Services. Why is the digital carbon footprint getting bigger every day?

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DZone

MARCH 14, 2023

Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) is a systematic and data-driven approach to improving the reliability, scalability, and efficiency of systems. It combines principles of software engineering, operations, and quality assurance to ensure that systems meet performance goals and business objectives.

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Dynatrace

OCTOBER 28, 2021

Chaos engineering answers this need so organizations can deliver robust, resilient cloud-native applications that can stand up under any conditions. What is chaos engineering? Chaos engineers ask why. Practitioners subject software to a controlled, simulated crisis to test for unstable behavior.

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DZone

DECEMBER 12, 2023

In the dynamic realm of modern software development and operations, terms such as Platform Engineering, DevOps, and Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) are frequently used, sometimes interchangeably, often causing confusion among professionals entering or navigating these domains.

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Dynatrace

DECEMBER 8, 2022

As cloud-native, distributed architectures proliferate, the need for DevOps technologies and DevOps platform engineers has increased as well. DevOps engineer tools can help ease the pressure as environment complexity grows. ” What does a DevOps platform engineer do? .” What are DevOps engineer tools and platforms.

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DZone

MARCH 8, 2024

Finite state machines (FSMs) offer a solution by modeling system behavior as states and transitions, a useful tool that can help software engineers understand software behavior and design effective test cases. This article explores the pros and cons of FSMs via simple examples.

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DZone

MARCH 9, 2023

In November 2022, the Green Software Foundation organized its first hackathon, “Carbon Hack 2022,” with the aim of supporting software projects whose objective is to reduce carbon emissions. In this article, I will summarize the key concepts of “green software” and explain how software engineers can help reduce carbon emissions.

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Dynatrace

APRIL 29, 2021

Whilst our traditional Dynatrace website predominantly showcases Dynatrace content and product information for visitors, the idea behind the creation of our new Engineering website – engineering.dynatrace.com – was to set up a space to feature the results of our research and innovation efforts and aims to be a site made by engineers for engineers.

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DZone

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

Modern software applications are developed using the latest cutting-edge technology stack providing the ability to scale by leveraging distributed processing as well as cloud processing capabilities. Applications along with superlative processing capabilities also provide features like extensibility and reusability.

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Software Software Engineering Cloud 141

DZone

APRIL 21, 2023

Platform engineering is the discipline of building and maintaining a self-service platform for developers. The goal of platform engineering is to improve developer experience (DX) by standardizing and automating most of the tasks in the software delivery lifecycle (SDLC).

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Engineering Infrastructure Efficiency Cloud 208

Dynatrace

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

Site reliability engineering (SRE) has become increasingly important to organizations looking to keep up with the rapid pace of digital transformation. Effective site reliability engineering requires enterprise-wide transformation Without a unified understanding of SRE practices, organizational silos can quickly form between departments.

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DZone

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

Each engineering manager is different, and so are their roles, responsibilities, and ideas to better their teams. However, across the spectrum, here are the common challenges every engineering manager faces as they step up their software journey. What Does an Engineering Manager Do?

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DZone

MARCH 23, 2023

Chaos engineering is the discipline of testing distributed software or systems by introducing failures and permitting engineers to study the demeanor and perform modifications with the outcome so that the failures are avoided when end users work with the software and systems.

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Dynatrace

JUNE 26, 2023

In today’s digital world, software is everywhere. Software is behind most of our human and business interactions. This, in turn, accelerates the need for businesses to implement the practice of software automation to improve and streamline processes. What is software automation? What is software analytics?

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DZone

MAY 23, 2023

In today’s digital age, the reliability and availability of software systems are critical to the success of businesses. One approach to achieving this is through chaos engineering. What Is Chaos Engineering? Downtime or performance issues can have serious consequences, including financial loss and reputational damage.

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Dynatrace

FEBRUARY 4, 2021

What is site reliability engineering? Site reliability engineering (SRE) is the practice of applying software engineering principles to operations and infrastructure processes to help organizations create highly reliable and scalable software systems. Dynatrace news. SRE bridges the gap between Dev and Ops teams.

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The Netflix TechBlog

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

By Karen Casella, Director of Engineering, Access & Identity Management Have you ever experienced one of the following scenarios while looking for your next role? Most backend engineering teams follow a process very similar to what is shown below. If so, we invite you to begin the interview process.

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Dynatrace

MAY 17, 2023

ChatGPT and generative AI: A new world of innovation Software development and delivery are key areas where GPT technology such as ChatGPT shows potential. For example, it can help DevOps and platform engineering teams write code snippets by drawing on information from software libraries.

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DZone

SEPTEMBER 17, 2021

In my role as an engineering manager, I know making the leap from an individual contributor (IC) to engineering manager (EM) is not a promotion. What you do as an engineering manager versus what you do as a developer is fundamentally different. One group who is transitioning into engineering management.

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The Netflix TechBlog

OCTOBER 28, 2021

Data Engineers of Netflix?—?Interview Interview with Pallavi Phadnis This post is part of our “ Data Engineers of Netflix ” series, where our very own data engineers talk about their journeys to Data Engineering @ Netflix. Pallavi Phadnis is a Senior Software Engineer at Netflix.

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Dynatrace

DECEMBER 18, 2023

For busy site reliability engineers, ensuring system reliability, scalability, and overall health is an imperative that’s getting harder to achieve in ever-expanding, cloud-native, container-based environments. Because of its adaptability, Prometheus has become an essential tool for observability engineering. Jolly good!

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DZone

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

Verification and validation are two distinct processes often used in various fields, including software development, engineering, and manufacturing. They are both used to ensure that the software meets its intended purpose, but they do so in different ways. It answers the question: "Are we building the product right?"

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TechBeacon Testing

APRIL 20, 2021

Software development practices change fast. Development teams use an endless stream of new tools, frameworks, and practices, and it’s your job as a test engineer to make sure that no matter what your development teams use or create, everything runs and works reliably.

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Engineering Software Software Testing 111

DZone

OCTOBER 13, 2021

The test case is the first and most important step in any software testing cycle , and it is crucial to any software testing project. If something goes wrong at this stage, the impact will be amplified throughout the software testing process. What Are Test Cases in Software Testing.

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Abstracta

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

The optimization of performance testing services can contribute to achieving sustainable software engineering. Why is the digital carbon footprint getting bigger every day? What are the best practices to reduce it?

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DZone

NOVEMBER 17, 2022

Software testing is straightforward — every input => known output. This is an article from DZone's 2022 Performance and Site Reliability Trend Report. For more: Read the Report. However, historically, a great deal of testing has been guesswork.

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DZone

JUNE 26, 2023

As IT operations and software development strategies change and coalesce, site reliability engineers (SREs) emerge as a pivotal piece of the DevOps puzzle. The SRE role was born out of a desire to enhance software deployment and maintenance by empowering developers to contribute their expertise in a new way.

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