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Packaging award-winning shows with award-winning technology

The Netflix TechBlog

However, high level operations performed on client devices, such as seeking, do not need to be aware of the elementary syntax and benefit from a codec-agnostic format. Hardware video decoders need to know in advance the resolution and bit depth of the video streams to allocate their decoding buffers. We’re hiring!

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What is chaos engineering?

Dynatrace

As software performance degrades or fails, the chaos engineers’ findings enable developers to add resiliency into the code, so the application remains intact in an emergency. In 2009, the purveyor of online videos migrated to AWS cloud infrastructure to deliver its entertainment to a growing audience. Watch webinar now!

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Helping VFX studios pave a path to the cloud

The Netflix TechBlog

Rendering is the final step in the VFX creation process, and processing on a render farm often can take several hours to complete just a single frame of a show, even when this process runs on the latest high-end hardware. This ultimately results in more compelling entertainment for Netflix members.

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Expanding the Cloud - Cluster Compute Instances for Amazon EC2.

All Things Distributed

Cluster Computer Instances for Amazon EC2 are a new instance type specifically designed for High Performance Computing applications. During my academic career, I spent many years working on HPC technologies such as user-level networking interfaces, large scale high-speed interconnects, HPC software stacks, etc. HPC and Amazon EC2.

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DBaaS vs Self-Managed Cloud Databases

Scalegrid

Despite those minor challenges posed by this platform, many individuals are turning towards considering using the DBaaS Model partly because they understand considerable advantages lie underneath implementing & utilizing such technology within their systems. These advantages come at an expense.

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Why Traditional Monitoring Isn’t Enough for Modern Web Applications

Dotcom-Montior

Website and web application technologies have grown tremendously over the years. Web monitoring is a comprehensive term that describes the activity of testing a website or web application for its availability and performance. Proactive detection and diagnosis of web application and page performance issues are necessary.

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From Idea to Reality: The Journey of Developing a Smart Home App

Tech News Gather

Smart home automation is the process of automating your house by using Internet of Things (IoT) devices to manage your lights, appliances, HVAC, entertainment, security cameras, and alarms, and other sensors for things like water or gas leaks. Selecting the right home automation equipment is increasingly crucial for household management.