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Packaging award-winning shows with award-winning technology

The Netflix TechBlog

In this post, we explain these features and how we rely on award-winning standard formats and open source software to enable them. The role of standards and open source software Our 200+ million members watch Netflix on a wide variety of devices, from smartphones, to laptops, to TVs and many more, developed by a large number of partners.

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Helping VFX studios pave a path to the cloud

The Netflix TechBlog

But it’s not easy: to pull this off, VFX studios need to build and operate serious technical infrastructure (compute, storage, networking, and software licensing), otherwise known as a “ render farm.” This ultimately results in more compelling entertainment for Netflix members. including AWS Thinkbox Deadline and Pixar’s Tractor.

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Demystifying Interviewing for Backend Engineers @ Netflix

The Netflix TechBlog

If you want to practice, focus on medium-difficulty real-world problems you might encounter in a software engineering role. Let us know if you need any assistive technology or other accommodations ahead of time, and we’ll be sure to work with you to get it set up. Be sure to have questions prepared to ask the interviewers.

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What is chaos engineering?

Dynatrace

Chaos engineering is a method of testing distributed software that deliberately introduces failure and faulty scenarios to verify its resilience in the face of random disruptions. Practitioners subject software to a controlled, simulated crisis to test for unstable behavior. Chaos engineers ask why. The history of chaos engineering.

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Remote Workstations for the Discerning Artists

The Netflix TechBlog

Artists like to work at places where they can create groundbreaking entertainment instead of worrying about getting access to the software or source files they need. Some artists needed Centos 7 to support their compositing software, while others required Windows to use their pre-visualization software.

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Native Frame Rate Playback

The Netflix TechBlog

by Akshay Garg , Roger Quero Introduction Maximizing immersion for our members is an important goal for the Netflix product and engineering teams to keep our members entertained and fully engaged in our content. While this sounds like the perfect solution, devices that support older HDMI technologies e.g. HDMI v<2.1,

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Netflix at AWS re:Invent 2019

The Netflix TechBlog

Netflix shares how Amazon EC2 Auto Scaling allows its infrastructure to automatically adapt to changing traffic patterns in order to keep its audience entertained and its costs on target. Technology advancements in content creation and consumption have also increased its data footprint. Wednesday?—?December

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