Adrian Cockcroft

FEBRUARY 9, 2023

The layers of platforms start at the bottom with hardware choices such as which CPU architectures and vendors you want to use. The virtualization and networking platform could be datacenter based, with something like VMware, or cloud based using one of the cloud providers such as AWS EC2.

Engineering 137

Engineering Serverless Lambda AWS 137

Scalegrid

JANUARY 25, 2024

Evaluating the total commands processed per second entails tracking server workload by observing its request-handling capabilities via different techniques such as immediate metric measurements, continuous real-time data flow using MONITOR command, or testing simulated workloads with the Redis benchmark program.

Metrics 130

Metrics Monitoring Latency Cache 130

The Netflix TechBlog

JUNE 4, 2019

The idea CFS operates by very frequently (every few microseconds) applying a set of heuristics which encapsulate a general concept of best practices around CPU hardware use. We formulate the problem as a Mixed Integer Program (MIP). We are working on multiple fronts to extend the solution presented here.

Cache 251

Cache Latency Airlines Logistics 251

Testsigma

APRIL 13, 2021

Swift is a modern and latest programming language for writing code for macOS, iOS, watchOS, etc. During compatibility testing of an application, we check the compatibility of the application with multiple devices, hardware, software versions, network, operating systems, and browsers, etc. Scenario: .

Testing 84

Testing Hardware Mobile Testing Tools 84

The Morning Paper

DECEMBER 8, 2019

On the last morning of the conference Daniel Bittman presented some of the work being done in the context of the Twizzler OS project to explore new programming models for NVM. The starting point is a set of three asumptions for an NVM-based programming model: Compared to traditional persistent media, NVM is fast.

Hardware 56

Hardware Programming Media Storage 56

Adrian Cockcroft

JUNE 2, 2023

What I learned at GlueCon 2023 — Tipping Points and Generative AI The final slide of my GlueCon keynote featuring a sunset over a pool in Maui — picture by Adrian I’ve presented at GlueCon many times over the last decade or so. You need to be able to innovate fast enough to pivot or reinvent your business model and leverage the change.

Social Media 98

Social Media Innovation Open Source Entertainment 98

Percona

OCTOBER 18, 2023

The findings from our 2023 Open Source Database Report highlight that a substantial 42% of all database instances are now licensed through community-supported open source models, and GitHub reports that over 30% of Fortune 100 companies have established open source program offices (OSPO) to coordinate and manage their open source initiatives.

Open Source 94

Open Source Database Hardware Strategy 94

ACM Sigarch

APRIL 8, 2019

Below we present some thoughts on the why and one solution to address the issue. Not all computer science degree programs offer computer architecture classes to undergrads, and ones that do, may offer it as one of many electives. Her current work focuses on hardware/software co-design for extremely large-scale deep learning training.

Architecture 74

Architecture Open Source Hardware Software Engineering 74

Alex Russell

JANUARY 30, 2024

It's time once again to update our priors regarding the global device and network situation. HTML, CSS, images, and fonts can all be parsed and run at near wire speeds on low-end hardware, but JavaScript is at least three times more expensive, byte-for-byte. What's changed since last year? and 75KiB of JavaScript.

Performance 90

Performance Network Mobile Speed 90

The Morning Paper

FEBRUARY 20, 2020

Unlike SQL queries which are declarative, such models are expressed as imperative programs heavily dependent on libraries. Maybe in time there will be a more declarative way of specifying the model rather than trying to recover it from an imperative program. ###Cross-optimisation. categorical encoding). " Query execution.

Processing 72

Processing Hardware Database Azure 72

Sutter's Mill

FEBRUARY 13, 2017

” This contains updated and new material that reflects the latest C++ standards and compilers, with a focus to using modern C++11/14/17 effectively on modern hardware and memory architectures. On April 25-27, I’ll be in Stockholm (Kista) giving a three-day seminar on “High-Performance and Low-Latency C++.”

Latency 51

Latency C++ Hardware Performance 51

Alex Russell

APRIL 29, 2021

Real-time network protocols for enabling videoconferencing, desktop sharing, and game streaming applications. Modern, asynchronous network APIs that dramatically improve performance in some situations. Provides support for "unread counts", e.g. for email and chat programs. Delayed five years. Gamepad API.

Media 145

Media Games Education Engineering 145

Brendan Gregg

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

I'm now program co-chair for SREcon 2023 APAC, and our 2023 conference is June 14-16 in Singapore. And now, helping bring USENIX conferences to Australia by giving the first keynote: I could not have scripted or expected it. The call for participation ends on March 2nd 23:59 SGT!

Performance 110

Performance Latency Cache Virtualization 110

Adrian Cockcroft

JUNE 21, 2022

The early days at Sun Cambridge were special, I absorbed a lot about networking and the technical side of the role from my fellow systems engineer Martin Baines, and we were driving all over the region in cool company cars (I had a Citroen BX 16V) selling a really hot product.

Tuning 52

Tuning Benchmarking Engineering C++ 52

Alex Russell

SEPTEMBER 20, 2020

Pre-publication gates were valuable when better answers weren't available, but commentators should update their priors to account for hardware and software progress of the past 13 years. Fast forward a decade, and both the software and hardware situations have changed dramatically. " Platforms, while plural, are not equal.

Hardware 64

Hardware Mobile Programming Java 64

O'Reilly Software

APRIL 4, 2018

Fast forward to the present day and we find ourselves in a world where the number of connected devices is constantly increasing. As Tyler Akiadu, from Google, explained in his Strata NY 2017 presentation, “ Foundations of streaming SQL ”: “Streams are the in-motion form of data, both bounded and unbounded.”

Architecture 80

Architecture Scalability Google Operating System 80

Alex Russell

JULY 14, 2021

Because they lean on the system-provided WebView component, they do not need to pay the expense of a heavier app download to support rendering HTML, running JavaScript, decoding images, or loading network resources. Hardware access APIs, notably: Geolocation. Basic navigation and window management features to (e.g. Web Bluetooth.

Google 121

Google Mobile Engineering Internet 121

ACM Sigarch

OCTOBER 25, 2018

The rest of the article presents some views on whether additional single thread performance is feasible, and if so, some methods for extracting that performance in light of potential technology changes. Studies have demonstrated that current generation OOO architectures extract significantly less ILP than is available in the programs.

Architecture 67

Architecture Technology Technology Innovation 67

ScaleOut Software

APRIL 22, 2020

Applications simply present a key to the distributed cache, and the cache’s client library finds the object, regardless of which server holds it. Although they are powerful, parallel queries can overload both a requesting client and the network by returning a large number of query results. Distributed Caches Can Help Now.

Cache 52

Cache Storage Servers Database 52

ScaleOut Software

APRIL 22, 2020

Applications simply present a key to the distributed cache, and the cache’s client library finds the object, regardless of which server holds it. Although they are powerful, parallel queries can overload both a requesting client and the network by returning a large number of query results. Distributed Caches Can Help Now.

Cache 52

Cache Storage Servers Database 52

Brendan Gregg

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

I'm now program co-chair for SREcon 2023 APAC, and our 2023 conference is June 14-16 in Singapore. And now, helping bring USENIX conferences to Australia by giving the first keynote: I could not have scripted or expected it. It was a great privilege. The call for participation ends on March 2nd 23:59 SGT!

Performance 52

Performance Latency Cache Virtualization 52

Alex Russell

JUNE 20, 2020

3] Oh, and it should be imperatively programmed with Lisp-in-C's-clothing. Recall that browsers arose atop platforms that universally provided a host of services by the late 90's: system fonts (to support layout programs, including WYSIWYG editing). multi-tasking & concurrent programming. high-color image raster.

Hardware 55

Hardware Games Java Media 55

The Morning Paper

SEPTEMBER 12, 2019

SQL provides a declarative programming interface, below which the system itself can figure out the most effective execution plans based on data size and statistics, layout, compute hardware etc. An induced pipeline breaker is one that would not have been present in an optimal physical plan but was forced by the cut.

Network 44

Network Database Programming Hardware 44

ACM Sigarch

NOVEMBER 1, 2019

This blog post gives a glimpse of the computer systems research papers presented at the USENIX Annual Technical Conference (ATC) 2019, with an emphasis on systems that use new hardware architectures. USENIX ATC is a top-tier venue with a broad range of systems research papers from both industry and academia. Heterogeneous ISA.

Architecture 12

Architecture Hardware Cache Storage 12

SQL Server According to Bob

JANUARY 11, 2020

​​ Because Microsoft must respond to changing market conditions, it should not be interpreted to be a commitment on the part of Microsoft, and Microsoft cannot guarantee the accuracy of any information presented after the date of publication. This White Paper is for informational purposes only.

Servers 40

Servers Cache Media Hardware 40

Smashing Magazine

FEBRUARY 5, 2019

Although modern iOS hardware is powerful enough to handle many intensive and complex tasks, the device could still feel unresponsive if you are not careful about how your app performs. This is mentioned briefly in the WWDC 2014 presentation “ Platforms State of the Union ”, around 01:21:56.). 2019-02-05T13:00:00+01:00. jd, ra, il).

Performance 75

Performance Energy Operating System Code 75

SQL Server According to Bob

JANUARY 11, 2020

The suspension takes place when ​​ no user requests are ​​ present ​​ and wakes ​​ when a ​​ new ​​ request arrives. url=/library/en-us/fileio/fs/sparse_files.asp ) ​​ on the ​​ Microsoft Developer Network ​​ (MSDN).

Servers 40

Servers Cache Database Media 40

SQL Server According to Bob

JULY 13, 2016

desktop machine (I won’t tell you the hardware details. Launching this program brings you to the new Basic Installer Screen. So the initial time to run this all depends on your network speed. One difference is the GUI we present from the Basic Installer (3 clicks) scenario if there is a rule check failure. Go install it”.

Servers 40

Servers Media Engineering Virtualization 40

O'Reilly

JULY 20, 2021

The concept of Zero Trust Networks speaks to this problem. Apple’s FaceID uses many levels of presentation attack detection (also known as “anti-spoofing”): it verifies your eyes are open and you are looking at the screen, and it uses a depth sensor to make sure it isn’t “seeing” a photo. Lots of problems, now what?

Google 121

Google Games Technology Technology 121