The Netflix TechBlog

SEPTEMBER 18, 2020

They are continuously innovating compression algorithms to efficiently send high quality audio and video files to our customers over the internet. I focus on improving experimentation methodology to test how well the newest files are working: do they need less bits to stream while providing a higher video quality? benefit more?

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Dynatrace

JUNE 1, 2023

But the pressure on CIOs to innovate faster comes at a cost. for the workout video playback feature. The ApDex SLO ensures that users have a positive experience when watching workout videos within the fitness app. and above indicates that most users find the video playback performance excellent or at least acceptable.

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Dynatrace

JUNE 1, 2023

But the pressure on CIOs to innovate faster comes at a cost. for the workout video playback feature. The ApDex SLO ensures that users have a positive experience when watching workout videos within the fitness app. and above indicates that most users find the video playback performance excellent or at least acceptable.

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The Netflix TechBlog

JANUARY 11, 2022

Here we describe the role of Experimentation and A/B testing within the larger Data Science and Engineering organization at Netflix, including how our platform investments support running tests at scale while enabling innovation. but that would slow down our overall pace of innovation. Curious to learn more?

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The Netflix TechBlog

APRIL 29, 2019

We use Python through the full content lifecycle, from deciding which content to fund all the way to operating the CDN that serves the final video to 148 million members. Open Connect Open Connect is Netflix’s content delivery network (CDN). video streaming) takes place in the Open Connect network. are you logged in?

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Adrian Cockcroft

JUNE 2, 2023

There are no videos of the talks, so I tend to be a bit more experimental and try out new content at GlueCon. My talk was on Innovation and Tipping Points, the first half was based on some content I’ve given before on how to get out of the way of innovation by speeding up time to value or idea to implementation.

Social Media 98

Social Media Innovation Open Source Entertainment 98

Dynatrace

OCTOBER 28, 2021

In 2009, the purveyor of online videos migrated to AWS cloud infrastructure to deliver its entertainment to a growing audience. A disruption spanning hardware, networks, and cloud infrastructure can require input and participation from network and infrastructure architects, risk experts, security teams, and even procurement officers.

Engineering 218

Engineering Entertainment Cloud Infrastructure 218

The Morning Paper

OCTOBER 4, 2020

We are standing on the eve of the 5G era… 5G, as a monumental shift in cellular communication technology, holds tremendous potential for spurring innovations across many vertical industries, with its promised multi-Gbps speed, sub-10 ms low latency, and massive connectivity. The first 5G networks are now deployed and operational.

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The Netflix TechBlog

DECEMBER 2, 2019

To do this, we have teams of experts that develop more efficient video and audio encodes , refine the adaptive streaming algorithm , and optimize content placement on the distributed servers that host the shows and movies that you watch. The goal is to bring you joy by delivering the content you love quickly and reliably every time you watch.

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The Netflix TechBlog

DECEMBER 2, 2019

To do this, we have teams of experts that develop more efficient video and audio encodes , refine the adaptive streaming algorithm , and optimize content placement on the distributed servers that host the shows and movies that you watch. The goal is to bring you joy by delivering the content you love quickly and reliably every time you watch.

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The Netflix TechBlog

DECEMBER 2, 2019

To do this, we have teams of experts that develop more efficient video and audio encodes , refine the adaptive streaming algorithm , and optimize content placement on the distributed servers that host the shows and movies that you watch. The goal is to bring you joy by delivering the content you love quickly and reliably every time you watch.

Metrics 130

Metrics Strategy Efficiency Testing 130

The Netflix TechBlog

SEPTEMBER 22, 2021

Martin Tingley with Wenjing Zheng , Simon Ejdemyr , Stephanie Lane , and Colin McFarland This is the second post in a multi-part series on how Netflix uses A/B tests to inform decisions and continuously innovate on our products. See here for Part 1: Decision Making at Netflix. Figure 2: A simple A/B test.

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Testing Entertainment Metrics Social Media 245

All Things Distributed

DECEMBER 8, 2016

Canada has set forth a bold innovation agenda grounded in entrepreneurship, scientific research, growing small and medium-sized businesses with a focus on environmentally friendly technologies, and the transition to a digital economy. in the coming year. The Canadian opportunity. AWS as your strategic cloud provider.

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Apica

APRIL 1, 2022

This is a perfect time to be creative and innovative – not only to expand the pool of customers but also to deliver greater capabilities to your existing customers. They interface to differing degrees with network services, third-party APIs, and older legacy apps, creating a great deal of complexity. 3270 Terminal.

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ACM Sigarch

DECEMBER 6, 2018

As we move beyond individual image and frame-based analysis, it is clear that video data is much richer and including temporal information (across frames) in addition to the spatial aspects (within a frame) adds additional attributes that should be considered in workload/architecture research.

Wireless 54

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Tasktop

OCTOBER 18, 2021

It’s been just over a week since this year’s virtual DevOps Enterprise Summit USA and I don’t know about you, but I am already missing the vibrant Slack conversations, the impromptu Gather interactions, the industry-leading content and the many networking opportunities that brought together the thriving DevOps community. . DevOps and OKRs.

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All Things Distributed

FEBRUARY 4, 2014

AWS has built a reputation over the years for the breadth and depth of our services and the pace of our innovation with 280 features released in 2013. We’ve reduced AWS prices 27 times since launching 7 years ago, added enterprise service support enhancements, and created innovative tools to help customers be more efficient.

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AWS Innovation Energy Best Practices 132

Brendan Gregg

DECEMBER 31, 2017

Fortunately, it was videoed for those who missed it. A video of the talk is on youtube : The slides are on slideshare : I love this talk as I get to share more about what the Performance and Operating Systems team at Netflix does, rather than just my work. Networking. File System. Storage I/O. tcp_tw_reuse = 1 net.ipv4.ip_local_port_range

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Brendan Gregg

DECEMBER 30, 2017

Fortunately, it was videoed for those who missed it. A video of the talk is on youtube : The slides are on slideshare : I love this talk as I get to share more about what the Performance and Operating Systems team at Netflix does, rather than just my work. Networking. File System. Storage I/O. tcp_tw_reuse = 1 net.ipv4.ip_local_port_range

Tuning 52

Tuning AWS Best Practices Network 52

Tech News Gather

JUNE 15, 2023

The app provides step-by-step instructions, video tutorials, and a community forum where users can share their creations and collaborate with like-minded individuals. This app nurtures a maker mindset and empowers users to bring their ideas to life by encouraging exploration, experimentation, and innovation.

Education 52

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All Things Distributed

SEPTEMBER 29, 2016

To support our customers’ growth, their digital transformation, and to speed up their innovation and lower the cost of running their IT, we continue to build out additional European infrastructure. Another of these exciting start-ups is Teads which runs video advertising for publishers and advertisers. billion users across the web.

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O'Reilly

OCTOBER 29, 2019

Network propaganda works in much the same way as microphones and music. While many of our systems are vulnerable to attack, social networks have proven the most vulnerable. Attacks on social networks can fly under the radar as “free speech,” even when the speaker is a bot that’s been programmed to manipulate a feedback loop.

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Social Media Media Network Energy 53

O'Reilly

DECEMBER 2, 2019

The most obvious change 5G might bring about isn’t to cell phones but to local networks, whether at home or in the office. High-speed networks through 5G may represent the next generation of cord cutting. Those waits can be significant, even if you’re on a corporate network. Let’s get back to home networking.

Wireless 53

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Tasktop

MAY 7, 2019

Enterprises are looking to wrestle control of their spiraling product portfolios as the market demands more innovative and reliable digital experiences. Software delivery at scale is becoming serious business. Make no bones about it, the vertigo-inducing demands of modern test management are not for the faint-hearted.

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Testing DevOps Efficiency Testing Tools 72

High Scalability

NOVEMBER 14, 2018

New topics range from additional workloads like video streaming, machine learning, and public cloud to specialized silicon accelerators, storage and network building blocks, and a revised discussion of data center power and cooling, and uptime.

Design 54

Design Education Google Internet 54

Smashing Magazine

JUNE 2, 2021

Meet Smashing Online Workshops on front-end & UX , with practical takeaways, live sessions, video recordings and a friendly Q&A. So you could use it on an embedded video for example in 16:9 ratio: video { max-width: 100%; height: auto; aspect-ratio: 16 / 9; }. <video Jump to online workshops ?.

Media 126

Media Metrics Website Google 126

Speed Curve

JUNE 14, 2021

To overcome some of these challenges, we built our own Java-based player, complete with caching, content compression, and even bandwidth detection so it could switch between video, audio, and text versions of a course depending on network speed. Ultimately the business didn’t survive the dotcom bust, but it lit a spark.

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Retail Internet Internet Education 52

All Things Distributed

SEPTEMBER 5, 2013

Similarly, Earth Networks uses DynamoDB to power its lightning alert system, which gives millions of users real time access to live streaming lightning data, while Dropcam uses DynamoDB to power its cloud based monitoring system which has become one of the biggest video streaming platforms in the world.

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Big Data Mobile Latency Database 98

Smashing Magazine

APRIL 29, 2022

Providing rich, interactive website experiences needs added assets that consume your users’ resources, from CPU and GPU to memory and network. Large images and videos aside, third-party scripts like pixel trackers, A/B testing, ads, widgets, CDNs, etc., It’s a known fact that JavaScript is one of the main culprits behind website bloat.

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Testsigma

DECEMBER 20, 2019

Testing continued to evolve, and it took advantage of technology innovations. Deep learning : Uses multiple layers of neural networks that extract information progressively from the input. Computer vision : Training computers to understand or interpret the visual world from images, videos and deep learning models.

Artificial Intelligence 54

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Rigor

JUNE 12, 2019

“The Best in Performance” video series from Rigor gives you the chance to eavesdrop on conversations with web performance industry experts, thought leaders, and technologists. She also shared tips on who to follow on social media for the most recent news and innovations in the web performance space. Building a culture of performance.

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The Netflix TechBlog

JULY 1, 2019

Development As part of developing this type of UI experience on any platform, we knew we would need to think about creating smooth, performant animations with a balance between quality and download size for the images and video previews, all without degrading the performance of the app. So yet another flavor of the experience was born.

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Testsigma

FEBRUARY 18, 2020

Deep learning: employs artificial neural networks that keep learning constantly by processing both negative and positive data. Artificial neural networks are made to mimic the human brain. The machine uses multiple artificial neural network layers to determine and output from many inputs provided.

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Apica

MAY 10, 2019

The spread of where consumers want to consume content, at home, at the office, at the gym, on a plane, at any time where there is connectivity, puts significant pressure on the network and performance monitoring teams for streaming brands. Apica’s scale is enterprise-grade.

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Testing Performance Social Media Wireless 40

Rigor

SEPTEMBER 11, 2019

Follow him on Twitter @ RickByers and be sure to watch the video of his conversation at Chrome Dev Summit 2016 , where he discussed the ways Chrome is “improving predictability for developers.” Check out his how-to videos on his YouTube channel as well as his performance related dispatches on Twitter @ paulcalvano.

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All Things Distributed

JANUARY 19, 2011

A whole range of innovative new services, ranging from media conversion to geo-location-context services have been developed by our customers using this flexibility and are available in the AWS ecosystem. Additionally customers are not restricted to AWS services; they can mix-and-match services from other providers to best meet their needs.

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The Agile Manager

JANUARY 31, 2014

Yet we continue to find new applications for software: it is increasingly a product differentiator (embedded systems) or a product category of its own (social networking). Software also makes its own opportunities, because it is inherently a business of invention and innovation.

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