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Stuff The Internet Says On Scalability For March 22nd, 2019

High Scalability

Hell, many of these providers are just providing open source API compatibility with custom-built backends! What happens when no new open source comes out of the smaller companies, and the big-3 decide they don't really need or want to play nice anymore? slobodan_ : "It is serverless the same way WiFi is wireless.

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Fallacy #5: Topology doesn't change

Particular Software

Unfortunately, the network operations had a cruel surprise for us. This maxim applies just as well to servers and networks as it does to the entirety of existence. In any interesting business environment, we try to think in terms of server and network diagrams that do not change. And so we started it all again.

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Generative AI in the Enterprise

O'Reilly

16% of respondents working with AI are using open source models. Many of the new open source models are much smaller and not as resource intensive but still deliver good results (especially when trained for a specific application). Now we expect wireless everywhere, and even that’s not correct.

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HTTP/3: Performance Improvements (Part 2)

Smashing Magazine

As we will see, QUIC and HTTP/3 indeed have great web performance potential, but mainly for users on slow networks. If your average visitor is on a fast cabled or cellular network, they probably won’t benefit from the new protocols all that much. An often used metaphor is that of a pipe used to transport water. Congestion Control.

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HTTP/3: Practical Deployment Options (Part 3)

Smashing Magazine

Next, we’ll look at how to set up servers and clients (that’s the hard part unless you’re using a content delivery network (CDN)). Using just a few (but still more than one), however, could nicely balance congestion growth with better performance, especially on high-speed networks. Servers and Networks. Network Configuration.

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