The Netflix TechBlog

OCTOBER 19, 2020

Reconstructing a streaming session was a tedious and time consuming process that involved tracing all interactions (requests) between the Netflix app, our Content Delivery Network (CDN), and backend microservices. The process started with manual pull of member account information that was part of the session.

Infrastructure 233

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Dynatrace

DECEMBER 8, 2020

Open source has also become a fundamental building block of the entire cloud-native stack. While leveraging cloud-native platforms, open-source and third-party libraries accelerate time to value significantly, it also creates new challenges for application security.

Cloud 294

Cloud Open Source Internet Internet 294

Percona

AUGUST 8, 2023

Or worse yet, sometimes I get questions about regaining normal operations after a traffic increase caused performance destabilization. But we can discuss common bottlenecks, how to assess them, and have a better understanding as to why proactive monitoring is so important when it comes to responding to traffic growth.

Traffic 88

Traffic Cache Monitoring Database 88

Percona

JUNE 22, 2023

Load balancing : Traffic is distributed across multiple servers to prevent any one component from becoming overloaded. Load balancers can detect when a component is not responding and put traffic redirection in motion. Failure detection : Monitoring mechanisms detect failures or issues that could lead to failures.

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Availability Database Open Source Hardware 106

The Netflix TechBlog

DECEMBER 17, 2019

There are several open source CDC projects, often using the same underlying libraries, database APIs, and protocols. This motivated the development of DBLog , which offers log and dump processing under a generic framework. Some of DBLog’s features are: Processes captured log events in-order. Writing events to any output.

Database 197

Database Traffic Transportation Open Source 197

The Netflix TechBlog

DECEMBER 17, 2019

There are several open source CDC projects, often using the same underlying libraries, database APIs, and protocols. This motivated the development of DBLog , which offers log and dump processing under a generic framework. Some of DBLog’s features are: Processes captured log events in-order. Writing events to any output.

Database 212

Database Traffic Transportation Open Source 212

Testsigma

MARCH 2, 2022

Identify the gaps in your process to avoid similar bugs in the future. Strengthen or change your process as per your context. Use the learnings to update and improve your test strategy, plan, test cases, and automated tests. Use open-source tools like Testsigma , and start automating your happy flows.

Education 105

Education Traffic Strategy Testing 105

Smashing Magazine

AUGUST 3, 2023

These pages serve as a pivotal tool in our digital marketing strategy, not only providing valuable information about our services but also designed to be easily discoverable through search engines. It increases our visibility and enables us to draw a steady stream of organic (or “free”) traffic to our site. Bookaway site search.

Performance 74

Performance Cache Traffic Metrics 74

Dynatrace

JULY 6, 2020

As adoption rates for Microsoft Azure continue to skyrocket, Dynatrace is developing a deeper integration with the platform to provide even more value to organizations that run their businesses on Azure or use it as a part of their multi-cloud strategy. Azure Traffic Manager. Azure Batch. Azure DB for MariaDB. Azure DB for MySQL.

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Azure Cloud Big Data Virtualization 150

The Netflix TechBlog

JULY 26, 2021

Operational Reporting is a reporting paradigm specialized in covering high-resolution, low-latency data sets, serving detailed day-to-day activities¹ and processes of a business domain. CDC and data source Change data capture or CDC , is a semantic for processing changes in a source for the purpose of replicating those changes to a sink.

Big Data 253

Big Data Government Analytics Processing 253

Percona

DECEMBER 5, 2023

Then, we need a small downtime window just to move the traffic from the original instance to the upgraded one. Prerequisites A DB user with privileges to create the PUBLICATION on source and the SUBSCRIPTION on target. Perform pg_upgrade Execute the pg_upgrade process. and a v15.4. PITR cluster to proceed with pg_upgrade.

Database 76

Database Traffic C++ Servers 76

The Netflix TechBlog

SEPTEMBER 13, 2021

Historically we have been responsible for connecting, routing, and steering internet traffic from Netflix subscribers to services in the cloud. Our gateways are powered by our flagship open-source technology Zuul. an application deployment strategy that guarantees authentication for services behind it.

Internet 220

Internet Internet Cloud Traffic 220

IO River

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

Started years ago with a focus on cloud management, Terraform built a massive community around its open-source license–up until two weeks ago, but more on that later. A significant factor that contributed to Terraform's rise to prominence is its open-source nature. ‍Why Manage Infrastructure by Code?

Open Source 52

Open Source DevOps AWS Azure 52

The Netflix TechBlog

JUNE 4, 2019

Its goal is to assign running processes to time slices of the CPU in a “fair” way. Instead, what if we reduced the frequency of interventions (to every few seconds) but made better data-driven decisions regarding the allocation of processes to compute resources in order to minimize collocation noise? So why mess with it?

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Cache Latency Airlines Logistics 251

The Netflix TechBlog

NOVEMBER 2, 2021

It has become a de facto standard for perceptual quality measurements within Netflix and, thanks to its open-source nature , throughout the video industry. This system is responsible for processing incoming media files, such as video, audio and subtitles, and making them playable on the streaming service.

Media 171

Media Innovation Metrics Latency 171

Abhishek Tiwari

JULY 22, 2023

To address these challenges, the concept of "Shift Left" has gained prominence, emphasizing the early integration of compliance checks in the software development process. By integrating policy as code frameworks into CI/CD pipelines, compliance checks are seamlessly integrated into the development process.

AWS 52

AWS Best Practices Infrastructure Traffic 52

Dynatrace

APRIL 30, 2019

Most of the time is taken by quality or release engineers looking at test results, comparing them with previous builds or walking through a checklist of items that accumulated over the years in order to harden their release acceptance process. If you haven’t heard about keptn – well – let me give you a quick intro. It takes your artifacts (e.g:

Architecture 125

Architecture Open Source Azure Metrics 125

IO River

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

significant factor that contributed to Terraform's rise to prominence is its open-source nature. Being open-source, Terraform invited a vast community of developers and companies to rally around it. Take Cloudflare as an example; they have an entire service called Cloudflare Terraform.

Open Source 40

Open Source DevOps AWS Azure 40

Testsigma

JANUARY 29, 2021

That’s not all, the global mobile traffic is expected to increase sevenfold between 2017 and 2022. In this blog, we deep dive into the various aspects of mobile website testing, including the tools that can accelerate the testing process. How to execute an effective mobile website testing strategy. Speed and Accuracy.

Website 98

Website Mobile Testing Strategy 98

Alex Russell

JUNE 22, 2022

However, developers are loathe to do this; turning away users isn't a winning growth strategy, and prompting visitors to switch is passé. This market then funds all of the R&D and operational costs of search engines, including "traffic acquisition costs" like browser default placement deals. [2]. WebKit Is No Charity #.

Engineering 110

Engineering Traffic Government Google 110

Enprowess

MAY 24, 2022

Both are open-sourced frameworks using JavaScript. ReactJS is an open-source JavaScript library. The primary purpose of React is to simplify the process of web development that is fast, scalable, and simple. It gives a massive boost to the overall SEO strategy. Facebook introduced both. What is React?

Mobile 52

Mobile Open Source Virtualization Speed 52

Smashing Magazine

JUNE 8, 2021

Some of the biggest size savings and performance improvements can come through a better image optimization strategy. Packed with useful tips and techniques , the book has a sharp focus on practical application and longevity of your image optimization strategies. Next to videos, images are the heaviest, most requested assets on the web.

Media 106

Media Cache Google Best Practices 106

Smashing Magazine

APRIL 28, 2021

Some of the biggest size savings and performance improvements can come through a better image optimization strategy. Packed with useful tips and techniques , the book has a sharp focus on practical application and longevity of your image optimization strategies. Next to videos, images are the heaviest, most requested assets on the web.

Media 93

Media Cache Google Best Practices 93

O'Reilly

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

” (We’ll miss rush hour traffic.) “What if I bring my duffel bag instead of the roll-aboard?” These approaches vary some parameters, run the process a few million times, and give us a nice curve that shows how often the answer is (or, “is not”) close to that $744k. “Here’s our risk model.

Hardware 97

Hardware Storage Big Data Blockchain 97

Percona

MAY 2, 2023

That’s why it’s essential to implement the best practices and strategies for MongoDB database backups. In the absence of a proper backup strategy, the data can be lost forever, leading to significant financial and reputational damage. Why are MongoDB database backups important?

Best Practices 52

Best Practices Database Storage Servers 52

Smashing Magazine

JUNE 1, 2022

In this article, we will review what third-party resource requests are, consider how impactful they can be to the user experience, and discuss common optimization strategies to reduce the impact on the user experience. As a discovery tool, request maps are great for identifying the source of third-party, fourth-party, fifth-party, etc.,

Website 131

Website Design Network Best Practices 131

KeyCDN

SEPTEMBER 20, 2018

Let’s take a look at some of the best error monitoring tools and strategies for 2018. Error tracking is the process of proactively identifying issues and fixing them as quickly as possible. Sentry Sentry is a bit different from the other error tracking tools in that it is open source. What is Error Tracking?

Strategy 67

Strategy Monitoring Website Google 67

Abhishek Tiwari

NOVEMBER 3, 2018

Any organisation pursuing microservices strategy will find hard to fit a traditional CMS in their ecosystem. Cost is one of the key reasons why most government organisations, mid to large sized business, and publisher prefer open source CMS options such as WordPress and Drupal. At the core, a traditional CMS is a monolith.

Systems 63

Systems Cache Website Network 63

Percona

APRIL 17, 2023

For example: UUID=f41e390f-835b-4223-a9bb-9b45984ddf8d / xfs rw,noatime,attr2,inode64,noquota 0 0 Unix ulimit settings Most UNIX-like operating systems, including Linux and macOS, provide ways to limit and control the usage of system resources such as threads, files, and network connections on a per-process and per-user basis.

Best Practices 52

Best Practices Design Tuning Database 52

Smashing Magazine

JANUARY 11, 2021

Micro-optimizations are great for keeping performance on track, but it’s critical to have clearly defined targets in mind — measurable goals that would influence any decisions made throughout the process. CrUX generates an overview of performance distributions over time, with traffic collected from Google Chrome users.

Performance 145

Performance Cache Media Metrics 145

Smashing Magazine

SEPTEMBER 6, 2021

Luckily, multiple companies have been working on open-source QUIC and HTTP/3 implementations for over five years now, so we have several mature and stable options to choose from. Note that there is an Apache Traffic Server implementation, though.). Implementing them from scratch would involve reading (and understanding!)

Network 105

Network Servers Cache Traffic 105

Alex Russell

MARCH 31, 2022

That is unlikely given the need for SRI annotations or the unbecoming practice of speeding up high-traffic sites, but not others. One challenge for fair inclusion is the tension between site-count-weighting and traffic-weighting. A script on a massive site can account for more traffic than many thousands of long-tail sites.

Cache 82

Cache Government Traffic Network 82

Adrian Cockcroft

NOVEMBER 11, 2019

Staff should be familiar with recovery processes and the behavior of the system when it’s working hard to mitigate failures. Figure out how much delay is built into your observability system, it may be taking samples once a minute, processing them for a minute or two, then watching for several bad samples in a row before it triggers an alert.

Latency 52

Latency Engineering Systems Hardware 52

Percona

JULY 1, 2023

Download our eBook, “ Enterprise Guide to Cloud Databases ” to help you make more informed decisions and avoid costly mistakes as you develop and execute your cloud strategy. On the other hand, RDS MySQL allows only up to five replicas, and the replication process is slower than Aurora. Download Now What is Amazon Aurora?

AWS 52

AWS Database Serverless Storage 52

Adrian Cockcroft

NOVEMBER 11, 2019

Staff should be familiar with recovery processes and the behavior of the system when it’s working hard to mitigate failures. Figure out how much delay is built into your observability system, it may be taking samples once a minute, processing them for a minute or two, then watching for several bad samples in a row before it triggers an alert.

Latency 53

Latency Engineering Systems Hardware 53

Smashing Magazine

JANUARY 6, 2020

So, if we created an overview of all the things we have to keep in mind when improving performance — from the very start of the process until the final release of the website — what would that list look like? dashboard (open source), SpeedCurve and Calibre are just a few of them, and you can find more tools on perf.rocks.

Performance 145

Performance Cache Network Metrics 145

Smashing Magazine

JANUARY 7, 2019

So, if we created an overview of all the things we have to keep in mind when improving performance — from the very start of the process until the final release of the website — what would that list look like? dashboard (open source), SpeedCurve and Calibre are just a few of them, and you can find more tools on perf.rocks.

Performance 104

Performance Cache Network Metrics 104