The Morning Paper

NOVEMBER 19, 2019

Local-first software: you own your data, in spite of the cloud Kleppmann et al., If you start reading this paper you could be lost for hours following all the interesting links and ideas, and end up even more dissatisfied than you already are with the state of software today. Local-first software ideals. It should be fast.

Cloud 83

Cloud Software Software Internet 83

Dynatrace

APRIL 26, 2022

RUM is passive monitoring that measures a user’s interactions with an application — typically with a JavaScript tag for web applications or a software development kit (SDK) for native mobile apps. PC, smartphone, server) or virtual (virtual machines, cloud gateways). Endpoints can be physical (i.e.,

Monitoring 213

Monitoring Social Media IoT Metrics 213

Dynatrace

NOVEMBER 23, 2020

Nevertheless, there are related components and processes, for example, virtualization infrastructure and storage systems (see image below), that can lead to problems in your Kubernetes infrastructure. Configuring storage in Kubernetes is more complex than using a file system on your host.

Virtualization 164

Virtualization Infrastructure Monitoring Cloud 164

Percona

JUNE 4, 2023

In this blog, we’ll provide a comparison between MariaDB vs. MySQL (including Percona Server for MySQL ). Introduction: MariaDB vs. MySQL The goal of this blog post is to evaluate, at a higher level, MariaDB vs. MySQL vs. Percona Server for MySQL side-by-side to better inform the decision making process.

Open Source 52

Open Source Servers Storage Scalability 52

HammerDB

APRIL 19, 2023

Among the different components of modern software solutions, the database is one of the most critical. Therefore, before we attempt to measure our database performance, we should know the system or cloud instance to be tested in detail. This allows us to know our operating environment and its capability. Database: MySQL 8.0.31

Performance 54

Performance Benchmarking Cache Storage 54

Testsigma

JULY 3, 2021

But for the uninitiated, on-premise testing is a form of testing where testers perform tests on local machines, systems, or devices set up at an office. From the maintenance and monitoring of the machines and software to upgrading and installations — you’ll need all hands on deck. As the name suggests, it happens on-premise.

Cloud 57

Cloud Testing Storage DevOps 57

All Things Distributed

MAY 8, 2012

The software that powers todayâ??s Amazon RDS for SQL Server. of administrative tasks such as OS and database software patching, storage management, and implementing reliable backup and disaster recovery solutions. . | Comments (). s world of Internet services has become incredibly diverse.

Cloud 115

Cloud Development AWS Servers 115

SQL Server According to Bob

NOVEMBER 8, 2016

SQL Server 2016 Service Pack 1 (all SKUs) , in combination with Windows Server 2016 (All SKUs) or Windows 10 Client introduces non-volatile memory support for the tail of the log file (LDF) which can significantly increase transaction throughput. Block storage is what you think of today as disk access.

Cache 40

Cache Servers Media Storage 40

All Things Distributed

NOVEMBER 13, 2014

Capital-intensive storage solutions became as simple as PUTting and GETting objects in Amazon S3. AWS handles all the administration of the underlying compute resources, including server and operating system maintenance, capacity provisioning and automatic scaling, code and security patch deployment, and code monitoring and logging.

Lambda 136

Lambda AWS Cloud Scalability 136

All Things Distributed

JANUARY 19, 2011

Flexibility is one of the key principles of Amazon Web Services - developers can select any programming language and software package, any operating system, any middleware and any database to build systems and applications that meet their requirements. By Werner Vogels on 18 January 2011 04:00 PM. Comments ().

AWS 115

AWS Cloud Java Operating System 115

Scalegrid

DECEMBER 21, 2023

This ensures each Redis® instance optimally uses the in-memory data store and aligns with the operating system’s efficiency. Keeping a tab on memory usage provides additional insight into the health of operations running through Redis® servers.

Strategy 130

Strategy Monitoring Latency DevOps 130

SQL Server According to Bob

DECEMBER 18, 2018

SQL Server relies on Forced-Unit-Access (Fua) I/O subsystem capabilities to provide data durability, detailed in the following documents: SQL Server 2000 I/O Basic and SQL Server I/O Basics, Chapter 2. Be sure to deploy SQL Server 2017 CU6 or newer for best data durability and performance results. “. 4 Socket, TPCC.

Servers 90

Servers Media Cache Storage 90

All Things Distributed

DECEMBER 3, 2009

A wide variety of operating systems and software configurations is available for use. This allows for a very fine-grain control of software and data configuration. with more memory or CPU), a different operating system (e.g., Driving Storage Costs Down for AWS Customers. At werner.ly Syndication.

AWS 60

AWS Storage Operating System Cloud 60

Scalegrid

JANUARY 12, 2024

These include popular technologies such as web servers and web applications, along with advanced solutions like distributed data stores and containerized microservices. Storage is a critical aspect to consider when working with cloud workloads.

Cloud 130

Cloud Virtualization Storage Efficiency 130

Percona

AUGUST 30, 2023

Software failure: Software applications can become vulnerable, or they can crash altogether. Without data backup mechanisms, there can be data loss or system downtime. Even worse, entire operating systems can crash, also resulting in data loss. Power surges, outages, and harsh conditions (i.e.,

Database 89

Database Hardware Open Source Strategy 89

Dynatrace

NOVEMBER 3, 2022

In fact, according to a Gartner forecast , revenue for global container management software and services will reach $944 million in 2024 — up from $465.8 With the significant growth of container management software and services, enterprises need to find ways to simplify the process. million in 2020. Serverless container services.

Serverless 224

Serverless Azure Hardware Transportation 224

O'Reilly

DECEMBER 2, 2019

I don’t need more bandwidth for video conferences or movies, but I would like to be able to download operating system updates and other large items in seconds rather than minutes. We’ve seen the reaction to news that Amazon’s Echo and Google Home send recordings of conversations back to the server.

Wireless 53

Wireless Serverless IoT Artificial Intelligence 53

Dynatrace

NOVEMBER 15, 2021

A log is a detailed, timestamped record of an event generated by an operating system, computing environment, application, server, or network device. Logs can include data about user inputs, system processes, and hardware states. “Logging” is the practice of generating and storing logs for later analysis.

Analytics 219

Analytics Monitoring Artificial Intelligence DevOps 219

Sutter's Mill

MARCH 11, 2024

To talk about C++’s current safety problems and solutions well, I need to include the context of the broad landscape of security and safety threats facing all software. Software security ” (or “cybersecurity” or similar) means making software able to protect its assets from a malicious attacker.

C++ 139

C++ Programming Code Java 139

SQL Server According to Bob

JANUARY 11, 2020

Microsoft, ​​ Windows, ​​ Windows NT, ​​ and Windows Server ​​ are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and/or other countries. The names of actual companies and products mentioned herein may be the trademarks of their respective owners.

Servers 40

Servers Cache Database Media 40

SQL Server According to Bob

JANUARY 11, 2020

Microsoft SQL Server I/O Basics Author: ​​ Bob Dorr, Microsoft SQL Server Escalation Published: ​​ December, 2004 SUMMARY: ​​ Learn the I/O requirements for Microsoft SQL Server database file operations.

Servers 40

Servers Cache Media Hardware 40

Percona

JUNE 6, 2023

Advantages of full backups Full backups provide several benefits in terms of safeguarding data and facilitating recovery processes, as they encompass thorough data replication and enable complete system restoration during critical situations. This optimizes storage space and allows for more frequent backups.

Storage 68

Storage Strategy Network Efficiency 68

Percona

JULY 1, 2023

Understanding DBaaS DBaaS cloud services allow users to use databases without configuring physical hardware and infrastructure or installing software. These may be performance, high availability, operational cost, management, capacity planning, scalability, security, monitoring, etc.

AWS 52

AWS Database Serverless Storage 52

SQL Server According to Bob

MAY 19, 2019

SQL Server will ship Azure SQL Database Edge: [link]. With the announcement I can tell you more about one of the things we have been working on; SQL Server running on IoT Edge and Developer machines in under 500MB of memory. The effort focuses attention on memory usage and disk space requirements of SQL Server. Description.

IoT 61

IoT Servers Development Cache 61

HammerDB

JUNE 27, 2022

HammerDB is a software application for database benchmarking. It enables the user to measure database performance and make comparative judgements about database hardware and software. HammerDB has graphical and command line interfaces for the Windows and Linux operating systems. Why HammerDB was developed.

Benchmarking 62

Benchmarking Open Source C++ Cache 62

All Things Distributed

MAY 18, 2010

Werner Vogels weblog on building scalable and robust distributed systems. Expanding the Cloud - Amazon S3 Reduced Redundancy Storage. Today a new storage option for Amazon S3 has been launched: Amazon S3 Reduced Redundancy Storage (RRS). Under the covers Amazon S3 is a marvel of distributed systems technologies.

Storage 71

Storage Cloud AWS Scalability 71

Percona

APRIL 17, 2023

In this blog post, we will discuss the best practices on the MongoDB ecosystem applied at the Operating System (OS) and MongoDB levels. Operating System (OS) settings Swappiness Swappiness is a Linux kernel setting that influences the behavior of the Virtual Memory manager when it needs to allocate a swap, ranging from 0-100.

Best Practices 52

Best Practices Design Tuning Database 52

All Things Distributed

MARCH 11, 2016

Build evolvable systems. Almost from day one, we knew that the software we were building would not be the software that would be running a year later. We needed to build such an architecture that we could introduce new software components without taking the service down. Automation is key. APIs are forever.

AWS 144

AWS Hardware Retail Virtualization 144

Testsigma

JULY 23, 2020

This is a standalone software program which doesn’t depend on any internet connectivity for its working and its performance is not impacted because of any network related latencies. By just updating the application on the remote server, all the users can have access to the updated application.

Testing 63

Testing Internet Internet Latency 63

All Things Distributed

OCTOBER 2, 2017

The success of our early results with the Dynamo database encouraged us to write Amazon's Dynamo whitepaper and share it at the 2007 ACM Symposium on Operating Systems Principles (SOSP conference), so that others in the industry could benefit. This was the genesis of the Amazon Dynamo database.

Internet 128

Internet Internet AWS Performance 128

Testsigma

JUNE 5, 2021

There are two main reasons why people keep mobile browsers installed in their system even after storage issues. Whenever there is an email with a link attached to it and you are not near your system, you won’t wait to reach home. They are just software running on an operating system. Conclusion.

Mobile 52

Mobile Testing Website Testing Tools 52

HammerDB

JANUARY 5, 2019

Some opinions claim that “Benchmarks are meaningless”, “benchmarks are irrelevant” or “benchmarks are nothing like your real applications” However for others “Benchmarks matter,” as they “account for the processing architecture and speed, memory, storage subsystems and the database engine.”

Benchmarking 40

Benchmarking Database Social Media Scalability 40

High Scalability

SEPTEMBER 14, 2018

72 : signals sensed from a distant galaxy using AI; 12M : reddit posts per month; 10 trillion : per day Google generated test inputs with 100s of servers for several months using OSS-Fuzz; 200% : growth in Cloud Native technologies used in production; $13 trillion : potential economic impact of AI by 2030; 1.8 They'll love you even more.

Internet 30

Internet Internet Scalability Education 30

Percona

AUGUST 30, 2018

In this benchmark the difference between looking at workload from a SQL commands standpoint vs a row operation standpoint yields the same results, but it is not going to always be the case. Let’s now look at the operating system level. This workload is write intensive by this measure. Not all writes are equal either.

Benchmarking 48

Benchmarking Database Operating System Architecture 48

ScaleOut Software

MAY 15, 2014

We have spent a great deal of time at ScaleOut Software re-architecting our in-memory data grid (IMDG)’s code base to make best use of many cores and large memory. For example, the IMDG must be able to efficiently create millions of objects in each server to make use of its huge storage capacity.

Cache 40

Cache Servers Network Design 40

Scalegrid

JULY 13, 2020

Compare ease of use across compatibility, extensions, tuning, operating systems, languages and support providers. PostgreSQL is an open source object-relational database system with over 30 years of active development. Software Update License & Support (annual). $0. Supported Operating Systems.

Open Source 244

Open Source Tuning C++ Database 244

High Scalability

NOVEMBER 25, 2019

It is limited by the disk space; it can’t expand storage elastically; it chokes if you run few I/O intensive processes or try collaborating with 100 other users. Our only option was to roll up our sleeves and build basic cloud file system components such as object store ourselves. Optimize on prem cold storage cost.

Architecture 52

Architecture Cache Azure Storage 52