Adrian Cockcroft

JUNE 21, 2022

In 1991 I wrote a white paper on performance that was widely read, and in 1993 (with help from Brian Wong) that got me a job in the USA, working alongside Brian for Mike Briggs in technical product marketing. We had specializations in hardware, operating systems, databases, graphics, etc.

Tuning 52

Tuning Benchmarking Engineering C++ 52

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.

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Benchmarking Database Operating System Architecture 46

The Agile Manager

FEBRUARY 29, 2020

Nokia hired a manager from Microsoft to wed the handset business to any alternative mobile operating system to iOS that wasn't made by Google. With the benefit of hindsight, we know how it played out. RIM initially doubled down on their core product, but eventually scotched their proprietary OS in favor of Android.

Artificial Intelligence 52

Artificial Intelligence Social Media Automotive Mobile 52

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

SQL Server According to Bob

JANUARY 11, 2020

This White Paper is for informational purposes only. Subsystem / Path The ​​ I/O subsystem or path ​​ includes ​​ those ​​ components ​​ that are ​​ used to support an I/O operation.

Servers 40

Servers Cache Database Media 40

SQL Server According to Bob

JANUARY 11, 2020

This White Paper is for informational purposes only. SQL Server always checks I/O completion status for any operating system error conditions and proper data transfer size and then handles errors appropriately. Without this capability, ​​ SQL Server could not rely on the system to support WAL protocol needs.

Servers 40

Servers Cache Media Hardware 40

The Netflix TechBlog

SEPTEMBER 24, 2021

As described by the white paper Apple ProRes ( link ), the target data rate of the Apple ProRes HQ for 1920x1080 at 29.97 Any single read or write operation may involve a mix of previously uploaded and yet-to-be uploaded bytes. MezzFS borrows from how operating systems handle page faults. is 220 Mbps.

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Cloud Media Storage Cache 237