DZone

NOVEMBER 18, 2023

This is an article from DZone's 2023 Observability and Application Performance Trend Report. For more: Read the Report In today's digital landscape, the growing importance of monitoring and managing application performance cannot be overstated.

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DZone

NOVEMBER 18, 2022

This is an article from DZone's 2022 Performance and Site Reliability Trend Report. In the past few years, the complexity of systems architectures drastically increased, especially in distributed, microservices-based architectures. For more: Read the Report.

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DZone

OCTOBER 2, 2023

In the realm of operating systems, the Real-Time Operating System (RTOS) stands out as a specialized player, tailored for applications where timeliness and determinism are paramount. An RTOS is an operating system designed with a specific purpose in mind: to manage hardware resources and execute tasks within a stringent time frame.

Operating System 141

Operating System Systems Hardware Design 141

Dynatrace

OCTOBER 10, 2023

EdgeConnect provides a secure bridge for SaaS-heavy companies like Dynatrace, which hosts numerous systems and data behind VPNs. In this hybrid world, IT and business processes often span across a blend of on-premises and SaaS systems, making standardization and automation necessary for efficiency.

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Brendan Gregg

MARCH 8, 2020

Systems performance is an effective discipline for performance analysis and tuning, and can help you find performance wins for your applications and the kernel. However, most of us are not performance or kernel engineers, and have limited time to study this topic.

Systems 144

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DZone

MAY 23, 2023

In today’s digital age, the reliability and availability of software systems are critical to the success of businesses. Downtime or performance issues can have serious consequences, including financial loss and reputational damage.

Engineering 130

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DZone

APRIL 19, 2023

Linux is a complex operating system, undoubtedly very secure but complex, especially for users who never had experience working on the Linux platform. In this article, I will explain how we can move the system databases to different locations in Ubuntu Linux. As you know, the SQL Server on Linux is becoming mature and easy to use.

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DZone

NOVEMBER 17, 2023

This is an article from DZone's 2023 Observability and Application Performance Trend Report. Overlooking the nuances of the system state — spanning infrastructure, application performance, and user interaction — is a risk businesses can't afford.

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Monitoring Performance Infrastructure Metrics 268

Testlodge

MARCH 12, 2024

System testing involves analyzing the behavior and functionality of a fully integrated application. It is the third of the four levels of testing, performed after unit and integration testing but before user acceptance testing. While being integrated with the system, each component is analyzed individually.

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DZone

FEBRUARY 3, 2024

This novel method to network management is playing an important role in improving the performance, agility, and overall efficiency of distributed systems.

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Network Systems Cloud Software 169

DZone

OCTOBER 23, 2023

Reference data sources don’t always require ACID transaction capabilities, rather need support for fast read queries often based on simple data access patterns, and event-driven architecture to ensure the target systems remain up-to-date.

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AWS Performance Database Architecture 266

DZone

JANUARY 23, 2021

If you need to dynamically trace Linux process system calls, you might first consider strace. According to a performance test conducted by Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo, a senior software engineer at Red Hat, the process traced using strace ran 173 times slower, which is disastrous for a production environment. The answer is YES.

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DZone

JULY 5, 2023

Let's dive into the world of load testing, examining its significance in our digital lives and how it impacts the software and systems we interact with daily. It's the silent force keeping the digital infrastructure wheel rotating smoothly, even during peak usage times.

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Systems Testing Software Engineering Performance 109

The Netflix TechBlog

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

By Jose Fernandez Today, we are thrilled to announce the release of bpftop , a command-line tool designed to streamline the performance optimization and monitoring of eBPF applications. Striking a balance between eBPF’s benefits and system load is crucial, ensuring it enhances rather than hinders our operational efficiency.

Performance 174

Performance Benchmarking Programming Open Source 174

Brendan Gregg

JULY 15, 2020

Eight years ago I wrote _Systems Performance: Enterprise and the Cloud_ (aka the "sysperf" book) on the performance of computing systems, and this year I'm excited to be releasing the second edition. A year ago I announced [BPF Performance Tools: Linux System and Application Observability].

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Systems Cloud Performance Tuning 145

DZone

OCTOBER 6, 2023

Cloud-native application development in AWS often requires complex, layered architecture with synchronous and asynchronous interactions between multiple components, e.g., API Gateway, Microservices, Serverless Functions, and system of record integration.

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DZone

JANUARY 17, 2023

Building performant services and systems is at the core of every business. Tons of technologies emerge daily, promising capabilities that help you surpass your performance benchmarks. However, production environments are chaotic landscapes that exact a heavy performance toll when not maintained and monitored.

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Dynatrace

SEPTEMBER 8, 2022

Log management is an organization’s rules and policies for managing and enabling the creation, transmission, analysis, storage, and other tasks related to IT systems’ and applications’ log data. This is critical to ensure high performance, security, and a positive user experience for cloud-native applications and services.

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DZone

JUNE 22, 2023

The post will provide a comprehensive guide to understanding the key principles and best practices for optimizing the performance of APIs. What Is API Performance Optimization? API performance optimization is the process of improving the speed, scalability, and reliability of APIs.

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Scalability Design Best Practices Performance 245

Dynatrace

DECEMBER 13, 2023

Mobile applications (apps) are an increasingly important channel for reaching customers, but the distributed nature of mobile app platforms and delivery networks can cause performance problems that leave users frustrated, or worse, turning to competitors. What is mobile app performance?

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Best Practices Mobile Metrics Performance 199

DZone

APRIL 13, 2023

Built using Rust, it offers a high degree of flexibility, loose coupling, and exceptional performance. This self-hosted graph routing solution is highly configurable, making it an ideal choice for developers who require a high-performance routing system.

Monitoring 245

Monitoring Performance Traffic Efficiency 245

Dynatrace

JANUARY 23, 2024

With our annual user conference, Dynatrace Perform 2024 rapidly approaching on January 29 through February 1, 2024, our teams, partners, and customers are buzzing with excitement and anticipation. Read on to learn what you can look forward to hearing about from each of our cloud partners at Perform. What can we move?

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DZone

NOVEMBER 24, 2023

However, with its wide range of features and functionality, Salesforce can be a complex system to manage and optimize. One of the most important aspects of optimizing Salesforce is performance testing. Performance testing is the process of testing a software application under load to identify any performance bottlenecks or issues.

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Performance Testing Testing Performance Cloud 141

All Things Distributed

SEPTEMBER 14, 2020

A great example of this approach to innovation and problem solving is the creation of the AWS Nitro System , the underlying platform for our EC2 instances. Now, with the Nitro System, we can offer the best price performance in the cloud, the most secure environment, and a faster pace of innovation.

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DZone

NOVEMBER 17, 2022

This is an article from DZone's 2022 Performance and Site Reliability Trend Report. Here is where machine learning (ML) systems and predictive analytics enter: to end ambiguity. For more: Read the Report. Software testing is straightforward — every input => known output.

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Engineering Performance Analytics Testing 256

DZone

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

Poorly optimized queries can lead to slow response times and increased load on the database server, negatively impacting user experience and system performance. Optimizing complex MySQL queries is crucial when dealing with large datasets, such as fetching data from a database containing one million records or more.

Performance 161

Performance Database Strategy Efficiency 161

Dynatrace

OCTOBER 23, 2023

Microsoft Hyper-V is a virtualization platform that manages virtual machines (VMs) on Windows-based systems. It enables multiple operating systems to run simultaneously on the same physical hardware and integrates closely with Windows-hosted services. This leads to a more efficient and streamlined experience for users.

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Efficiency Virtualization Hardware Performance 216

DZone

OCTOBER 10, 2023

With the rise of microservices and cloud-native applications, Jaeger has become a crucial tool for developers and system administrators to gain insights into the performance and behavior of their applications. Use the best-performing Jaeger storage backend that you can find.

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Performance Storage Traffic Programming 161

Dynatrace

JANUARY 23, 2024

These are the goals of AI observability and data observability, a key theme at Dynatrace Perform 2024 , the observability provider’s annual conference, which takes place in Las Vegas from January 29 to February 1, 2024. Join us at Dynatrace Perform 2024 , either on-site or virtuall y, to explore these themes further.

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Performance DevOps Innovation Artificial Intelligence 187

High Scalability

APRIL 9, 2020

Google added another book into their excellent SRE series: Building Secure and Reliable Systems. Copy/pasting a few paragraphs: "In this book we talk generally about systems, which is a conceptual way of thinking about the groups of components that cooperate to perform some function. It's free to download, so don't be shy.

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Google Systems Best Practices Strategy 208

Speed Curve

APRIL 22, 2024

Celebrating performance wins is critical to a healthy, well-supported, high-performing team. In that spirit, we're reigniting the tradition of spotlighting Performance Heroes from our awesome community. Paul recently spoke about font performance at the NY WebPerf Meetup Group , which he co-chairs. This isn't a new idea.

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Alex Podelko

FEBRUARY 28, 2021

As I started to work for MongoDB, I started to get questions about MongoDB performance. We do have a lot of great resources that can help with MongoDB performance. First of all, it is MongoDB and Atlas documentation: Performance , Monitoring , and Query Optimization. Tips and Tricks for Query Performance: Let Us.explain() Them.

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DZone

APRIL 22, 2020

Traditionally we use unit tests and integration tests that guarantee a system is production-ready. To better identify system vulnerabilities and improve resilience, Netflix invented Chaos Monkey , which injects various types of faults into the infrastructure and business systems. This is how Chaos Engineering began.

Systems 216

Systems Infrastructure Engineering Testing 216

Dynatrace

FEBRUARY 10, 2023

These are just some of the topics being showcased at Perform 2023 in Las Vegas. Perform 2023 news At Perform 2023 in Las Vegas, the headliner theme is IT automation. What’s more, organizations are no longer concerned only about application performance and sales numbers. We’ll post news here as it happens!

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Efficiency Performance Analytics DevOps 277

Alex Podelko

APRIL 18, 2021

MongoDB has the most advanced continuous performance testing I know about. MongoDB shared a lot of information on how we do performance testing and even open sourced some parts of it. Continuous performance testing is built on the top of Evergreen. 34 (2020), Performance Testing with David Daly , is another good introduction.

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DZone

JUNE 15, 2020

Yet, for all the importance that testing has in the SDLC, there is a misconception among many about the difference between a testing tool and a testing system. You'd be hard-pressed to find a software development professional who disagrees.

Testing Tools 261

Testing Tools Systems Testing Software 261

Brendan Gregg

MARCH 7, 2020

Systems performance is an effective discipline for performance analysis and tuning, and can help you find performance wins for your applications and the kernel. However, most of us are not performance or kernel engineers, and have limited time to study this topic.

Systems 52

Systems Performance Benchmarking Tuning 52