The Netflix TechBlog

NOVEMBER 2, 2020

How viewers are able to watch their favorite show on Netflix while the infrastructure self-recovers from a system failure By Manuel Correa , Arthur Gonigberg , and Daniel West Getting stuck in traffic is one of the most frustrating experiences for drivers around the world. CRITICAL : This traffic affects the ability to play.

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Traffic Metrics Infrastructure Architecture 252

Dynatrace

FEBRUARY 10, 2022

WAFs protect the network perimeter and monitor, filter, or block HTTP traffic. Compared to intrusion detection systems (IDS/IPS), WAFs are focused on the application traffic. RASP solutions sit in or near applications and analyze application behavior and traffic. How to get started.

Traffic 237

Traffic Benchmarking Innovation Java 237

Dynatrace

SEPTEMBER 28, 2021

As we look at today’s applications, microservices, and DevOps teams, we see leaders are tasked with supporting complex distributed applications using new technologies spread across systems in multiple locations. Let’s dive into how these metrics and DevOps KPIs can help your team perform better and deliver better code.

DevOps 206

DevOps Metrics Traffic Efficiency 206

Dynatrace

SEPTEMBER 29, 2021

Think of containers as the packaging for microservices that separate the content from its environment – the underlying operating system and infrastructure. This opens the door to auto-scalable applications, which effortlessly matches the demands of rapidly growing and varying user traffic. What is Docker? Watch webinar now! Networking.

Open Source 307

Open Source Traffic DevOps Cloud 307

Dynatrace

JULY 24, 2023

Observability data provides a treasure trove of performance, stability, and user experience metrics encompassing error rates, response times, and user engagement. For instance, in the case of poor performance, you can seamlessly toggle a feature flag and mitigate any detrimental effects. But it doesn’t stop there.

DevOps 225

DevOps Traffic Efficiency Servers 225

Percona

JUNE 2, 2023

While not the first open source content management system (CMS), WordPress caught on like nothing before and helped spread open source to millions. And if your blog got Slashdotted or just a high level of traffic in general? Then you might need to delve into MySQL tuning and replicas. But mainstream users? Not so much.

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Open Source Traffic Tuning Database 92

The Netflix TechBlog

OCTOBER 18, 2022

Due to its popularity, the number of workflows managed by the system has grown exponentially. We started seeing signs of scale issues, like: Slowness during peak traffic moments like 12 AM UTC, leading to increased operational burden. The scheduler on-call has to closely monitor the system during non-business hours.

Java 202

Java Scalability Traffic Architecture 202

Dynatrace

NOVEMBER 24, 2020

Tracking changes to automated processes, including auditing impacts to the system, and reverting to the previous environment states seamlessly. Easy deployment of Dynatrace OneAgent with AWS Systems Manager Distributor , AWS Elastic Beanstalk , and AWS CloudFormation. Stay tuned. AWS 5-pillars. Dynatrace and AWS.

AWS 146

AWS Artificial Intelligence Best Practices Lambda 146

Brendan Gregg

DECEMBER 31, 2017

My last talk for 2017 was at AWS re:Invent, on "How Netflix Tunes EC2 Instances for Performance," an updated version of my [2014] talk. Our team looks after the BaseAMI, kernel tuning, OS performance tools and profilers, and self-service tools like Vector. File System. We help where we can. .** schedtool –B PID.

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Tuning AWS Best Practices Network 61

The Netflix TechBlog

JANUARY 10, 2024

This architecture shift greatly reduced the processing latency and increased system resiliency. By integrating with studio content systems, we enabled the pipeline to leverage rich metadata from the creative side and create more engaging member experiences like interactive storytelling.

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Processing Media Latency Innovation 229

Brendan Gregg

DECEMBER 30, 2017

My last talk for 2017 was at AWS re:Invent, on "How Netflix Tunes EC2 Instances for Performance," an updated version of my [2014] talk. Our team looks after the BaseAMI, kernel tuning, OS performance tools and profilers, and self-service tools like Vector. File System. We help where we can. .** schedtool –B PID.

Tuning 52

Tuning AWS Best Practices Network 52

Percona

MARCH 23, 2023

PostgreSQL is a free and open source object-relational database management system (ORDBMS) that has existed since the mid-1990s. Over the years, it has evolved into a robust and feature-rich database that offers several advantages over other database management systems. Reliability PostgreSQL is known for its reliability and stability.

Database 113

Database Open Source Traffic Small Business 113

Dynatrace

MAY 17, 2023

Making applications observable—relying on metrics, logs, and traces to understand what software is doing and how it’s performing—has become increasingly important as workloads are shifting to multicloud environments. Let’s take a look at what kind of additional telemetry data we will have at our fingertips with OneAgent.

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Metrics Monitoring Database Network 176

The Netflix TechBlog

MAY 26, 2020

VPC Flow Logs VPC Flow Logs is an AWS feature that captures information about the IP traffic going to and from network interfaces in a VPC. By default, each record captures a network internet protocol (IP) traffic flow (characterized by a 5-tuple on a per network interface basis) that occurs within an aggregation interval.

Network 150

Network Tuning AWS Big Data 150

Scalegrid

JANUARY 25, 2024

Redis® is an in-memory database that provides blazingly fast performance. This makes it a compelling alternative to disk-based databases when performance is a concern. You might already use ScaleGrid hosting for Redis hosting to power your performance-sensitive applications.

Metrics 130

Metrics Monitoring Latency Cache 130

The Netflix TechBlog

MAY 14, 2021

However, they are scattered across multiple systems, and there isn’t an easy way to tie related messages together. You’re joining tables, resolving status types, cross-referencing data manually with other systems, and by the end of it all you ask yourself why? Things got hairy. We wanted a scalable service that was near real-time, 2.

Traffic 160

Traffic Latency Java Google 160

Dynatrace

APRIL 26, 2022

Understanding why a user is experiencing transactional or performance issues enables organizations to achieve greater observability that goes beyond metrics, traces and logs. It is proactive monitoring that simulates traffic with established test variables, including location, browser, network, and device type.

Monitoring 209

Monitoring Social Media IoT Metrics 209

IO River

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

‍Just as a well-coordinated airport directs flights to multiple runways based on traffic and weather conditions, a CDN with Multiple Origins Load Balancing ensures that web traffic is distributed across various data centers, optimizing performance and reliability. ‍But how does it decide where to send this traffic?

Traffic 52

Traffic Cache Servers Latency 52

Dynatrace

JUNE 9, 2021

The Marriott data breach, in which one of its reservation systems had been compromised and hundreds of millions of customer records, including credit card and passport numbers, were stolen. Web Application Firewall (WAF) helps protect a web application against malicious HTTP traffic. million Americans, 15.2

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Open Source Entertainment Tuning Internet 183

Percona

DECEMBER 13, 2023

Error logging is a critical aspect of database administration, providing insights into issues, warnings, and errors that may affect the system’s stability and performance. MySQL 8 introduces Error Log Filtering as a mechanism to fine-tune the error log, allowing administrators to focus on the most critical issues.

Database 91

Database Open Source Tuning Traffic 91

The Netflix TechBlog

AUGUST 30, 2021

System Setup Architecture The following diagram summarizes the architecture description: Figure 1: Event-sourcing architecture of the Device Management Platform. As such, we can see that the traffic load on the Device Management Platform’s control plane is very dynamic over time.

Latency 213

Latency Traffic Transportation Hardware 213

IO River

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

Just as a well-coordinated airport directs flights to multiple runways based on traffic and weather conditions, a CDN with Multiple Origins Load Balancing ensures that web traffic is distributed across various data centers, optimizing performance and reliability. But how does it decide where to send this traffic?

Traffic 40

Traffic Cache Network Servers 40

Percona

MAY 1, 2023

Default settings can help you get started quickly – but they can also cost you performance and a higher cloud bill at the end of the month. I’ll show you some MySQL settings to tune to get better performance, and cost savings, with AWS RDS. Want to save money on your AWS RDS bill? The settings might not be optimal.

AWS 117

AWS Hardware Storage Tuning 117

The Netflix TechBlog

OCTOBER 19, 2020

which is difficult when troubleshooting distributed systems. Troubleshooting a session in Edgar When we started building Edgar four years ago, there were very few open-source distributed tracing systems that satisfied our needs. Investigating a video streaming failure consists of inspecting all aspects of a member account.

Infrastructure 233

Infrastructure Transportation Storage Open Source 233

All Things Distributed

OCTOBER 2, 2017

We were pushing the limits of what was a leading commercial database at the time and were unable to sustain the availability, scalability and performance needs that our growing Amazon business demanded. Performant – The service would need to be able to maintain consistent performance in the face of diverse customer workloads.

Internet 128

Internet Internet AWS Performance 128

Dynatrace

OCTOBER 7, 2020

Stay tuned for an upcoming blog series where we’ll give you a more hands-on walkthrough of how to ingest any kind of data from StatsD, Telegraf, Prometheus, scripting languages, or our integrated REST API. Telegraf is a plugin-based system for collecting, processing, aggregating, and writing metrics. Stay tuned.

Open Source 258

Open Source Metrics Analytics Tuning 258

The Netflix TechBlog

NOVEMBER 2, 2021

Perceptual quality measurements are used to drive video encoding optimizations , perform video codec comparisons , carry out A/B testing and optimize streaming QoE decisions to mention a few. The coupling problem Until recently, video quality measurements were generated as part of our Reloaded production system.

Media 171

Media Innovation Metrics Latency 171

IO River

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

In technical terms, network-level firewalls regulate access by blocking or permitting traffic based on predefined rules. ‍At its core, WAF operates by adhering to a rulebook—a comprehensive list of conditions that dictate how to handle incoming web traffic. You've put new rules in place.

Traffic 52

Traffic Network Logistics Architecture 52

Tech News Gather

JUNE 16, 2023

Stay tuned to learn how to lay the foundation for a successful clone app that converts readers into leads. Ensure scalability and performance optimization: As your clone app gains popularity and attracts more users, scalability and performance optimization become crucial. This transparency enhances user trust and satisfaction.

Social Media 52

Social Media Tuning Strategy Media 52

Dynatrace

MAY 1, 2020

Our mission is to provide automatic answers, including root cause analysis, for performance degradation across all these systems and environments, regardless of the underlying hardware architecture. Host performance measures. For details on available metrics, see host performance monitoring. Stay tuned for more details.

Java 133

Java Hardware Tuning Metrics 133

Percona

AUGUST 27, 2018

We can split the task of having a good Resource Group implementation into three steps: You must perform an analysis of what you want to control. MySQL package installers for Linux systems should set this capability. Then we need to see IF implementing the tuning will work or not. Rewrite my whole application to add this feature?”

Tuning 44

Tuning Virtualization Testing Servers 44

Percona

OCTOBER 18, 2023

Community support One of the most significant advantages of open source databases is the expansive global community of users, developers, DBAs, and enthusiasts who collaborate to provide a seemingly never-ending array of how-tos, resources, guidance, and solutions to help you make your database more performant and secure.

Open Source 89

Open Source Database Hardware Strategy 89

The Netflix TechBlog

OCTOBER 15, 2019

Existing Solutions Dual Writes In order to keep two datastores in sync, one could perform a dual write, which is executing a write to one datastore following a second write to the other. Another issue exists for the capture of schema changes, where some systems, like MySQL, don’t support transactional schema changes [1][2].

Transportation 192

Transportation Architecture Processing Storage 192

IO River

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

In technical terms, network-level firewalls regulate access by blocking or permitting traffic based on predefined rules. At its core, WAF operates by adhering to a rulebook—a comprehensive list of conditions that dictate how to handle incoming web traffic. You've put new rules in place.

Traffic 40

Traffic Network Logistics Architecture 40

SQL Performance

APRIL 15, 2020

This capability is essential when performance tuning since query events include discrete CPU and IO metrics as well as runtime parameters, which are key for troubleshooting query performance problems such as parameter sniffing. Although this can be somewhat helpful, it is not the same. Legacy Profiler "Standard" trace events.

Azure 96

Azure Database Tuning Network 96

Smashing Magazine

AUGUST 22, 2021

HTTP/3: Performance Improvements (Part 2). HTTP/3: Performance Improvements (Part 2). In this second part, we will zoom in on the performance improvements that QUIC and HTTP/3 bring to the table for web-page loading. HTTP/3 performance features ( current article ). Robin Marx. 2021-08-23T06:20:00+00:00.

Performance 106

Performance Network Latency Servers 106

Dynatrace

JULY 22, 2019

Applications will always have errors, but these errors don’t always warrant alerts as its not impacting end users and performance. Self-service content management systems, for instance, allow non-IT staff to make content changes on production systems. It could be a validation error for instance. Why is Dynatrace different?

Best Practices 164

Best Practices Artificial Intelligence Monitoring Tuning 164