article thumbnail

Article: Magic Pocket: Dropbox’s Exabyte-Scale Blob Storage System

InfoQ

A horizontally scalable exabyte-scale blob storage system which operates out of multiple regions, Magic Pocket is used to store all of Dropbox’s data. Adopting SMR technology and erasure codes, the system has extremely high durability guarantees but is cheaper than operating in the cloud. By Facundo Agriel

Storage 111
article thumbnail

Zendesk Moves from DynamoDB to MySQL and S3 to Save over 80% in Costs

InfoQ

Zendesk reduced its data storage costs by over 80% by migrating from DynamoDB to a tiered storage solution using MySQL and S3. The company considered different storage technologies and decided to combine the relational database and the object store to strike a balance between querybility and scalability while keeping the costs down.

Storage 134
Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

Trending Sources

article thumbnail

Building an Optimized Data Pipeline on Azure Using Spark, Data Factory, Databricks, and Synapse Analytics

DZone

Data processing in the cloud has become increasingly popular due to its scalability, flexibility, and cost-effectiveness. This article will explore how these technologies can be used together to create an optimized data pipeline for data processing in the cloud.

Azure 246
article thumbnail

Introduction to KVM, SR-IOV, and Exploring the Advantages of SR-IOV in KVM Environments

DZone

Understanding KVM Kernel-based Virtual Machine (KVM) stands out as a virtualization technology in the world of Linux. Embedded within the Linux kernel, KVM empowers the creation of VMs with their virtualized hardware components, such as CPUs, memory, storage, and network cards, essentially mimicking a machine.

article thumbnail

What is Cloud Computing? According to ChatGPT.

High Scalability

Cloud computing is a model of computing that delivers computing services over the internet, including storage, data processing, and networking. It allows users to access and use shared computing resources, such as servers, storage, and applications, on demand and without the need to manage the underlying infrastructure. Can you expand?

Cloud 201
article thumbnail

Key Advantages of DBMS for Efficient Data Management

Scalegrid

Despite initial investment costs, DBMS presents long-term savings and improved efficiency through automated processes, efficient query optimizations, and scalability, contributing to enhanced decision-making and end-user productivity. Practical Applications of DBMS DBMS finds practical applications in various fields.

article thumbnail

Boost DevOps maturity with observability and a data lakehouse

Dynatrace

Teams need a technology boost to deal with managing cloud-native data volumes, such as using a data lakehouse for centralizing, managing, and analyzing data. Many organizations, including the global advisory and technology services provider, ICF, describe DevOps maturity using a DevOps maturity model framework.

DevOps 182