The Netflix TechBlog

OCTOBER 19, 2020

Investigating a video streaming failure consists of inspecting all aspects of a member account. We took a hybrid head-based sampling approach that allows for recording 100% of traces for a specific and configurable set of requests, while continuing to randomly sample traffic per the policy set at ingestion point. What’s next?

Infrastructure 233

Infrastructure Transportation Storage Open Source 233

All Things Distributed

MARCH 11, 2015

However, in almost all cases this “smartness” runs in software in the cloud not the object or the device itself. The City of Chicago is one of the first to bring sensors throughout the city that will permanently measure air quality, light intensity, sound volume, heat, precipitation, wind and traffic. Cloud enables video analytics.

Analytics 135

Analytics Cloud Healthcare Retail 135

Official Blog - World Web Technology

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

WordPress plugins are bits of software that can be uploaded to an extent and expand the functionality of a WordPress site. You may include images and videos in your theme. So first you must have a rough sketch of all the screens on paper, and they port to mockup software. Website owners find them easy to use.

Website 59

Website Design Code Media 59

Alex Russell

JUNE 22, 2022

World-class experts in graphics, networking, cryptography, databases, language design, VM implementation, security, usability (particularly usable security), power management, compilers, fonts, high-performance layout, codecs, real-time media, audio and video pipelines, and per- OS specialisation are required. How much does all of this cost?

Engineering 110

Engineering Traffic Government Google 110

The Netflix TechBlog

OCTOBER 7, 2021

An example of this is Netflix’s video player or the TV UI javascript package. In contrast, a server application runs on servers which are typically identical and a routing abstraction can serve sampled traffic to new versions. Client Applications We deal with two classes of client application updates.

Metrics 197

Metrics Mobile Testing Strategy 197

Dynatrace

JUNE 1, 2023

In today’s fast-paced digital landscape, ensuring high-quality software is crucial for organizations to thrive. Service level objectives (SLOs) provide a powerful framework for measuring and maintaining software performance, reliability, and user satisfaction. for the workout video playback feature.

Traffic 173

Traffic Latency Website Virtualization 173

Dynatrace

JUNE 1, 2023

In today’s fast-paced digital landscape, ensuring high-quality software is crucial for organizations to thrive. Service level objectives (SLOs) provide a powerful framework for measuring and maintaining software performance, reliability, and user satisfaction. for the workout video playback feature.

Latency 171

Latency Website Traffic Virtualization 171

IO River

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

Now, with viewers all over the world expecting flawless and high-definition streaming, video providers have their work cut out for them. What Comprises Video Streaming - Traffic CharacteristicsWith the emphasis on a high-quality streaming experience, the optimization starts from the very core. Those days are long gone.

Architecture 52

Architecture Performance Internet Internet 52

IO River

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

Now, with viewers all over the world expecting flawless and high-definition streaming, video providers have their work cut out for them. ‍What Comprises Video Streaming - Traffic CharacteristicsWith the emphasis on a high-quality streaming experience, the optimization starts from the very core. Those days are long gone.

Architecture 52

Architecture Performance Internet Internet 52

Adrian Cockcroft

JANUARY 29, 2023

There is no way to model how much more traffic you can send to that system before it exceeds it’s SLA. I presented this analysis of response time distributions talk in 2016 — at Microxchg in Berlin ( video ). For high traffic systems, processing the individual response times for each request may be too much work.

Lambda 98

Lambda Latency Cache C++ 98

Dynatrace

JUNE 28, 2022

Organizations can now accelerate innovation and reduce the risk of failed software releases by incorporating on-demand synthetic monitoring as a metrics provider for automatic, continuous release-validation processes. The ability to scale testing as part of the software development lifecycle (SDLC) has proven difficult. Dynatrace news.

Monitoring 194

Monitoring Software Software DevOps 194

Tasktop

DECEMBER 27, 2019

I start my day by making sure my teenagers have had breakfast, have all their electronics (preferably fully charged), have their backpacks, and make it out the door on time with my husband to head into Nashville, Tennessee traffic! What is your role at Tasktop? A Day in the Life of … the VP of Operations at Tasktop.

Software Engineering 75

Software Engineering Traffic Virtualization Engineering 75

Speed Curve

JANUARY 29, 2024

I recently shared some of my favourite research at Beyond Tellerrand (video here ) and thought it would be fun to round it up in a post. Our everyday lives are filled with events – from sitting in traffic to standing in line at the grocery store – that challenge our need for flow.

Speed 133

Speed Website Mobile Cloud 133

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 hope you’ll join us at our upcoming events: O’Reilly Software Architecture Conference in New York , February 23-26, 2020.

Wireless 53

Wireless Serverless IoT Artificial Intelligence 53

KeyCDN

SEPTEMBER 20, 2018

Monitoring errors on the front-end requires a bit more work because front-end performance is highly dependant on the user’s hardware, software and connection. When LogRocket detects a bug, it automatically creates a video capturing exactly what users see on their screens.

Strategy 67

Strategy Monitoring Website Google 67

VoltDB

JUNE 1, 2017

An opening scene involving a traffic jam of Viking boats and a musical number (“Love Can’t Afjord to wait”). While the ultimate goal is still to save money, it’s human FTE hours as opposed to hardware and software costs. Watch the Video. See David’s full commentary, from the show, in this video.

Hardware 56

Hardware Latency Virtualization Cloud 56

Testsigma

JANUARY 7, 2022

The software industry goes through a lot of research and modified methodologies that keep the software quality top-notch for the end-user. Again, this was shaped by the market trends and the increasing importance of both of this software. A couple of years back a new term QAOps started picking up in the software industry.

Artificial Intelligence 89

Artificial Intelligence IoT Software Software 89

Smashing Magazine

DECEMBER 17, 2021

It allows users to change climate settings, find a route to a particular destination or watch YouTube videos. At the end of the day, the system can monitor real-time situations and prevent traffic collisions and accidents. The modern HMI is a mix of a car control center with an entertainment system. Image by Tesla ) ( Large preview ).

Design 108

Design Entertainment Mobile Automotive 108

The Netflix TechBlog

SEPTEMBER 2, 2020

Edgar captures 100% of interesting traces , as opposed to sampling a small fixed percentage of traffic. Many approaches to distributed tracing involve setting a sample rate, such as 5%, and then only tracing that percentage of request traffic. In particular, they need to be able to count on Edgar having data about their issue.

Latency 296

Latency Transportation Engineering Traffic 296

Dynatrace

FEBRUARY 10, 2021

Think curbside delivery for groceries, video conferencing for work and school, and telemedicine for doctor visits. Today, the speed of software development has become a key business differentiator, but collaboration, continuous improvement, and automation are even more critical to providing unprecedented customer value.

Cloud 162

Cloud DevOps Speed Azure 162

The Netflix TechBlog

MAY 14, 2021

Prodicle Distribution Our service is required to be elastic and handle bursty traffic. Our team was responsible for Google integrations, watermarking, bursty traffic management, and on-call support for this application. We had to traverse multiple codebases, and observability systems to debug errors and inefficiencies in the system.

Traffic 160

Traffic Latency Java Google 160

The Netflix TechBlog

APRIL 29, 2019

We use Python through the full content lifecycle, from deciding which content to fund all the way to operating the CDN that serves the final video to 148 million members. video streaming) takes place in the Open Connect network. We use and contribute to many open-source Python packages, some of which are mentioned below.

Open Source 279

Open Source Network Infrastructure Big Data 279

Official Blog - World Web Technology

JUNE 28, 2023

All you need to do is to download the WordPress software and follow the instructions you find online. It simply means that you don’t need to pay any license fees to download the software. Also, you will be able to drive more traffic and leads. Eventually, you will find good traffic and good rankings on search engines.

Website 52

Website Social Media Media Traffic 52

Testsigma

FEBRUARY 11, 2021

A simple rule of thumb is that you prioritize testing on all those combinations that get over 5% share of your total traffic. Moreover, if the test reports are complimented with visual evidence such as screenshots or videos, it would be easier for the teams that work at different levels of the project to understand what went wrong.

Testing Tools 93

Testing Tools Testing Efficiency Cloud 93

Official Blog - World Web Technology

NOVEMBER 21, 2023

WordPress: The Most Popular CMS Platform WordPress is open-source software that has become the most prevalent CMS platform ideal for a Web Development Company , used by more than 43.2% It elaborates on showcasing images and videos trending on the featured list. Review the top 5 CMS platforms ideal for project owners in 2023!

Systems 59

Systems Ecommerce Development Website 59

Particular Software

JULY 18, 2022

While Kafka can deal with high traffic volumes, the right partition strategy is a key factor and will have a major impact on the scalability and elasticity of the whole system. Here at Particular Software, we believe in using the right tool for the job. It just provides you with repeatable access to the stream of events.

Transportation 98

Transportation Azure Processing Systems 98

Dotcom-Montior

MAY 12, 2020

Modern web applications and pages, such as single-page applications, that put the user experience at its utmost priority are expected to be available 24/7, anywhere in the world, usable on any screen size, secure, flexible, scalable and be ready to meet traffic spikes on demand. Software that’s running. Wi-Fi usage. Connect time.

Monitoring 63

Monitoring Entertainment Hardware Latency 63

Smashing Magazine

JUNE 25, 2020

Also called “static assets,” these files include CSS and JavaScript, both written by the application developer and third-party libraries, as well as PDFs, software installers, images, music, videos, and icons. Static files range from a few kilobytes of CSS to gigabytes of video. These files are only used client-side.

Media 70

Media Cache Storage AWS 70

Rigor

FEBRUARY 19, 2020

Does it capture screenshots or a video of script running, so you can see what the screen looked like when a button or form field couldn’t be found? Can you compare the videos or waterfalls side-by-side? If virtualized, what is the technology used (VM, Docker, software package)? Is it a physical system or virtual?

Monitoring 59

Monitoring Benchmarking Mobile Traffic 59

All Things Distributed

MARCH 11, 2016

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. Build evolvable systems. Automation is key. The importance of the network.

AWS 144

AWS Hardware Retail Virtualization 144

All Things Distributed

OCTOBER 2, 2017

VPC Endpoints give you the ability to control whether network traffic between your application and DynamoDB traverses the public Internet or stays within your virtual private cloud. Performant – DynamoDB consistently delivers single-digit millisecond latencies even as your traffic volume increases.

Internet 128

Internet Internet AWS Performance 128

The Morning Paper

JULY 4, 2019

An example hypotheses to be tested is that users should still be able to stream video even if the bookmarking service (which remembers their last watched location in a video) is down. ” Typically the baseline and canary clusters deployed for an experiment will be 1% of the size of the original cluster.

Latency 77

Latency Engineering Metrics Traffic 77

All Things Distributed

JUNE 21, 2012

We switched to storing our game data in DynamoDB, which alleviated our scaling problems while also freeing us from the burden of managing all the underlying hardware and software. They needed to be able to handle an enormous increase in traffic for the duration of the event and used DynamoDB as part of their architecture.

Games 142

Games Scalability AWS Database 142

Smashing Magazine

AUGUST 22, 2021

Secondly, we can ask whether this also works for other use cases besides large file downloads and live video conferencing and streaming. The user will still notice the switch, but it won’t drop the video feed entirely. You can see this in the video below, courtesy of Cloudflare , as every browser uses a different multiplexer.

Performance 106

Performance Network Latency Servers 106

Percona

APRIL 17, 2023

Percona Backup for MongoDB is a custom-built backup utility designed to cater to the needs of users who don’t want to pay for proprietary software but require a fully supported community backup tool capable of performing cluster-wide consistent backups in MongoDB. MongoDB backup methods include full, incremental, and continuous backups.

Best Practices 52

Best Practices Design Tuning Database 52

Brendan Gregg

SEPTEMBER 5, 2017

. ## Observability Here's the big picture of performance observability tools on Linux, from my [Linux performance] page, where I also have diagrams for other tool types, as well as videos and slides of prior Linux performance talks: I also have a USE Method: Linux Performance Checklist , as a different way to navigate and apply the tools.

Virtualization 76

Virtualization AWS Engineering Hardware 76

Smashing Magazine

JANUARY 11, 2021

Assets Optimizations Brotli, AVIF, WebP, responsive images, AV1, adaptive media loding, video compression, web fonts, Google fonts. CrUX generates an overview of performance distributions over time, with traffic collected from Google Chrome users. You can then mimic the 90th percentile’s experience for testing. Large preview ).

Performance 145

Performance Cache Media Metrics 145