DZone

JUNE 3, 2024

When I think about technical debt , I still remember the first application I created that made me realize the consequences of an unsuitable architecture. It happened back in the late 1990s when I was first getting started as a consultant.

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DZone

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

In the landscape of computer architecture, two prominent paradigms shape the realm of parallel processing: SIMD (Single Instruction, Multiple Data) and MIMD (Multiple Instruction, Multiple Data) architectures. This approach enables efficient processing of large datasets by applying the same operation to multiple elements concurrently.

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DZone

JANUARY 2, 2024

Sharding, a database architecture pattern, involves partitioning a database into smaller, faster, more manageable parts called shards. What Is Sharding? Each shard is a distinct database, and collectively, these shards make up the entire database.

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DZone

FEBRUARY 28, 2025

Grafana Loki is a horizontally scalable, highly available log aggregation system. It is designed for simplicity and cost-efficiency. Created by Grafana Labs in 2018, Loki has rapidly emerged as a compelling alternative to traditional logging systems, particularly for cloud-native and Kubernetes environments.

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DZone

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

It’s an underlying web application architecture that makes this process possible. In this blog, you’ll discover what a web app architecture is, how a web application architecture diagram looks, and how you can design the right architecture for web apps.

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DZone

JUNE 21, 2023

The series consisted of six articles and covered architectural diagrams from logical, schematic, and detailed views of the various use cases uncovered. In 2020, I presented a series of insights from real implementations adopting open-source and cloud-native technology to modernize payment services.

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DZone

JULY 23, 2024

In my previous article, Managing Architectural Tech Debt , I talked about understanding and managing architectural technical debt. Architectural technical debt is the often ignored, but ironically one of the most damaging , categories of technical debt.

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DZone

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

Cloud-native architectures have brought immense complexity along with increased business agility. But with this complexity comes fragility and lack of transparency into system performance and reliability.

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DZone

APRIL 13, 2023

Technical debt takes on various forms from source code smells to security risks to the more serious issue of architectural technical debt. Great tools exist to scan for source code quality and security, but tracking, baselining, and detecting architectural drift has been hard due to the lack of observability, tooling, and best practices.

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DZone

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

Mainframe architecture refers to the design and structure of a mainframe computer system, which is a powerful and reliable computing platform used for large-scale data processing, transaction processing, and enterprise applications.

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DZone

FEBRUARY 17, 2023

For this, the only solution is to build a multi-tenant architecture SaaS application. The real solution is a multi-tenant architecture on AWS for a SaaS application. SaaS applications are the new normal nowadays, and software providers are looking to transform their applications into a Software As a Service application.

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DZone

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

This post will look at the existing project architecture and ways we can improve it for both application developers and the end user. This is a bonus blog post for the AI for Web Devs series I recently wrapped up. If you haven’t read that series yet, I’d encourage you to check it out.

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Dynatrace

DECEMBER 2, 2024

DevOps and security teams managing today’s multicloud architectures and cloud-native applications are facing an avalanche of data. However, the drive to innovate faster and transition to cloud-native application architectures generates more than just complexity — it’s creating significant new risk.

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DZone

OCTOBER 24, 2024

A microservices architecture is the gold standard for building scalable web applications. Gartner estimates that 74% of organizations use microservices for their web applications , with another 23% planning to use them soon.

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Dynatrace

DECEMBER 5, 2023

Without observability, the benefits of ARM are lost Over the last decade and a half, a new wave of computer architecture has overtaken the world. ARM architecture, based on a processor type optimized for cloud and hyperscale computing, has become the most prevalent on the planet, with billions of ARM devices currently in use.

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DZone

JANUARY 16, 2024

Serverless architecture is a way of building and running applications without the need to manage infrastructure. Importance of Resiliency in Serverless Architecture As heavenly as serverless sounds, it isn't immune to failures. You write your code, and the cloud provider handles the rest - provisioning, scaling, and maintenance.

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Percona

DECEMBER 12, 2024

In this series, MySQL with Diagrams, Ill use diagrams to explain internals, architectures, and structures as detailed as possible. In basic terms, here’s how replication works: the transactions are written into a binary log on the source side, carried into the replica, and applied.

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Architecture 111

DZone

AUGUST 13, 2024

We innovatively use its snapshot feature to implement a primary-replica architecture for ClickHouse. This architecture ensures high availability and stability of the data while significantly enhancing system performance and data recovery capabilities.

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DZone

JANUARY 8, 2025

My experiences include tackling challenges like handling service failures in distributed architectures and mitigating the cascading effects of outages in high-demand systems. The Evolution of API Architecture Over the years, API architecture has evolved to address the gaps in its previous designs and keep up with the ever-pressing demands.

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InfoQ

NOVEMBER 1, 2024

At QCon San Francisco 2024, software architecture is front and center, with two tracks dedicated to exploring some of the largest and most complex architectures today. Join senior software practitioners as they provide inspiration and practical lessons for architects seeking to tackle issues at a massive scale. By Artenisa Chatziou

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InfoQ

NOVEMBER 18, 2024

Discover how Livi navigated the complexities of transitioning MJog, a legacy healthcare system, to a cloud-native architecture, sharing valuable insights for successful tech modernization. Our experience illustrates that transitioning from legacy systems to cloud-based microservices is not a one-time project but an ongoing journey.

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DZone

AUGUST 28, 2023

But with this shift, understanding our software architecture on a deeper level while keeping up with the quick pace of release cycles is becoming more challenging. Fortunately, the concept of Architectural Observability steps in to help.

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DZone

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

This article is intended for data scientists, AI researchers, machine learning engineers, and advanced practitioners in the field of artificial intelligence who have a solid grounding in machine learning concepts, natural language processing , and deep learning architectures.

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DZone

OCTOBER 30, 2024

Even those not particularly interested in computer technology have heard of microprocessor architectures. This is especially true with the recent news that Qualcomm is rumored to be examining the possibility of acquiring various parts of Intel and Uber is partnering with Ampere Computing.

Java 274

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DZone

JULY 13, 2023

Medallion Architecture provides a framework for organizing data processing workflows into different zones, enabling optimized batch and stream processing. This article explores the concepts of Medallion Architecture and demonstrates how to implement batch and stream processing pipelines using Azure Databricks and Delta Lake.

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DZone

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

This is an article from DZone's 2023 Observability and Application Performance Trend Report. For more: Read the Report Employing cloud services can incur a great deal of risk if not planned and designed correctly. In fact, this is really no different than the challenges that are inherit within a single on-premises data center implementation.

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Dynatrace

NOVEMBER 29, 2024

Protect data in multi-tenant architectures To bring you the most value by unifying observability and security in one analytics and automation platform powered by AI, Dynatrace SaaS leverages a multitenancy architecture, enabling efficient and scalable data ingestion, querying, and processing on shared infrastructure.

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DZone

DECEMBER 24, 2024

Diagnosing issues within complex microservice architectures can quickly become a time-consuming and daunting task. As a Java developer, there's nothing more frustrating than dealing with sluggish application performance in production.

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DZone

OCTOBER 17, 2024

As organizations adopt microservices and containerized architectures, they often realize that they need to rethink their approach to basic operational tasks like security or observability.

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DZone

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

In the world of distributed systems, the likelihood of components failing or becoming unresponsive is higher compared to monolithic systems.

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DZone

JANUARY 31, 2024

When you are preparing your application for release, an efficient initial strategy is to integrate a single payment service. But as your application's market reach grows, so does the necessity for flexible and diverse payment options.

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DZone

MARCH 6, 2025

Understanding Snowflake's Architecture on AWS Snowflake's multi-cluster, shared-data architecture on AWS consists of three distinct layers: This comprehensive guide explores advanced techniques and best practices for maximizing Snowflake performance, backed by practical examples and implementation strategies.

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Abhishek Tiwari

DECEMBER 22, 2024

Alibaba has constructed a sophisticated microservices architecture to address the challenges of serving its vast user base and handling complex business operations.

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DZone

FEBRUARY 14, 2025

In the realm of modern software architecture, middleware plays a pivotal role in connecting various components of distributed systems. One of the most significant challenges faced by middleware applications is optimizing database interactions.

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DZone

FEBRUARY 26, 2025

However, the process for effectively scaling Elasticsearch can be nuanced, since one needs a proper understanding of the architecture behind it and of performance tradeoffs. This extra network overhead will easily result in increased latency compared to a single-node architecture where data access is straightforward.

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DZone

OCTOBER 11, 2024

With the rapid development of Internet technology, server-side architectures have become increasingly complex. Architecture The architecture of TCPCopy has undergone several upgrades, and this article introduces the latest 1.0 Therefore, real online traffic is crucial for server-side testing.

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The Netflix TechBlog

MARCH 4, 2025

Part 3: System Strategies and Architecture By: VarunKhaitan With special thanks to my stunning colleagues: Mallika Rao , Esmir Mesic , HugoMarques This blog post is a continuation of Part 2 , where we cleared the ambiguity around title launch observability at Netflix. The response schema for the observability endpoint.

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