The Netflix TechBlog

FEBRUARY 18, 2022

To this end, we developed a Rapid Event Notification System (RENO) to support use cases that require server initiated communication with devices in a scalable and extensible manner. In this blog post, we will give an overview of the Rapid Event Notification System at Netflix and share some of the learnings we gained along the way.

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DZone

FEBRUARY 28, 2025

Grafana Loki is a horizontally scalable, highly available log aggregation system. 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. It is designed for simplicity and cost-efficiency.

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Dynatrace

DECEMBER 12, 2024

The Federal Reserve Regulation HH in the United States focuses on operational resilience requirements for systemically important financial market utilities. Proactive systems like Dynatrace’s Davis AI can automate responses to threats, swiftly implementing remediation while keeping executives informed of actions taken and their impact.

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Dynatrace

APRIL 16, 2025

Among the myriad options in today’s cloud security landscape, three key solutions stand out: Cloud-Native Application Protection Platform (CNAPP), Cloud Security Posture Management (CSPM), and Kubernetes Security Posture Management (KSPM). Cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP, etc.) EKS, GKE, AKS, OpenShift, etc.)

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Dynatrace

MAY 23, 2022

As a result, organizations are weighing microservices vs. monolithic architecture to improve software delivery speed and quality. Traditional monolithic architectures are built around the concept of large applications that are self-contained, independent, and incorporate myriad capabilities. What is monolithic architecture?

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Dynatrace

JULY 7, 2022

Many organizations are taking a microservices approach to IT architecture. However, in some cases, an organization may be better suited to another architecture approach. Therefore, it’s critical to weigh the advantages of microservices against its potential issues, other architecture approaches, and your unique business needs.

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DZone

JANUARY 16, 2024

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

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Dynatrace

AUGUST 17, 2021

This method of structuring, developing, and operating complex, multi-function software as a collection of smaller independent services is known as microservice architecture. ” it helps to understand the monolithic architectures that preceded them. Understanding monolithic architectures.

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Dynatrace

AUGUST 17, 2021

This method of structuring, developing, and operating complex, multi-function software as a collection of smaller independent services is known as microservice architecture. ” it helps to understand the monolithic architectures that preceded them. Understanding monolithic architectures.

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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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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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Dynatrace

FEBRUARY 4, 2025

What developers want Developers want to own their code in a distributed, ephemeral, cloud, microservices-based environment. In a single view, developers get an instant overview of application performance, system health, logs, problems, deployment status, user interactions, and much more.

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DZone

SEPTEMBER 30, 2023

In today's rapidly evolving technology landscape, it's common for applications to migrate to the cloud to embrace the microservice architecture. While this architectural approach offers scalability, reusability, and adaptability, it also presents a unique challenge: effectively managing communication between these microservices.

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Dynatrace

NOVEMBER 10, 2022

Lifting and shifting applications from the data center to the cloud delivers only marginal benefits. Because cloud computing breaks application functions into many microservices, porting monolithic applications to the cloud unchanged can slow them down. So, what is cloud-native architecture, exactly?

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Dynatrace

DECEMBER 8, 2021

As cloud environments become increasingly complex, legacy solutions can’t keep up with modern demands. As a result, companies run into the cloud complexity wall – also known as the cloud observability wall – as they struggle to manage modern applications and gain multicloud observability with outdated tools.

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The Netflix TechBlog

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

Without cloud-based rendering, this ambitious project would not have met its targeted delivery date! Over the last four months, cloud-based rendering has accounted for over 50% of all frames rendered for the show, and has given the VFX vendor the ability to consistently deliver 4K UHD EXRs.”?

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Dynatrace

DECEMBER 13, 2023

However, with these benefits come complexities in terms of cloud management, Kubernetes observability, and automation, making it imperative for enterprises to address these intricacies to enhance reliability, performance, and resource usage.

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The Netflix TechBlog

SEPTEMBER 24, 2021

As an example, cloud-based post-production editing and collaboration pipelines demand a complex set of functionalities, including the generation and hosting of high quality proxy content. Lastly, the packager kicks in, adding a system layer to the asset, making it ready to be consumed by the clients.

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Dynatrace

JUNE 15, 2023

Cloud application security is becoming more of a critical issue as cloud-based applications gain popularity. The cloud allows a modular approach to building applications, enabling development and operations teams to create and deploy feature-rich apps very quickly. What is cloud application security?

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Dynatrace

JUNE 29, 2022

More than 90% of enterprises now rely on a hybrid cloud infrastructure to deliver innovative digital services and capture new markets. That’s because cloud platforms offer flexibility and extensibility for an organization’s existing infrastructure. What is hybrid cloud architecture?

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Dynatrace

JANUARY 27, 2022

AIOps capabilities help IT teams cope with the overwhelming complexity of multicloud and hybrid cloud environments. In a preview video for Dynatrace Perform 2022, Joel Alcon, Dynatrace product marketing director of services, and Lauren Horwitz, content director at Dynatrace, discuss the role of causal AI in cloud observability.

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Dynatrace

APRIL 9, 2025

A critical security threat for cloud-native architectures SSRF is a web security vulnerability that allows an attacker to make a server-side application send requests to unintended locations. This can include internal services within an organizations infrastructure or external systems.

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Dynatrace

NOVEMBER 22, 2022

The nirvana state of system uptime at peak loads is known as “five-nines availability.” In its pursuit, IT teams hover over system performance dashboards hoping their preparations will deliver five nines—or even four nines—availability. How can IT teams deliver system availability under peak loads that will satisfy customers?

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Dynatrace

MAY 3, 2022

Cloud observability is fast becoming an imperative as more organizations adopt multicloud IT strategies. To adapt, many are turning to AIOps and other automation technologies to solve the complex issues that accompany cloud-native architecture. Multicloud complexity obscures cloud observability. Dynatrace news.

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Dynatrace

DECEMBER 21, 2023

How can you reduce the carbon footprint of your hybrid cloud? Evaluating these on three levels—data center, host, and application architecture (plus code)—is helpful. You might optimize your cooling system or move your data center to a colder region with reduced cooling demands. The average PUE for data centers is about 1.8;

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Dynatrace

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

Cloud observability can bring business value, said Rick McConnell, CEO at Dynatrace. Organizations have clearly experienced growth, agility, and innovation as they move to cloud computing architecture. But without effective cloud observability, they continue to experience challenges in their cloud environments.

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Dynatrace

JANUARY 23, 2024

At this year’s Perform, we are thrilled to have our three strategic cloud partners, Amazon Web Services (AWS), Microsoft Azure, and Google Cloud Platform (GCP), returning as both sponsors and presenters to share their expertise about cloud modernization and observability of generative AI models. What can we move?

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Dynatrace

NOVEMBER 11, 2021

Indeed, organizations view IT modernization and cloud computing as intertwined with their business strategy and COVID-19 recovery plans. As a result, reliance on cloud computing for infrastructure and application development has increased during the pandemic era. AWS re:Invent 2021: Modernizing for cloud-native environments.

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Dynatrace

OCTOBER 14, 2020

Dynatrace enables our customers to monitor and optimize their cloud infrastructure and applications through the Dynatrace Software Intelligence Platform. For that reason, we started a simple load-test scenario where we flooded our event-based system with 100 cloud-events per minute. Dynatrace news.

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Dynatrace

SEPTEMBER 30, 2021

More organizations than ever are undertaking cloud migration as digital transformation continues to gain momentum across every industry in every region. But what does it take to migrate your existing applications to the cloud? What is cloud migration? However, it can also mean migrating from one cloud to another.

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Dynatrace

JULY 9, 2020

Autonomous Cloud Enablement (ACE) and Keptn – the Event-Driven Autonomous Cloud Control Plane – are helping our Dynatrace customers to automate their delivery and operations processes. There’s more from Christian and the rest of the Keptn and Autonomous Cloud community that we can all benefit from. Dynatrace news.

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DZone

APRIL 1, 2025

Modern distributed systems, like microservices and cloud-native architectures, are built to be scalable and reliable. Chaos engineering is a useful way to test and improve system resilience by intentionally creating controlled failures. However, their complexity can lead to unexpected failures.

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Dynatrace

APRIL 11, 2023

Today’s organizations face increasing pressure to keep their cloud-based applications performing and secure. Cloud application security remains challenging because organizations lack end-to-end visibility into cloud architecture.

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Dynatrace

MAY 9, 2022

For IT teams seeking agility, cost savings, and a faster on-ramp to innovation, a cloud migration strategy is critical. Cloud migration enables IT teams to enlist public cloud infrastructure so an organization can innovate without getting bogged down in managing all aspects of IT infrastructure as it scales.

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Dynatrace

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

As organizations face an increasingly competitive, dynamic, and disruptive macroeconomic environment, they have turned to cloud services and digitization for an edge. But as they embrace digital transformation in the cloud, organizations often confront significant challenges. Even though the cloud brings enormous complexity.”

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Dynatrace

DECEMBER 2, 2020

As more organizations transition to distributed services, IT teams are experiencing the limitations of traditional monitoring tools, which were designed for yesterday’s monolithic architectures. Observability defined. Where traditional monitoring falls flat. Where traditional monitoring falls flat. The case for observability.

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Dynatrace

DECEMBER 8, 2020

Cloud-native technologies, including Kubernetes and OpenShift, help organizations accelerate innovation. Open source has also become a fundamental building block of the entire cloud-native stack. Why cloud-native applications, Kubernetes, and open source require a radically different approach to application security.

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