The Netflix TechBlog

JUNE 1, 2023

To do this, we devised a novel way to simulate the projected traffic weeks ahead of launch by building upon the traffic migration framework described here. New content or national events may drive brief spikes, but, by and large, traffic is usually smoothly increasing or decreasing.

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Scalegrid

APRIL 16, 2020

Each of these models is suitable for production deployments and high traffic applications, and are available for all of our supported databases, including MySQL , PostgreSQL , Redis™ and MongoDB® database ( Greenplum® database coming soon). AWS , Azure. AWS , Azure. AWS , Azure. AWS , Azure. AWS , Azure.

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All Things Distributed

OCTOBER 2, 2017

As we began growing the AWS business, we realized that external customers might find our Dynamo database just as useful as we found it within Amazon.com. So, we set out to build a fully hosted AWS database service based upon the original Dynamo design.

Internet 110

Internet Internet AWS Performance 110

Percona

DECEMBER 5, 2023

It was a fascinating read, shedding light on leveraging AWS snapshots’ capabilities to avoid initial data copy within the RDS environment. The scenario Service considerations In this exercise, we wanted to perform a major version upgrade from PostgreSQL v12.16 to PostgreSQL v15.4.

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All Things Distributed

NOVEMBER 21, 2017

Four years ago, as part of our AWS fast data journey, we introduced Amazon ElastiCache for Redis , a fully managed, in-memory data store that operates at microsecond latency. With over 200 million users and seven billion language exercises completed each month, the company's mission is to make education free, fun, and accessible to all.

Games 96

Games Retail Latency Education 96

Adrian Cockcroft

NOVEMBER 11, 2019

There are many possible failure modes, and each exercises a different aspect of resilience. This is why most AWS regions have three availability zones. They could freak out after a small drop in traffic caused by customers deciding to watch the Superbowl on TV and take an action before it is needed.

Latency 53

Latency Systems Engineering Hardware 53

Adrian Cockcroft

NOVEMBER 11, 2019

There are many possible failure modes, and each exercises a different aspect of resilience. This is why most AWS regions have three availability zones. They could freak out after a small drop in traffic caused by customers deciding to watch the Superbowl on TV and take an action before it is needed.

Latency 52

Latency Systems Engineering Hardware 52