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Improving our video encodes for legacy devices

The Netflix TechBlog

Since then, we have applied innovations such as shot-based encoding and newer codecs to deploy more efficient encode families. 264/AVC Main profile family still represents a substantial portion of the members viewing hours and an even larger portion of the traffic. Yet, given its wide support, our H.264/AVC

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Cache and Prizes

Alex Russell

Browsers will cache tools popular among vocal, leading-edge developers. There's plenty of space for caching most popular frameworks. The best available proxy data also suggests that shared caches would have a minimal positive effect on performance. Browsers now understand the classic shared HTTP cache behaviour as a privacy bug.

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Introducing Netflix’s Key-Value Data Abstraction Layer

The Netflix TechBlog

In this post, we dive deep into how Netflix’s KV abstraction works, the architectural principles guiding its design, the challenges we faced in scaling diverse use cases, and the technical innovations that have allowed us to achieve the performance and reliability required by Netflix’s global operations.

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Introducing Netflix TimeSeries Data Abstraction Layer

The Netflix TechBlog

Handling Bursty Traffic : Managing significant traffic spikes during high-demand events, such as new content launches or regional failovers. Sharded Infrastructure : Leveraging the Data Gateway Platform , we can deploy single-tenant and/or multi-tenant infrastructure with the necessary access and traffic isolation.

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How Data Inspires Building a Scalable, Resilient and Secure Cloud Infrastructure At Netflix

The Netflix TechBlog

This freedom allows teams and individuals to move fast to deliver on innovation and feel responsible for quality and robustness of their delivery. the order of the rows on your Netflix home page, issuing content licenses when you click play, finding the Open Connect cache closest to you with the content you requested, and many more).

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Expanding the Cloud – An AWS Region is coming to Hong Kong

All Things Distributed

9GAG is a Hong Kong-based company responsible for 9gag.com , one of the top traffic websites in the world. These companies include Cathay Pacific, CLSA, HSBC, Gibson Innovations, Kerry Logistics, Ocean Park, Next Digital, and TownGas. AWS Partner Network (APN) Consulting Partners in Hong Kong help customers migrate to the cloud.

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A Decade of Dynamo: Powering the next wave of high-performance, internet-scale applications

All Things Distributed

Today marks the 10 year anniversary of Amazon's Dynamo whitepaper , a milestone that made me reflect on how much innovation has occurred in the area of databases over the last decade and a good reminder on why taking a customer obsessed approach to solving hard problems can have lasting impact beyond your original expectations.

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