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How Netflix uses eBPF flow logs at scale for network insight

The Netflix TechBlog

By Alok Tiagi , Hariharan Ananthakrishnan , Ivan Porto Carrero and Keerti Lakshminarayan Netflix has developed a network observability sidecar called Flow Exporter that uses eBPF tracepoints to capture TCP flows at near real time. Without having network visibility, it’s difficult to improve our reliability, security and capacity posture.

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Enhance network observability with SNMP device autodiscovery for Dynatrace Managed

Dynatrace

Managing SNMP devices at scale can be challenging SNMP (Simple Network Management Protocol) provides a standardized framework for monitoring and managing devices on IP networks. Its simplicity, scalability, and compatibility with a wide range of hardware make it an ideal choice for network management across diverse environments.

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For your eyes only: improving Netflix video quality with neural networks

The Netflix TechBlog

Recently, we added another powerful tool to our arsenal: neural networks for video downscaling. In this tech blog, we describe how we improved Netflix video quality with neural networks, the challenges we faced and what lies ahead. How can neural networks fit into Netflix video encoding?

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Measuring Network Performance in Mobile Safari

CSS Wizardry

This, of course, is exacerbated by the new Vitals announcement, whereby data from the Chrome User eXperience Report will be used to aid and influence rankings. The data is static which isn’t necessarily a drawback until it is—DevTools allows us to work far more quickly and interactively, responding to changes and tweaks as we make them.

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AI-powered DNS request tracking extends infrastructure observability for high quality network traffic

Dynatrace

With all the data collected and powered by our Davis AI-driven causation engine, Dynatrace automatically identifies slowdowns in your applications and services and points you to their root cause. Ensure high quality network traffic by tracking DNS requests out-of-the-box. Network services visibility (DNS, NTP, ActiveDirectory).

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Software-Defined Networking in Distributed Systems: Transforming Data Centers and Cloud Computing Environments

DZone

In the changing world of data centers and cloud computing, the desire for efficient, flexible, and scalable networking solutions has resulted in the broad use of Software-Defined Networking (SDN). Traditional networking models have a tightly integrated control plane and data plane within network devices.

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Network Sniffing: A Critical Concept in Network Security

DZone

What Is Network Sniffing? Sniffing includes the passive interception of data packets crossing a network with further analysis. Initially, sniffing was developed to help network administrators troubleshoot connectivity problems, and since then, it has evolved into an important technique of network management and security testing.

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