Dynatrace

AUGUST 8, 2024

It’s also critical to have a strategy in place to address these outages, including both documented remediation processes and an observability platform to help you proactively identify and resolve issues to minimize customer and business impact. This can result from improperly configured backups, corrupted data, or insufficient testing.

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CSS Wizardry

OCTOBER 16, 2023

Given that 66% of all websites (and 77% of all requests ) are running HTTP/2, I will not discuss concatenation strategies for HTTP/1.1 In one test, I concatenated it all into one big file, and the other had the library split into 12 files. Read the complete test methodology. What happens when we adjust our compression strategy?

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The Netflix TechBlog

OCTOBER 26, 2021

Martin Tingley with Wenjing Zheng , Simon Ejdemyr , Stephanie Lane , and Colin McFarland This is the fourth post in a multi-part series on how Netflix uses A/B tests to inform decisions and continuously innovate on our products. Have a look at Part 1 (Decision Making at Netflix), Part 2 (What is an A/B Test?), Need to catch up?

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Alex Podelko

SEPTEMBER 8, 2020

Some time ago Federico Toledo published Performance Testing with Open Source Tools- Busting The Myths. I remember really liking the technical side of these tests. But I must confess I was not too fond of having to report the results to stakeholders or deal with political/personal issues related to (poor) test results.

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Dynatrace

AUGUST 13, 2024

Through rigorous testing, dependency management, continuous monitoring, and phased rollouts, we’ve prioritized the development of OneAgent with the highest possible reliability and security standards. Any required dependencies are thoroughly tested and fixed to specific versions, minimizing the risk of introducing untested code.

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ACM Sigarch

DECEMBER 19, 2022

We look here at a Gedankenexperiment: move 16 bytes per cycle , addressing not just the CPU movement, but also the surrounding system design. A lesser design cannot possibly move 16 bytes per cycle. This base design can map easily onto many current chips. We finish by testing for len > 255. Thought Experiment.

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Dynatrace

JANUARY 26, 2021

This includes custom, built-in-house apps designed for a single, specific purpose, API-driven connections that bridge the gap between legacy systems and new services, and innovative apps that leverage open-source code to streamline processes. Each has its own role to play in successfully implementing this tactical trifecta at scale.

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The Netflix TechBlog

JUNE 13, 2023

Our previous blog post presented replay traffic testing — a crucial instrument in our toolkit that allows us to implement these transformations with precision and reliability. Compared to replay testing, canaries allow us to extend the validation scope beyond the service level.

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Dynatrace

APRIL 10, 2023

And according to recent data from Enterprise Strategy Group, 59% of survey respondents indicated spending on public cloud applications would increase in 2023. The company made these changes to support its ONETractor strategy, which seeks to deliver personalized, convenient shopping experiences anytime, anywhere.

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Smashing Magazine

AUGUST 5, 2021

Frustrating Design Patterns: Disabled Buttons. Frustrating Design Patterns: Disabled Buttons. After all, as designers and developers, we want to make it more difficult for our users to make mistakes. Part Of: Design Patterns. Vitaly Friedman. 2021-08-05T13:30:00+00:00. 2021-08-05T17:04:11+00:00. Part 1: Perfect Accordion.

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Dynatrace

OCTOBER 10, 2023

This intricate allocation strategy can be categorized into two main domains. This proactive strategy significantly enhances the chances of success for SREs, providing them with more time to focus on substantial project improvements (50%) and broaden the buffer zone (30%). It also returns valuable time back to the SRE team.

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Dynatrace

AUGUST 26, 2024

DORA compliance initiatives can help drive a risk-based approach to application security, including exposure management, security testing, threat detection and response, and software supply chain security. Conduct digital operational resilience testing to simulate various scenarios. Critical systems testing.

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DZone

JUNE 7, 2023

A/B testing involves comparing two or more variations of a webpage or user experience to determine which one performs better in achieving predefined goals. A/B testing plays a significant role in improving conversion rates, user engagement, and overall website performance. Websites are not static entities; they evolve over time.

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Dynatrace

JANUARY 5, 2023

To prevent such a significant service disruption from happening again, we are taking several immediate and mid-term actions in addition to the existing rigorous automated testing process: Improve architectural design to eliminate SSO bottleneck risk.

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Cache Monitoring Strategy Speed 246

The Agile Manager

OCTOBER 31, 2022

A few months ago I was asked to review a product strategy a team had put together. I had to give them the unfortunate feedback that what they had created was a document with a lot of words, but those words did not articulate a strategy. There is a formula for articulating strategy. The actions must be, well, actionable.

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Strategy Retail Operating System Programming 89

Dynatrace

FEBRUARY 24, 2021

As Google’s Ben Treynor explains , “Fundamentally, it’s what happens when you ask a software engineer to design an operations function.” Designating and managing Service Level Objectives (SLOs) as availability targets for a service. Investing in automation and tooling to avoid toil. SRE vs DevOps?

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DevOps Software Engineering Speed Google 268

Dynatrace

JANUARY 31, 2024

For model explainability, they can implement custom regression tests, providing indicators of model reputation and behavior over time. Finding a balance between complexity and impact must be a priority for organizations that adopt AI strategies. Building LLMs consumes vast amounts of electricity and generates substantial heat.

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Cache Azure Infrastructure Monitoring 276

Dynatrace

SEPTEMBER 22, 2022

Automating tasks throughout the SDLC helps software development and operations teams collaborate while continuously improving how they design, build, test, deploy, release, and monitor software applications. Defect escape rate is the rate of issues and bugs that escape testing and arise after a software application is in production.

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Dynatrace

JANUARY 31, 2022

On the left side of the loop, teams plan, develop, and test software in pre-production. The main concern in pre-production on the left side of the loop is building software that meets design criteria. With shift right, DevOps teams test a built application to ensure performance, resilience, and software reliability.

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Dynatrace

JANUARY 31, 2022

On the left side of the loop, teams plan, develop, and test software in pre-production. The main concern in pre-production on the left side of the loop is building software that meets design criteria. With shift right, DevOps teams test a built application to ensure performance, resilience, and software reliability.

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DevOps Testing Monitoring Speed 246

Smashing Magazine

JUNE 26, 2019

What Web Designers Can Do To Speed Up Mobile Websites. What Web Designers Can Do To Speed Up Mobile Websites. I recently wrote a blog post for a web designer client about page speed and why it matters. As a result, she came back to me concerned with publishing a post on a strategy her agency had yet to adopt successfully.

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Website Speed Mobile Design 111

The Netflix TechBlog

OCTOBER 7, 2021

At Netflix, we have significant investments in ensuring new versions of our applications are well tested. However, Netflix is available for streaming on thousands of types of devices and it is powered by hundreds of micro-services which are deployed independently, making it extremely challenging to comprehensively test internally.

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Metrics Mobile Testing Strategy 206

The Netflix TechBlog

NOVEMBER 9, 2021

To achieve this goal, the Encoding Technologies team made the following design decisions about AV1 encoding recipes: We always encode at the highest available source resolution and frame rate. This strategy improves encoding throughput by right-sizing jobs based on instance types. Some titles (e.g.,

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Media Open Source Software Engineering Efficiency 246

Smashing Magazine

DECEMBER 17, 2021

Designing Human-Machine Interfaces For Vehicles Of The Future. Designing Human-Machine Interfaces For Vehicles Of The Future. No matter what HMI we design, we need to allow users to take advantage of all that a system has to offer. Car HMI design is a relatively new field with its specifics that you need to be aware of.

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Design Entertainment Mobile Automotive 125

Dynatrace

APRIL 21, 2023

If any problems made it past the testing or production environments, the team faced citizens potentially calling the governor’s office and newspapers to complain. Government IT finds higher work satisfaction in legacy modernization While these strategies benefit citizens, Zbojniewicz and Smith also improved IT staff satisfaction.

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Government Strategy Cloud Traffic 246

CSS Wizardry

NOVEMBER 9, 2018

While this strategy is effective, it’s not simple: highly dynamic sites can be difficult to extract styles from, the process needs to be automated, we have to make assumptions about what above the fold even is, it’s hard to capture edge cases, and tooling still in its relative infancy. Test, test, test. Test and measure.

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Network Performance Media Cache 279

Smashing Magazine

OCTOBER 15, 2021

Tips And Tricks For Evaluating UX/UI Designers. Tips And Tricks For Evaluating UX/UI Designers. When a company’s digital representation lacks a dedicated UX/UI design team, it can be hard to produce something that stands out from the crowd. That’s why you need a good UI/UX designer. Nataliya Sambir. And vice versa.

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Dynatrace

NOVEMBER 2, 2020

Now, organizations are evolving their cloud strategy to include hybrid, multi-cloud, which enables cloud-native application development and deployment. It lets you build, test, deploy, and manage applications and services wherever you might be, allowing you to operate hybrid seamlessly. What is Azure? What can Azure do for my business?

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Azure Serverless Cloud Innovation 264

Simform

NOVEMBER 15, 2019

It starts with the design, then comes the architectural pattern, and everything looks fine. The post How to Build a Test Automation Strategy? Software development is a path full of chaos. Here’s why! Software projects start with excess enthusiasm. Even ahead of the schedule.

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Strategy Testing Architecture Software 71

The Netflix TechBlog

NOVEMBER 15, 2021

Martin Tingley with Wenjing Zheng , Simon Ejdemyr , Stephanie Lane , Michael Lindon , and Colin McFarland This is the fifth post in a multi-part series on how Netflix uses A/B tests to inform decisions and continuously innovate on our products. Have a look at Part 1 (Decision Making at Netflix), Part 2 (What is an A/B Test?),

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Metrics Testing Innovation Design 213

DZone

JULY 21, 2022

Using data to optimize your website's performance is an effective way to discover new test ideas and insights. The key is to identify opportunities to test variations of your pages to see which ones convert better. And don't forget to use a conversion rate optimization test to test variations of your page.

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Strategy Website Performance Website Testing 100

Dynatrace

JANUARY 18, 2023

Organizations that are new to both practices will want to adopt a strategy that incorporates both. DevOps is a tactical approach to creating and delivering software designed to close the gap between development and IT operations. Guide to event-driven SRE-inspired DevOps for leveling up your existing CI/CD strategy – blog.

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Dynatrace

OCTOBER 2, 2023

Because they’re separate, they allow for faster release cycles, greater scalability, and the flexibility to test new methodologies and technologies. However, the distributed system of a microservices architecture comes with its own cost: increased application complexity and convoluted testing. Migration is time-consuming and involved.

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Architecture Artificial Intelligence Cloud Open Source 278

The Netflix TechBlog

MARCH 2, 2021

We use A/B tests to introduce new product features, such as our daily Top 10 row that help our members discover their next favorite show. Working on my PhD, I was using optimization techniques to design radiotherapy fractionation schemes to improve the results of clinical practices. Learning through data is in Netflix’s DNA.

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Analytics C++ Innovation Engineering 216

Dynatrace

MARCH 14, 2022

As patient care continues to evolve, IT teams have accelerated this shift from legacy, on-premises systems to cloud technology to more build, test, and deploy software, and fuel healthcare innovation. Amid so much change, teams can no longer rely on time-consuming, manual approaches for building, testing, operating, and upgrading software.

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Healthcare Artificial Intelligence Innovation Strategy 246

Smashing Magazine

JULY 19, 2021

Maintaining End-To-End Quality With Visual Testing. Maintaining End-To-End Quality With Visual Testing. Testing is a critical part of any developer’s workflow. But often automated tests can be a pain to manage. A Quick Look At Some Of The Types Of Automated Testing. Colby Fayock. 2021-07-19T10:30:00+00:00.

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CSS Wizardry

MAY 31, 2019

We cannot cross-reference any of the priorities within these connections, so we lose the ability to deliver assets in a considered and well designed manner. That said, this isn’t always the case, and by self-hosting your assets you can design much more bespoke caching strategies. This is a pretty quick way to make eight mill.

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