DZone

JUNE 20, 2024

In the vast realm of software development, there's a pursuit for software systems that are not only robust and efficient but can also "heal" themselves. Self-healing software systems represent a significant stride towards automation and resilience. 4 Key Strategies for Building Self-Healing Software Systems 1.

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Dynatrace

AUGUST 21, 2024

These releases often assumed ideal conditions such as zero latency, infinite bandwidth, and no network loss, as highlighted in Peter Deutsch’s eight fallacies of distributed systems. With Dynatrace, teams can seamlessly monitor the entire system, including network switches, database storage, and third-party dependencies.

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DZone

SEPTEMBER 11, 2024

Regarding contemporary software architecture, distributed systems have been widely recognized for quite some time as the foundation for applications with high availability, scalability, and reliability goals. It seeks to make Java EE programming easier and increase developers' productivity in the workplace.

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The Netflix TechBlog

MARCH 7, 2024

The Machine Learning Platform (MLP) team at Netflix provides an entire ecosystem of tools around Metaflow , an open source machine learning infrastructure framework we started, to empower data scientists and machine learning practitioners to build and manage a variety of ML systems. ETL workflows), as well as downstream (e.g.

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Dynatrace

OCTOBER 10, 2023

EdgeConnect provides a secure bridge for SaaS-heavy companies like Dynatrace, which hosts numerous systems and data behind VPNs. In this hybrid world, IT and business processes often span across a blend of on-premises and SaaS systems, making standardization and automation necessary for efficiency.

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Dynatrace

FEBRUARY 27, 2025

In fact, observability is essential for shaping how we design smarter, more resilient systems for the future. As an open-source project, OpenTelemetry sets standards for telemetry data sets and works with a wide range of systems and platforms to collect and export telemetry data to backend systems. OpenTelemetry Collector 1.0

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DZone

JANUARY 26, 2024

Building a strong messaging system is critical in the world of distributed systems for seamless communication between multiple components. A messaging system serves as a backbone, allowing information transmission between different services or modules in a distributed architecture.

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DZone

JANUARY 10, 2025

My own journey of redesigning numerous systems and optimizing their performance has taught me time and again that creating a truly low-maintenance backend is an art that goes far beyond simple technical implementation. Developers could understand and manage the entire systems intricacies.

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Dynatrace

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

Application observability helps IT teams gain visibility in their highly distributed systems, but what is developer observability and why is it important? In a recent webinar , Dynatrace DevOps activist Andi Grabner and senior software engineer Yarden Laifenfeld explored developer observability. Observability is about answering.”

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DZone

OCTOBER 13, 2023

Many software engineers are encountering LLMs for the very first time, while many ML engineers are being exposed directly to production systems for the very first time.

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Dynatrace

OCTOBER 29, 2024

By automating root-cause analysis, TD Bank reduced incidents, speeding up resolution times and maintaining system reliability. More time for teams to focus on developing new services and improving customer experience, all while keeping operational costs under control. The result?

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InfoQ

NOVEMBER 18, 2024

Discover how Livi navigated the complexities of transitioning MJog, a legacy healthcare system, to a cloud-native architecture, sharing valuable insights for successful tech modernization. Our experience illustrates that transitioning from legacy systems to cloud-based microservices is not a one-time project but an ongoing journey.

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Dynatrace

APRIL 22, 2024

According to recent research from TechTarget’s Enterprise Strategy Group (ESG), generative AI will change software development activities, from quality assurance to debugging to CI/CD pipeline configuration. On the whole, survey respondents view AI as a way to accelerate software development and to improve software quality.

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DZone

OCTOBER 17, 2024

It makes sense: in a world where developers – rather than operations teams – are keeping applications up and running, and where systems are highly distributed, ephemeral, and interconnected, how can you take the same approach you have in the past?

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The Netflix TechBlog

JANUARY 6, 2025

In this case, the main stakeholders are: - Title Launch Operators Role: Responsible for setting up the title and its metadata into our systems. In this context, were focused on developing systems that ensure successful title launches, build trust between content creators and our brand, and reduce engineering operational overhead.

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Dynatrace

FEBRUARY 4, 2025

Every software developer has faced the frustration of debugging. Developers deserve a seamless way to troubleshoot effectively and gain quick insights into their code to identify issues regardless of when or where they arise. With a single click, developers can access the necessary and relevant data without adding new code.

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Dynatrace

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

This rising risk amplifies the need for reliable security solutions that integrate with existing systems. Membership in MISA is nomination-only and reserved for independent software vendors who develop security solutions that effectively integrate with MISA-qualifying Microsoft Security products.

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The Netflix TechBlog

DECEMBER 19, 2024

Many of these projects are under constant development by dedicated teams with their own business goals and development best practices, such as the system that supports our content decision makers , or the system that ranks which language subtitles are most valuable for a specific piece ofcontent.

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DZone

OCTOBER 10, 2023

Microservices architecture has revolutionized modern software development, offering unparalleled agility, scalability , and maintainability. However, effectively implementing microservices necessitates a deep understanding of best practices to harness their full potential while avoiding common pitfalls.

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DZone

JANUARY 30, 2025

Unit testing is an essential part of software development. Unit tests help to check the correctness of newly written logic as well as prevent a system from regression by testing old logic every time (preferably with every build). However, there are two different approaches (or schools) to writing unit tests: Classical (a.k.a

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Dynatrace

NOVEMBER 29, 2024

S3 buckets are configured to be encrypted with a bucket key stored in the AWS key management system (KMS). The Dynatrace SDL includes penetration testing, red teaming, continuous threat modeling and risk assessments, a public bug bounty program, and vulnerability scans. Each S3 bucket is assigned its own unique bucket key.

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The Netflix TechBlog

MARCH 4, 2025

Part 3: System Strategies and Architecture By: VarunKhaitan With special thanks to my stunning colleagues: Mallika Rao , Esmir Mesic , HugoMarques This blog post is a continuation of Part 2 , where we cleared the ambiguity around title launch observability at Netflix. The request schema for the observability endpoint.

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Dynatrace

MARCH 5, 2025

Observability is no longer just for IT Ops Observability is no longer just about monitoring IT systems. Today, observability is integral to the entire software development lifecycle. Its not just for IT Ops but a critical capability for platform engineering, SREs, developers, as well as business and IT executives.

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Dynatrace

MARCH 25, 2025

We recently announced Dynatrace Live Debugger , which gives developers unprecedented access to real-time data and runtime behavior insights. This powerful tool can be leveraged across various environments, including production, to enhance development processes and ensure robust application performance.

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The Netflix TechBlog

MARCH 28, 2025

By Ko-Jen Hsiao , Yesu Feng and Sudarshan Lamkhede Motivation Netflixs personalized recommender system is a complex system, boasting a variety of specialized machine learned models each catering to distinct needs including Continue Watching and Todays Top Picks for You. Refer to our recent overview for more details).

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DZone

FEBRUARY 6, 2025

System resilience stands as the key requirement for e-commerce platforms during scaling operations to keep services operational and deliver performance excellence to users. We have developed a microservices architecture platform that encounters sporadic system failures when faced with heavy traffic events.

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DZone

JANUARY 16, 2025

Observability has become a key component in software development as it enables the best customer experience by ensuring system health and performance and detecting systemic issues proactively. However, getting started can often feel overwhelming.

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Dynatrace

OCTOBER 23, 2024

Shifting to customer-centric IT For observability data to be meaningful, it must connect the performance of IT systems to customer experience throughout their journey, across both digital and physical touchpoints. That result can be automatically documented and passed to the development team, providing them with full context of the problem.

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Dynatrace

MARCH 17, 2025

For instance, Dynatrace has developed the Cost and Carbon Optimization app, a tool designed to measure, understand, and act on the energy consumption and carbon emissions generated by hybrid and multicloud infrastructures. Collect metrics on energy consumption or derive them from existing signals.

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Scalegrid

FEBRUARY 6, 2025

Introduction to Message Brokers Message brokers enable applications, services, and systems to communicate by acting as intermediaries between senders and receivers. This decoupling simplifies system architecture and supports scalability in distributed environments.

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Dynatrace

OCTOBER 23, 2024

Whether you’re troubleshooting a specific issue or looking to improve overall system performance, Distributed tracing equips you with the tools you need to make informed decisions and maintain a high standard of application performance. To understand the benefits of the Distributed Tracing app, let’s take a look at a typical scenario.

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DZone

OCTOBER 21, 2024

Tracing, a critical component, tracks requests through complex systems. Jaeger collects, stores, and visualizes traces from distributed systems. By integrating Jaeger with OpenTelemetry, developers can unify their tracing approach, ensuring consistent and comprehensive visibility. Today, we focus on tracing.

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The Netflix TechBlog

JUNE 1, 2023

In this blog post, we’ll discuss the methods we used to ensure a successful launch, including: How we tested the system Netflix technologies involved Best practices we developed Realistic Test Traffic Netflix traffic ebbs and flows throughout the day in a sinusoidal pattern. Basic with ads was launched worldwide on November 3rd.

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DZone

FEBRUARY 17, 2025

When developing a product, issues inevitably arise that can impact both its performance and stability. Slow system response times, error rate increases, bugs, and failed updates can all damage the reputation and efficiency of your project.

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DZone

DECEMBER 30, 2024

When you consider marketing campaigns, seasonal spikes, or social media virality episodes, this demand can overshoot projections and bring systems to a grinding halt.

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Dynatrace

OCTOBER 29, 2024

P95 Response time over Time: A time series of how each service’s response time develops. Failed Spans over Time: A time series of how each service’s error rate increases/decreases over time. Errored Spans with Logs: A table that joins errored spans with related log entries.

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Scalegrid

OCTOBER 18, 2024

Due to its versatility for storing information in both structured and unstructured formats, PostgreSQL is the fourth most used standard in modern database management systems (DBMS) worldwide 1. Offering comprehensive access to files, software features, and the operating system in a more user-friendly manner to ensure control.

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