DZone

MARCH 8, 2024

In today's fast-paced digital landscape, organizations are increasingly embracing multi-cloud environments and cloud-native architectures to drive innovation and deliver seamless customer experiences. However, the 2024 State of Observability report from Dynatrace reveals that the explosion of data generated by these complex ecosystems is pushing traditional monitoring and analytics approaches to their limits.

Analytics 331

Analytics Innovation DevOps Architecture 331

Dynatrace

MARCH 20, 2024

Deploying software in Kubernetes is often viewed as a straightforward process—just use kubectl or a GitOps solution like ArgoCD to deploy a YAML file, and you’re all set, right? Unfortunately, Kubernetes deployments can be fraught with challenges beyond the surface level. Numerous hurdles can hinder successful deployments, from resource constraints to external dependencies and monitoring inadequacies.

Open Source 280

Open Source Hardware DevOps Infrastructure 280

The Netflix TechBlog

MARCH 5, 2024

The surprising and not so surprising benefits of generations in the Z Garbage Collector. By Danny Thomas, JVM Ecosystem Team The latest long term support release of the JDK delivers generational support for the Z Garbage Collector. More than half of our critical streaming video services are now running on JDK 21 with Generational ZGC, so it’s a good time to talk about our experience and the benefits we’ve seen.

Latency 234

Latency Java Tuning Efficiency 234

Scalegrid

MARCH 8, 2024

Data loss or corruption can be daunting. With MySQL point-in-time recovery , you can restore your database to the moment before the problem occurs. This article delivers a practical roadmap for using backups and binary logs to achieve accurate MySQL recovery, detailed steps for setting up your server, and tips for managing recovery and backups effectively without overwhelming you with complexity.

Database 162

Database Strategy Servers Best Practices 162

Sutter's Mill

MARCH 11, 2024

Scope. To talk about C++’s current safety problems and solutions well, I need to include the context of the broad landscape of security and safety threats facing all software. I chair the ISO C++ standards committee and I work for Microsoft, but these are my personal opinions and I hope they will invite more dialog across programming language and security communities.

C++ 141

C++ Programming Code Java 141

Brendan Gregg

MARCH 23, 2024

When you have an outage caused by a performance issue, you don't want to lose precious time just to install the tools needed to diagnose it. Here is a list of "crisis tools" I recommend installing on your Linux servers by default (if they aren't already), along with the (Ubuntu) package names that they come from: Package Provides Notes procps ps(1), vmstat(8), uptime(1), top(1) basic stats util-linux dmesg(1), lsblk(1), lscpu(1) system log, device info sysstat iostat(1), mpstat

Servers 140

Servers Traffic Network Systems 140

DZone

MARCH 21, 2024

NCache Java Edition with distributed cache technique is a powerful tool that helps Java applications run faster, handle more users, and be more reliable. In today's world, where people expect apps to work quickly and without any problems, knowing how to use NCache Java Edition is very important. It's a key piece of technology for both developers and businesses who want to make sure their apps can give users fast access to data and a smooth experience.

Java 319

Java Cache Technology Technology 319

The Netflix TechBlog

MARCH 7, 2024

David J. Berg , Romain Cledat , Kayla Seeley , Shashank Srikanth , Chaoying Wang , Darin Yu Netflix uses data science and machine learning across all facets of the company, powering a wide range of business applications from our internal infrastructure and content demand modeling to media understanding. 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 sc

Systems 232

Systems Media Cache Open Source 232

Scalegrid

MARCH 28, 2024

Choosing between Redis and Memcached hinges on specific application requirements. In this comparison of Redis vs Memcached, we strip away the complexity, focusing on each in-memory data store’s performance, scalability, and unique features. Discover which aligns better with your project’s needs without getting bogged down in technical jargon. Key Takeaways Redis offers complex data structures and additional features for versatile data handling, while Memcached excels in simplicity with a f

Cache 130

Cache Storage Architecture Scalability 130

All Things Distributed

MARCH 13, 2024

An inside look at the Tallaght District Heating Scheme, where Heat Works is using recycled heat from an AWS data center to warm a community in Dublin, Ireland.

AWS 126

AWS 126

Brendan Gregg

MARCH 16, 2024

Sometimes debuggers and profilers are obivously broken, sometimes it's subtle and hard to spot. From my flame graphs page: CPU flame graph (partly broken) (Click for original SVG.) This is pretty common and usually goes unnoticed as the flame graph looks ok at first glance. But there are 15% of samples on the left, above "[unknown]", that are in the wrong place and missing frames.

Java 137

Java Cache Google Hardware 137

DZone

MARCH 11, 2024

Performance tuning in Snowflake is optimizing the configuration and SQL queries to improve the efficiency and speed of data operations. It involves adjusting various settings and writing queries to reduce execution time and resource consumption, ultimately leading to cost savings and enhanced user satisfaction.

Tuning 301

Tuning Performance Speed Efficiency 301

Dynatrace

MARCH 12, 2024

The business process observability challenge Increasingly dynamic business conditions demand business agility; reacting to a supply chain disruption and optimizing order fulfillment are simple but illustrative examples. Business agility requires real-time visibility into process health and performance, measured by business Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) that are shared between business stakeholders and the supporting IT operations teams.

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Processing Monitoring Analytics C++ 262

The Netflix TechBlog

MARCH 4, 2024

Evolving from Rule-based Classifier: Machine Learning Powered Auto Remediation in Netflix Data Platform by Binbing Hou , Stephanie Vezich Tamayo , Xiao Chen , Liang Tian , Troy Ristow , Haoyuan Wang , Snehal Chennuru , Pawan Dixit This is the first of the series of our work at Netflix on leveraging data insights and Machine Learning (ML) to improve the operational automation around the performance and cost efficiency of big data jobs.

Tuning 214

Tuning Efficiency Big Data Engineering 214

Scalegrid

MARCH 22, 2024

Thinking about going multi-cloud? A well-planned multi cloud strategy can seriously upgrade your business’s tech game, making you more agile. Instead of being stuck with one cloud provider (and all its limitations), spreading out across several can make your operations more flexible, keep your services up and running smoothly, and even help you manage your costs better.

Strategy 130

Strategy Cloud Government Innovation 130

InfoQ

MARCH 7, 2024

Uber replaced a legacy architecture built using the WAMP protocol with a new solution that takes advantage of GraphQL subscriptions. The main drivers for creating a new architecture were challenges around reliability, scalability, observability/debugibility, as well as technical debt impeding the team’s ability to maintain the existing solution.

Scalability 128

Scalability Architecture Design Development 128

Brendan Gregg

MARCH 9, 2024

eBPF is a crazy technology – like putting JavaScript into the Linux kernel – and getting it accepted had so far been an untold story of strategy and ingenuity. The eBPF documentary, published late last year, tells this story by interviewing key players from 2014 including myself, and touches on new developments including Windows. (If you are new to eBPF, it is the name of a kernel execution engine that runs a variety of new programs in a performant and safe sandbox in the kernel, lik

Programming 122

Programming Strategy Engineering Technology 122

DZone

MARCH 13, 2024

The cybersecurity landscape necessitates continual adaptation and exploration of novel defensive strategies to counter the evolving threats posed by malicious actors. Machine learning ( ML ) has emerged as a powerful tool for bolstering cybersecurity, offering innovative approaches to anomaly detection, intrusion prevention, and threat identification.

Innovation 298

Innovation Strategy Systems 298

Dynatrace

MARCH 26, 2024

Values are the fabric of who we are, what we stand for as a company, and how we deliver what we promise to ourselves and our stakeholders. Studies show that purpose matters now more than ever to individuals, and core values serve as the key to creating a thriving business environment. Since taking on the role of Chief People Office at Dynatrace in the summer of 2022, my key focus has been developing and continually evolving an outstanding, globally cohesive employee experience to support and str

Innovation 255

Innovation Tuning Strategy Software 255

O'Reilly

MARCH 26, 2024

TL;DR LLMs and other GenAI models can reproduce significant chunks of training data. Specific prompts seem to “unlock” training data. We have many current and future copyright challenges: training may not infringe copyright, but legal doesn’t mean legitimate—we consider the analogy of MegaFace where surveillance models have been trained on photos of minors, for example, without informed consent.

Artificial Intelligence 111

Artificial Intelligence Social Media Google Internet 111

Scalegrid

MARCH 14, 2024

Mastering Hybrid Cloud Strategy Are you looking to leverage the best private and public cloud worlds to propel your business forward? A hybrid cloud strategy could be your answer. This approach allows companies to combine the security and control of private clouds with public clouds’ scalability and innovation potential. This article will explore hybrid cloud benefits and steps to craft a plan that aligns with your unique business challenges.

Strategy 130

Strategy Cloud Artificial Intelligence Infrastructure 130

Percona

MARCH 22, 2024

PostgreSQL configuration file parameters are very important when managing a PostgreSQL database, and this blog post will discuss the importance of backing those files up. The following are the primary configuration files of the PostgreSQL database:postgresql.conf: One of the most important configuration files for the PostgreSQL database is postgresql.conf file.

Database 115

Database 115

Testlodge

MARCH 12, 2024

System testing involves analyzing the behavior and functionality of a fully integrated application. It is the third of the four levels of testing, performed after unit and integration testing but before user acceptance testing. A QA team member will usually do the assessing, or occasionally the task will fall to other team members such as product or project managers.

Systems 90

Systems Testing Open Source Hardware 90

DZone

MARCH 22, 2024

Knowledge graphs are a giant web of information where elements and ideas are linked to show how they are related in the real world. This is beyond databases that just store information. Knowledge graphs also store the connections between information. This makes knowledge graphs very useful in various fields.

Database 290

Database 290

Dynatrace

MARCH 27, 2024

Modern enterprises today use a myriad of enterprise Software-as-a-service (SaaS) applications and productivity suites to run business operations, such as Microsoft 365, Google Workspace, Salesforce, Slack, Zendesk, Zoom, GitHub, and many more. Overseeing SaaS security and monitoring audit logs across multiple SaaS applications is complex, which often involves building and maintaining dedicated integrations for each application that can retrieve audit logs.

AWS 255

AWS Analytics Government Monitoring 255

InfoQ

MARCH 20, 2024

Expedia made flight search faster by up to 52% (page usable time) by applying a range of optimizations to web and mobile applications. To support these improvements, the company improved the observability of its applications. Expedia Flights web application has been migrated to Micro Frontend Architecture (MFA) to allow flexibility, reusability, and better optimization.

Speed 87

Speed Mobile Architecture Tuning 87

Scalegrid

MARCH 11, 2024

ScaleGrid is thrilled to announce the latest updates across our platform, reflecting our commitment to performance, security, and usability. Our recent updates span several versions, introducing key improvements and bug fixes to ensure our clients’ databases run smoother, faster, and more securely. Updates Across the Board Improved Database Resilience and Security Our most recent updates have focused on improving database resilience and security across various platforms.

AWS 130

AWS Storage Virtualization Database 130

Percona

MARCH 12, 2024

PostgreSQL extensions are great! Simply by adding an extension, one transforms what is an otherwise vanilla general-purpose database management system into one capable of processing data requirements in a highly optimized fashion. Some extensions, like pg_repack, simplify and enhance existing features already, while other extensions, such as PostGIS and pgvector, add completely new capabilities.

Database 115

Database Processing Systems Development 115

Speed Curve

MARCH 11, 2024

After years of development and testing, Google has added Interaction to Next Paint (INP) to its trifecta of Core Web Vitals – the performance metrics that are a key ingredient in its search ranking algorithm. INP replaces First Input Delay (FID) as the Vitals responsiveness metric. Not sure what INP means or why it matters? No worries – that's what this post is for. :) What is INP?

Mobile 81

Mobile Google Metrics Monitoring 81

DZone

MARCH 5, 2024

Building scalable systems using microservices architecture is a strategic approach to developing complex applications. Microservices allow teams to deploy and scale parts of their application independently, improving agility and reducing the complexity of updates and scaling. This step-by-step guide outlines the process of creating a microservices-based system, complete with detailed examples. 1.

Strategy 290

Strategy Scalability Architecture Systems 290

Dynatrace

MARCH 6, 2024

As organizations look to expand DevOps maturity, improve operational efficiency, and increase developer velocity, they are embracing platform engineering as a key driver. Indeed, recent research found that 54% of organizations are investing in platforms to enable easier integration of tools and collaboration between teams involved in automation projects.

Engineering 251

Engineering Development DevOps Infrastructure 251

Percona Community

MARCH 3, 2024

If you are just starting out in the world of Kubernetes operators, like me, preparing the environment for their installation should be something we do with not much difficulty. This blog will quickly guide you in setting the minimal environment. Kubernetes operators are invaluable for automating complex database operations, tasks that Kubernetes does not handle directly.

Database 81

Database 81

InfoQ

MARCH 15, 2024

Hashnode created a scalable event-driven architecture (EDA) for composing feed data for thousands of users. The company used serverless services on AWS, including Lambda, Step Functions, EventBridge, and Redis Cache. The solution leverages Step Functions' distributed maps feature that enables high-concurrency processing.

Scalability 76

Scalability AWS Architecture Lambda 76

Percona

MARCH 5, 2024

What makes a great user experience? There are probably as many answers to this question as there are users because we are talking about very subjective and personal feelings and observations.

Database 107

Database Software Software 107

Speed Curve

MARCH 24, 2024

I was inspired by Tim Vereecke's excellent talk on noise-cancelling RUM at PerfNow this past November. In this talk, he highlighted a lot of the 'noise' that comes along with capturing RUM data. Tim's approach was to filter out the noise introduced by really fast response times that can be caused by leveraging the browser cache, prerendering, and other performance optimization techniques.

Performance 69

Performance Cache Metrics Retail 69

DZone

MARCH 5, 2024

Editor's Note: The following is an article written for and published in DZone's 2024 Trend Report, The Modern DevOps Lifecycle: Shifting CI/CD and Application Architectures. Forbes estimates that cloud budgets will break all previous records as businesses will spend over $1 trillion on cloud computing infrastructure in 2024. Since most application releases depend on cloud infrastructure, having good continuous integration and continuous delivery (CI/CD) pipelines and end-to-end observability bec

Availability 288

Availability DevOps Infrastructure Scalability 288

Dynatrace

MARCH 6, 2024

What is IBM i? IBM i, formerly known as iSeries, is an operating system developed by IBM for its line of IBM i Power Systems servers. It is based on the IBM AS/400 system and is known for its reliability, scalability, and security features. IBM i is designed to integrate seamlessly with legacy and modern applications, allowing businesses to run critical workloads and applications.

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Monitoring Infrastructure Metrics Operating System 247