Sat.Sep 28, 2024 - Fri.Oct 04, 2024

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A Comprehensive Guide to Database Sharding: Building Scalable Systems

DZone

In this article, we’ll dive deep into the concept of database sharding, a critical technique for scaling databases to handle large volumes of data and high levels of traffic. Here’s what you can expect to learn: What is Sharding?: We’ll start by defining what sharding is and why it’s essential for modern, high-performance databases. You’ll understand how sharding can help overcome the limitations of traditional database scaling methods.

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Analyze OpenTelemetry traces and log data at scale: Accelerate troubleshooting and optimize application performance

Dynatrace

Considering the latest State of Observability 2024 report, it’s evident that multicloud environments not only come with an explosion of data beyond humans’ ability to manage it. It’s increasingly difficult to ingest, manage, store, and sort through this amount of data. According to 85% of tech leaders, organizations also see a substantial rise in complexity caused by increased tool volume.

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The Ultimate Contract Templates for Tech Consultants: Protect Your Business and Get Paid

CSS Wizardry

As a tech consultant , having airtight contracts isn’t just about the paperwork—it’s about protecting your business and ensuring you get paid on time. I’ve developed a Contracts Starter Pack specifically for tech consultants to address common challenges, such as securing intellectual property, managing payment terms, and avoiding scope creep. Why You Need Contract Templates as a Tech Consultant In the fast-paced world of tech consulting—especially where shorter, more tactical engagement are conc

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Percona Backup for MongoDB and Disk Snapshots in Google Cloud Platform

Percona

Percona Backup for MongoDB (PBM) supports snapshot-based physical backups. This is made possible by the backup cursor functionality present in Percona Server for MongoDB.

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Maximizing Cloud Network Security With Next-Generation Firewalls (NGFWs): Key Strategies for Performance and Protection

DZone

As cloud networks continue to expand, security concerns become increasingly complex, making it critical to ensure robust protection without sacrificing performance. One key solution organizations use to achieve this balance is the deployment of Next-Generation Firewalls (NGFWs), which play an essential role in securing cloud environments. These advanced firewalls are integral to cloud security strategies, combining multiple layers of defense with optimized performance to tackle evolving threats.

Network 278
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Performance Hero: Sia Karamalegos

Speed Curve

Sia Karamalegos is a web performance diva we've come to know through her many articles, workshops, conference talks, and her stint as an MC at performance.now() last year – not to mention her role in speeding up a pretty big slice of the internet! Sia is kind, funny, smart as heck, and always down to talk web performance (especially if you have a Shopify site).

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Top 9 WordPress AI Plugins for Content Creation and Chatbots in 2024

Official Blog - World Web Technology

In 2024, artificial intelligence (AI) will reform how businesses create content and involve more audiences. When you use AI plugins for content creation and chatbots for WordPress users, the website functionality and user experience can significantly improve. AI-powered WordPress plugins have become necessary for business sectors that wish to stay ahead in this competitive marketplace.

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Kubernetes Observability: Lessons Learned From Running Kubernetes in Production

DZone

Editor's Note: The following is an article written for and published in DZone's 2024 Trend Report, Kubernetes in the Enterprise: Once Decade-Defining, Now Forging a Future in the SDLC. In recent years, observability has re-emerged as a critical aspect of DevOps and software engineering in general, driven by the growing complexity and scale of modern, cloud-native applications.

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Distributed Aggregation Protocol (DAP) Primer

Abhishek Tiwari

In last post we covered, Privacy Preserving Measurement (PPM) and covered how Distributed Aggregation Protocol (DAP) works. Today, we'll explore how to implement a simplified version of the using Python with Prio3 as our Verifiable Distributed Aggregation Function (VDAF).

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It isn’t “return to office.” It’s “malicious destruction of trust.”

The Agile Manager

Return-to-office mandates continue to trickle in, and every now and again a prominent employer makes a headline-grabbing decision that all employees must be back in office. The news articles focus on the obvious impact of RTO mandates: the threat to dual income families successfully managing school and daycare with career-advancing employment; loss of quality of life to nonproductive commute time.

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Don’t just react: How executives can predict and prevent outages to maximize availability

Dynatrace

I’ve seen firsthand the sleepless nights and high-stress environments that come with keeping digital services up and running in production. The stakes are high, and the pressure to deliver fast while maintaining uptime and preventing outages is relentless. With Dynatrace, executives can now benefit from predicting and preventing issues before customers are impacted and reducing the need to react.

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Java 23: What Developers Need To Know

DZone

As Java implements its 23rd major release on September 17, 2024, developers are in for a treat with many new features and improvements. Oracle's latest release promises to make development more efficient and enjoyable while enhancing the platform's performance, stability, and security. Let's dive into the key aspects developers should be excited about in Java 23.

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Privacy Preserving Measurement

Abhishek Tiwari

In 1982, Andrew Yao proposed the Millionaire Problem which discusses how two millionaires can learn who is richest one without disclosing their actual wealth.

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WordPress Multisite: Comprehensive Activation & Management Guide (2024)

Official Blog - World Web Technology

Are you in search of a platform that helps you create awe-inspiring websites? WordPress is the best choice for entrepreneurs and enterprises who need flexibility, high-end customization features, and ease of use in their projects. WordPress Multisite can be an excellent solution for organizations with multiple websites. We’ll discuss WordPress Multisite, including how to activate and manage this WP feature efficiently and effectively.

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Observability throughout the software development lifecycle increases delivery performance

Dynatrace

Today, development teams suffer from a lack of automation for time-consuming tasks, the absence of standardization due to an overabundance of tool options, and insufficiently mature DevSecOps processes. This leads to frustrating bottlenecks for developers attempting to build and deliver software. For multinational enterprises, the cost of all that toil, complexity, and frustration multiplies exponentially due to the size of those organizations.

Software 210
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Using AWS WAF Efficiently To Secure Your CDN, Load Balancers, and API Servers

DZone

The introduction of software has made remarkable changes to how business is conducted. "Back then," people would meet in person, and most companies used manual methods, which were not scalable. Software has changed the game, and web applications are essential for a business's success. Software is how customers interact with businesses, share their data, and receive goods and services.

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A Hands-On Guide to OpenTelemetry: Linking Metrics to Traces With Exemplars, Part 2

DZone

Are you ready to start your journey on the road to collecting telemetry data from your applications? Great observability begins with great instrumentation! In this series, you'll explore how to adopt OpenTelemetry (OTel) and how to instrument an application to collect tracing telemetry. You'll learn how to leverage out-of-the-box automatic instrumentation tools and understand when it's necessary to explore more advanced manual instrumentation for your applications.

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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. How Does Network Sniffing Work?

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Unlock the power of contextual log analytics

Dynatrace

Dynatrace enables various teams, such as developers, threat hunters, business analysts, and DevOps, to effortlessly consume advanced log insights within a single platform. Dynatrace Grail™ and Davis ® AI act as the foundation, eliminating the need for manual log correlation or analysis while enabling you to take proactive action. Dynatrace unified observability and security help enterprises, like our customer, BMO, save time and money , fostering collaboration across business, development, and o

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AIOps strategy unlocks new possibilities for automation, customer satisfaction

Dynatrace

From managing complex IT environments to ensuring seamless customer experiences, the demands on IT departments have never been greater. To manage these complexities, organizations are turning to AIOps, an approach to IT operations that uses artificial intelligence (AI) to optimize operations, streamline processes, and deliver efficiency. One Dynatrace customer, TD Bank, placed Dynatrace at the center of its AIOps strategy to deliver seamless user experiences.

Strategy 165
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Simplicity meets power: Introducing the all-new Dynatrace Logs app

Dynatrace

The new Dynatrace Logs app, fully powered by Grail™ data lakehouse, significantly enhances the experience for novice and seasoned users. Logs delivers unparalleled simplicity with powerful, sharable views and insights to address these needs. Figure 1. The menu bar of the new Logs app provides simple click-to-filter options. You can select single log lines to surface more insights in the details pane and further click-to-filter options.

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Geo-Location Redirects With AWS CloudFront

DZone

In the age of global digital services, geo-location-based content is critical for improving user experience and engagement, especially if you implement any shops or subscription services that should be adopted by the local market. AWS CloudFront is one of the most widely used content delivery network (CDN) systems. It includes certain necessary features to implement geo-location-based redirection out of the box, but not in a single click.

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Simplify complex cloud-native environments with AI-driven observability

Dynatrace

The complexity of modern cloud-native environments is ever-increasing. The latest State of Observability 2024 report shows that 86% of interviewed technology leaders see an explosion of data beyond humans’ ability to manage it. On average, organizations have twelve different platforms and services embedded in their multicloud environments. To avoid drowning in data, it’s critical to ensure that collected data is presented as data on glass in a single place and in context.

Cloud 252