DZone

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

Microsoft Azure is a major cloud computing platform that provides a comprehensive set of services for developing, deploying, and managing applications and infrastructure. Effective logging and monitoring are critical for ensuring the performance, security, and cost-effectiveness of your Azure cloud services. In this post, we will look at the significance of logging and monitoring in Azure, as well as numerous alternatives and best practices for logging and monitoring, as well as popular Azure se

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Dynatrace

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

TISAX ® (Trusted Information Security Assessment Exchange) is a certification standard established by leading German automakers and their top suppliers. TISAX aims to ensure the security of intellectual property and uphold privacy regulations throughout the automotive supply chain. The certification is issued by ENX , a well-known German association, and is globally recognized 1.

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The Netflix TechBlog

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

By Jose Fernandez Today, we are thrilled to announce the release of bpftop , a command-line tool designed to streamline the performance optimization and monitoring of eBPF applications. As Netflix increasingly adopts eBPF [ 1 , 2 ], applying the same rigor to these applications as we do to other managed services is imperative. Striking a balance between eBPF’s benefits and system load is crucial, ensuring it enhances rather than hinders our operational efficiency.

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Alex Russell

FEBRUARY 24, 2024

After weeks of confusion and intentional chaos, Apple's plan to kneecap the web has crept into view, menacing a PWApocalypse as the March 6th compliance deadline approaches for the EU's Digital Markets Act (DMA). The view from Cupertino. The DMA requires Apple to open the iPhone to competing app stores, and and its lopsided proposal for "enabling" them is getting most of the press.

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DZone

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

In the world of cloud computing and event-driven applications, efficiency and flexibility are absolute necessities. A critical component of such an application is message distribution. A proper architecture ensures that there are no bottlenecks in the movement of messages. A smooth flow of messages in an event-driven application is the key to its performance and efficiency.

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Dynatrace

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

BizDevSecOps might sound like a mouthful, but it marks a necessary evolution. As business goals and technology efforts continue to converge, organizations need to ensure teams are performing to their full potential. Business considerations are now part of the security, operations, and development framework. During a session at Dynatrace Perform 2024 , Dynatrace colleagues Kristof Renders, director of innovation services, and Brian Chandler, principal solutions architect, demonstrated four BizD

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Smashing Magazine

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

Reporting Core Web Vitals With The Performance API Reporting Core Web Vitals With The Performance API Geoff Graham 2024-02-27T12:00:00+00:00 2024-02-27T19:35:10+00:00 This article is sponsored by DebugBear There’s quite a buzz in the performance community with the Interaction to Next Paint (INP) metric becoming an official Core Web Vitals (CWV) metric in a few short weeks.

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DZone

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

Understanding the structures within a Relational Database Management System (RDBMS) is critical to optimizing performance and managing data effectively. Here's a breakdown of the concepts with examples. RDBMS Structures 1. Partition Partitioning in an RDBMS is a technique to divide a large database table into smaller, more manageable pieces, called partitions, without changing the application's SQL queries.

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Dynatrace

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

In a digital-first world, site reliability engineers and IT data analysts face numerous challenges with data quality and reliability in their quest for cloud control. Increasingly, organizations seek to address these problems using AI techniques as part of their exploratory data analytics practices. Exploratory data analytics is an analysis method that uses visualizations, including graphs and charts, to help IT teams investigate emerging data trends and circumvent issues, such as unexpected tra

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Percona

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

There is a new controversy in the Linkerd community with reports that many Linkerd users will now need to pay to run the software, and it will only be available under a proprietary license. I do not think this is entirely correct. Here are my thoughts on this topic.

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Speed Curve

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

Image by Freepik On-demand testing has sparked a lot of discussion here at SpeedCurve over the past year. You've always had the ability to manually trigger a round of tests – based on the scheduled tests in your settings – using the 'Test Now' button. But there hasn't been a lot of flexibility to support nuanced use cases, such as. "I just deployed changes to my site and want to check for any regressions.

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DZone

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

In the vibrant world of microservices and event-driven architectures, messaging queues have emerged as a critical component, enabling asynchronous communication, decoupling systems, and unlocking scalability. However, with a vibrant landscape of options, choosing the optimal queue can feel like navigating a complex maze. This guide empowers you to confidently make informed decisions by delving into key factors, popular choices, and tailored considerations for diverse use cases.

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Dynatrace

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

In the previous blog post of this series , we discussed the crucial role of Dynatrace as an orchestrator that steps in to stop the testing phase in case of any errors. Additionally, Dynatrace equips SREs and application teams with valuable insights powered by Davis ® AI. In this blog post of the series, we will explore the use of Site Reliability Guardian (SRG) in more detail.

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Percona

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

Join our Beta program to have a say in the development of Percona Everest and help us drive its progress!We are excited to unveil the Beta release of Percona Everest, an innovative open source cloud-native database platform built upon the robust Percona Operators.

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InfoQ

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

Billy Lynch, Zack Newman discuss the architecture and internals of Sigstore and keyless signing, along with the security considerations that drove the design.

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DZone

MARCH 1, 2024

Recent AI advancements in API technology involve enhancing natural language processing capabilities, improving algorithmic decision-making through reinforcement learning, and expanding AI integration across diverse sectors like healthcare, finance, and e-commerce to create more intelligent, adaptable, and tailored API solutions. Key Trends and Advancements AutoML for APIs AutoML (Automated Machine Learning) tools are increasingly being used to automate the development of machine learning models

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Dynatrace

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

In today’s complex digital landscape, organizations need to be able to scale and innovate in order to compete. The collaborative partner innovation showcased between Dynatrace and its strategic partnerships is a critical piece of enabling growth for our customers. While the curtains have fallen on Perform 2024 , the Dynatrace annual user conference, the commitment and collaborative nature of our partner relationships is consistently being demonstrated.

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HammerDB

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

HammerDB v4.10 adds performance enhancements for the SQL Server TPROC-H workload in the form of partitioning for the orders and lineitem tables as well as the option to create advanced statistics. Enabling Partitioning and Advanced Statistics These can be selected with a checkbox in the GUI. or the following options being set to true in the CLI. mssqls_tpch_partition_orders_and_lineitems = true mssqls_tpch_advanced_stats = true Benefits of Partitioning and Advanced Statistics When partitioning i

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The Agile Manager

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

As I mentioned last month, many years ago I was toying around with a governance maturity model. Hold your groans, please. Turns out there are such things. I’m sure they’re valuable. I’m equally sure we don’t need another. But as I wrote last month there seemed to be something in my scribbles. Over time, I’ve come to recognize it not as maturity, but more as different patterns of bad governance.

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DZone

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

Mainframe architecture refers to the design and structure of a mainframe computer system, which is a powerful and reliable computing platform used for large-scale data processing, transaction processing, and enterprise applications. Some of the key components and characteristics of mainframe architecture: Central Processing Unit (CPU) Mainframes typically feature multiple high-performance CPUs capable of executing complex instructions and handling large workloads simultaneously.

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Dynatrace

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

We have released Dynatrace version 1.286. To learn what’s new, have a look at the release notes. The post Dynatrace SaaS release notes version 1.286 appeared first on Dynatrace news.

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HammerDB

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

The HammerDB TPROC-C and TPROC-H workloads are derived from the TPC-C and TPC-H workloads respectively. Although the HammerDB workloads are not identical to TPC-C and TPC-H it is still important that the workloads implemented maintain the same data consistency as the official workloads. For this reason HammerDB has implemented the data consistency checks for TPC-C and TPC-H to be run against all databases.

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VoltDB

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

Imagine the digital world as a bustling highway, where data packets are vehicles racing to their destinations. In this fast-paced ecosystem, two vital elements determine the efficiency of this traffic: latency and throughput. Let’s unravel the mystery behind these terms and examine their significance in our everyday online experiences. LATENCY: THE WAITING GAME Latency is like the time you spend waiting in line at your local coffee shop.

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DZone

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

Digital security has become a significant worry for organizations of different sizes in today's fast-paced world. With the rate at which digital threats continue to develop, enhancing security measures is very important to protect vulnerable data and infrastructure. This defense is referred to as penetration testing. Ethical hacking recognizes susceptibilities within the digital framework, making use of cybersecurity drills and offering practical knowledge that strengthens cyber defense.

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Dynatrace

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

The 4th Industrial Revolution is not slowing down. In fact, it’s only getting faster and more complicated. Digital transformation – which is necessary for organizations to stay competitive – and the adoption of machine learning, artificial intelligence, IoT, and cloud is completely changing the way organizations work. However, with digital transformation comes new challenges for teams – especially CIOs – at an unprecedented pace.

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HammerDB

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

Many of the HammerDB TPROC-C workloads have included features to prevent the database doing maintenance tasks for the previous run whilst another run is taking place. This is particularly important when running automated workloads back-back to generate a performance profile for a progressively increasing number of virtual users. An example of this is the “Checkpoint when complete” option for Oracle which will flush all dirty/modified data blocks in the in-memory buffer cache to disk

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DZone

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

Amazon Web Services (AWS) is a popular cloud platform that provides a variety of services for developing, deploying, and managing applications. It is critical to develop good logging and monitoring practices while running workloads on AWS to ensure the health, security, and performance of your cloud-based infrastructure. In this post, we will look at the significance of logging and monitoring in AWS, as well as the many alternatives and best practices for logging and monitoring, as well as promi

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Dynatrace

MARCH 1, 2024

Companies face mounting pressure to digitally transform and deliver seamless cross-channel experiences. These experiences are critical not only for attracting new prospects and driving satisfaction but also for providing more value to customers and enabling business growth. Adobe Experience Manager empowers businesses to optimize and deliver engaging experiences across websites, mobile apps, and other touchpoints.

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DZone

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

Embedded systems have become an integral part of our daily lives, from smartphones and home appliances to medical devices and industrial machinery. These systems are designed to perform specific tasks efficiently, often in real-time, without the complexities of a general-purpose computer. Real-time operating systems ( RTOS ) play a crucial role in ensuring the reliability and predictability of embedded systems.

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Dynatrace

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

Through containers developed within VA Platform One (VAPO), the development team at the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is packaging application code along with its libraries and dependencies within an executable software unit. The containers can run anywhere, whether a private data center, the public cloud or a developer’s own computing devices.

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Dynatrace

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

As digital transformation continues to redefine how the government does business, cloud migrations and artificial intelligence (AI) are playing increasingly indispensable roles. But greater adoption invites greater risks. In a recent Tech Transforms podcast episode, we discussed government digital transformation and AI in government. Specifically, we considered how to strike the right balance between embracing these advancements and safeguarding systems, data, and users.

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DZone

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

Caching is a critical technique for optimizing application performance by temporarily storing frequently accessed data, allowing for faster retrieval during subsequent requests. Multi-layered caching involves using multiple levels of cache to store and retrieve data. Leveraging this hierarchical structure can significantly reduce latency and improve overall performance.

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DZone

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

Statelessness in RESTful applications poses challenges and opportunities, influencing how we manage fundamental security aspects such as authentication and authorization. This blog aims to delve into this topic, explore its impact, and offer insights into the best practices for handling stateless REST applications. Understanding Statelessness in REST REST , or REpresentational State Transfer, is an architectural style that defines a set of constraints for creating web services.

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Dynatrace

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

OneAgent release notes ActiveGate release notes The post OneAgent release notes version 1.285 appeared first on Dynatrace news.

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DZone

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

Nowadays, Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) has emerged as one of the main actors in modern and fast-paced industries. It is usually the point where the requirement for flawless software delivery intersects with the demand for reliability, striking this delicate balance. This is not just a role. It is a planned position for the health of the system while intentionally alleviating the financial drawbacks linked with downtime.

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