CSS Wizardry

JULY 23, 2023

Google’s Core Web Vitals initiative was launched in May of 2020 and, since then, its role in Search has morphed and evolved as roll-outs have been made and feedback has been received. However, to this day, messaging from Google can seem somewhat unclear and, in places, even contradictory. In this post, I am going to distil everything that you actually need to know using fully referenced and cited Google sources.

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Engineering Google Speed Mobile 246

DZone

JULY 25, 2023

This is an article from DZone's 2023 Development at Scale Trend Report. For more: Read the Report Back in 1986, I relocated to Boulder, CO, to work for my uncle's start-up company. When we arrived at the office that first day, he helped me to a nearby desk supporting a Compaq Portable computer. On top of the system was a book focused on using dBase II.

Scalability 245

Scalability Cloud Systems Development 245

Dynatrace

JULY 25, 2023

Hypermodal AI, which combines predictive AI, causal AI, and generative AI, boosts productivity across operations, security, development, and business teams. This expansion of Davis AI complements the proven Dynatrace predictive AI model (for example, forecasting and anomalies) and our causal AI model (for example, determination of a problem’s root cause, security risks, user impact, and steering automation), which are at the core of the Dynatrace platform.

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Best Practices Analytics Metrics Code 240

All Things Distributed

JULY 27, 2023

Three distinct perspectives on scale that come along with building and operating a storage system the size of S3.

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Storage Systems 143

O'Reilly

JULY 25, 2023

If you’re reading this, chances are you’ve played around with using AI tools like ChatGPT or GitHub Copilot to write code for you. Or even if you haven’t yet, then you’ve at least heard about these tools in your newsfeed over the past year. So far I’ve read a gazillion blog posts about people’s experiences with these AI coding assistance tools. These posts often recount someone trying ChatGPT or Copilot for the first time with a few simple prompts, seeing how it does for some small self-containe

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Programming Code Design Benchmarking 98

DZone

JULY 24, 2023

In today's digital age, managing inventory efficiently and accurately is a challenge that many businesses face. The use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) can greatly enhance the effectiveness of inventory management systems, helping to forecast demand, optimize stock levels, and reduce waste. Let's delve into the details and illustrate with practical examples.

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Dynatrace

JULY 24, 2023

In the world of DevOps and SRE, DevOps automation answers the undeniable need for efficiency and scalability. Though the industry champions observability as a vital component, it’s become clear that teams need more than data on dashboards to overcome persistent DevOps challenges. DevOps teams need automation that goes beyond passive observations.

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Addy Osmani

JULY 28, 2023

Complex systems are inherently multifaceted and intricate. They are often not intentionally designed to be understood in an instant. This stands true for both naturally occurring systems like ecosystems and human-designed systems like advanced software or machinery. These systems are a mixture of several components, each having its unique properties and roles.

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Systems Design Software Software 76

DZone

JULY 24, 2023

OpenTelemetry (OTel) is an open-source standard used in the collection, instrumentation, and export of telemetry data from distributed systems. As a framework widely adopted by SRE teams and security teams, OTel is more than just one nice-to-have tool among many; it is critical. In this post, we’ll explore the role that OTel plays in system security.

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Systems Open Source 130

Dynatrace

JULY 24, 2023

Today’s organizations need to solve increasingly complex human problems, making advancements in artificial intelligence (AI) more important than ever. Conventional data science approaches and analytics platforms can predict the correlation between an event and possible sources. But they often fall short when it comes to understanding why an event occurred.

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Artificial Intelligence Analytics Network Metrics 226

Percona

JULY 27, 2023

This is a Quick Peek at what Oracle delivered with MySQL 8.0.34 and 8.1.0 on July 17th, 2023. MySQL previously released software quarterly as part of a continuous delivery system where new features were made available. Many people loved access to the new features even if they could be risky, but others wanted stability and bug fixes only. Now there is a long-term support (LTS) version for the more conservative and the risk-averse folk that will have a roughly two-year lifespan between major rele

Servers 85

Servers Open Source Cache Tuning 85

Addy Osmani

JULY 22, 2023

A well-conducted code review is an opportunity for both the author and the reviewer to learn, share knowledge, and contribute to the overall quality of the software. They are our shared journey towards excellence. The following guidelines may help both authors and reviewers carry out this task more efficiently and constructively.

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Official Blog - World Web Technology

JULY 24, 2023

Design has been one of the pillars in today’s market. A lot of companies utilize great design to create amazing products like websites, software, and applications. Some are using it to create eye-catching campaigns and marketing collaterals. Regardless of its use, it is crucial to partner with a design agency that can turn your ideas into realities.

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Design Technology Technology Mobile 52

Dynatrace

JULY 24, 2023

Session replay is a valuable tool for enabling teams to understand user experience. But session replay privacy and concern about privacy controls have become a barrier to adopting it for many who want to take advantage of its benefits. Session replay is a real user monitoring technology that creates video-like recordings — or snapshots — of how users navigate and interact with a company’s website or mobile application.

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Analytics Website Mobile Traffic 202

Percona

JULY 26, 2023

MongoDB is a non-relational document database that provides support for JSON-like storage. It provides a flexible data model allowing you to easily store unstructured data. First released in 2009, it is the most used NoSQL database and has been downloaded more than 325 million times. MongoDB is popular with developers as it is easy to get started with.

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Database Servers Storage Strategy 82

The Polyglot Developer

JULY 23, 2023

So you need to build an application that will scale with demand and a database to scale with it? It might make sense to explore serverless functions, like those offered by AWS Lambda, and a cloud database like MongoDB Atlas. Serverless functions are great because you can implement very specific logic in the form of a function and the infrastructure will scale automatically to meet the demand of your users.

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Lambda Serverless Java AWS 52

Abhishek Tiwari

JULY 22, 2023

In the fast-paced world of software development, the ability to deploy applications quickly and efficiently is crucial for organizations. Agile methodologies and continuous integration/continuous deployment (CI/CD) pipelines have become the norm, enabling rapid release cycles and frequent updates. However, amidst the drive for speed, ensuring policy compliance is often overlooked, leading to potential security vulnerabilities and compliance risks.

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AWS Best Practices Infrastructure Traffic 52

Tim Kadlec

JULY 26, 2023

Yesterday, I opened up perfwork.com —a job board targeted at web performance enthusiasts—to the public. I get a fair amount of folks asking me if I know of any companies hiring for roles that involve web performance work. I also get a fair amount of companies who contact me asking me if I know of anyone they can bring on board for roles that require some level of performance knowledge.

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Percona

JULY 25, 2023

When it comes to backups, there are several options for saving backup files. You can choose to save them locally on the same server, stream them to different servers, or store them in object storage. Percona XtraBackup facilitates streaming through the use of an auxiliary tool called xbcloud. STDOUT Datasink This diagram displays the process of streaming a backup to object storage utilizing the current STDOUT datasink: XtraBackup spawns multiple copy threads.

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Storage Speed Open Source Servers 80

Percona

JULY 24, 2023

In the previous minor release, Percona Backup for MongoDB 2.1.0 (PBM) introduced a GA version of incremental physical backups , which can greatly impact both the recovery time and the cost of backup (considering storage and data transfer cost). Back then, we already knew that our customers needed to back up: More data Faster Using existing tools During all conversations we’ve had with our Community, customers, and prospects, we’ve noticed how popular the usage of snapshot tools is.

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Availability Open Source Strategy Storage 78

Percona

JULY 24, 2023

Percona is a leading provider of unbiased, performance-first, open source database solutions that allow organizations to easily, securely, and affordably maintain business agility, minimize risks, and stay competitive, free from vendor lock-in. Percona software is designed for peak performance, uncompromised security, limitless scalability, and disaster-proofed availability.

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Open Source Scalability Database Monitoring 75

Percona

JULY 27, 2023

On July 18th, Oracle released its first pair of MySQL LTS and Innovation releases. ( For more, check out A Quick Peek at MySQL 8.0.34 and MySQL 8.1.0.) These releases were announced several months ago and gradually detailed closer to the release date. Today, we know from Oracle’s official blog post what to expect, as well as what the cadence and scope of the upcoming releases will be.

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