The Netflix TechBlog

APRIL 29, 2019

Content is placed on the network of servers in the Open Connect CDN as close to the end user as possible, improving the streaming experience for our customers and reducing costs for both Netflix and our Internet Service Provider (ISP) partners.

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All Things Distributed

MARCH 11, 2015

Cloud computing is enabling amazing new innovations both in consumer and enterprise products, as it became the new normal for organizations of all sizes. AWS is enabling innovations in areas such as healthcare, automotive, life sciences, retail, media, energy, robotics that it is mind boggling and humbling.

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All Things Distributed

APRIL 4, 2017

After finding it cost prohibitive to use colocation centers in local markets where their users are based, iZettle decided to give up hardware. Icelandic low-cost airline carrier WOW air is using AWS for its Internet-facing IT infrastructure, including its booking engine, development platforms, and web servers.

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All Things Distributed

NOVEMBER 15, 2010

Today Amazon Web Services takes another step on the continuous innovation path by announcing a new Amazon EC2 instance type: The Cluster GPU Instance. We believe that making these GPU resources available for everyone to use at low cost will drive new innovation in the application of highly parallel programming models. Comments ().

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All Things Distributed

JANUARY 18, 2012

a Fast and Scalable NoSQL Database Service Designed for Internet Scale Applications. Today is a very exciting day as we release Amazon DynamoDB , a fast, highly reliable and cost-effective NoSQL database service designed for internet scale applications. By Werner Vogels on 18 January 2012 07:00 AM. Comments (). Contact Info.

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All Things Distributed

MAY 8, 2012

s world of Internet services has become incredibly diverse. Managing databases has been a stumbling block for many of our customers, shifting their time away from developing innovative applications to the â??muckâ?? pricing starts at $0.035/hour and is inclusive of SQL Server software, hardware, and Amazon RDS management capabilities.

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All Things Distributed

OCTOBER 8, 2014

Let’s now look at the history behind the service and the context for new innovations that make me think that. JSON has become the accepted medium for interchange between numerous Internet services. NoSQL and Scale. NoSQL and Flexibility: Document Model. JSON-style document model enables customers to build services that are schema-less.

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The Morning Paper

OCTOBER 4, 2020

We are standing on the eve of the 5G era… 5G, as a monumental shift in cellular communication technology, holds tremendous potential for spurring innovations across many vertical industries, with its promised multi-Gbps speed, sub-10 ms low latency, and massive connectivity. SIGCOMM’20. Some of these problems (e.g.

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Percona

JUNE 22, 2023

Defining high availability In general terms, high availability refers to the continuous operation of a system with little to no interruption to end users in the event of hardware or software failures, power outages, or other disruptions. Database downtime can hurt or doom any company with anything to do with the internet.

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Adrian Cockcroft

JUNE 2, 2023

My talk was on Innovation and Tipping Points, the first half was based on some content I’ve given before on how to get out of the way of innovation by speeding up time to value or idea to implementation. You need to be able to innovate fast enough to pivot or reinvent your business model and leverage the change.

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All Things Distributed

NOVEMBER 30, 2016

Today, I want to focus on helping app developers who have chosen to develop their apps on AWS and have in the past developed some of the seminal apps of our times on AWS, such as Netflix, AirBnB, or Pinterest or created internet connected devices powered by AWS such as Alexa and Dropcam.

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O'Reilly

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

That pricing won’t be sustainable, particularly as hardware shortages drive up the cost of building infrastructure. We can’t tally and tabulate all the responses, but it’s clear that there’s no shortage of creativity and innovation. How will AI adopters react when the cost of renting infrastructure from AWS, Microsoft, or Google rises?

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Alex Russell

SEPTEMBER 20, 2020

Pre-publication gates were valuable when better answers weren't available, but commentators should update their priors to account for hardware and software progress of the past 13 years. The idea that preventing browser innovation is pro-user is particularly risible, leading to entirely avoidable catch-22 scenarios for developers and users.

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The Agile Manager

JANUARY 22, 2010

Each sought to develop and sponsor a library of applications and add-ons so they could sell hardware. And while they lost control of that which they had created, IBM had strong hardware sales, while Apple was for many years relegated to being a provider in niche markets such as education and desktop publishing. Fast forward 30 years.

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Testsigma

JANUARY 30, 2021

With the rapidly increasing use of smartphones and ease of access to the internet across the globe, testing has spread across vast platforms. For example, if you are using internet banking via a Mobile Web application, it will not allow you to save cards or mark any transaction as favourite. What are Mobile Web Applications?

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All Things Distributed

DECEMBER 20, 2017

Developments like cloud computing, the internet of things, artificial intelligence, and machine learning are proving that IT has (again) become a strategic business driver. Companies that want to become successful and innovative digital players need to get better at building software solutions.We

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The Agile Manager

APRIL 30, 2020

Regardless how bad it gets, there is a candle of hope perpetually burning in the expectation is that free human societies are resilient and will respond and innovate in the face of challenge and will ultimately be more productive and more effective on the other side.

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Testsigma

FEBRUARY 12, 2021

We have software that communicates with different components, such as APIs, databases, and hardware, and data flows in real-time across many connected devices in the IoT environment (internet of things). With this in mind, certain parts of your application may require a lot of time for manual checking.

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High Scalability

SEPTEMBER 14, 2018

Uniting multidisciplinary teams of researchers and educators from 17 universities, IRIS-HEP will receive $5 million a year for five years from the NSF with a focus on producing innovative software and training the next generation of users. Catastrophe is always just around the corner. So many more quotes. Keep reading for No mo FOMO.

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Adrian Cockcroft

JUNE 21, 2022

I really enjoyed the variety of working with several different customers every day, on different problems, and being part of an extremely innovative and fast growing company. We had specializations in hardware, operating systems, databases, graphics, etc.

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Smashing Magazine

OCTOBER 11, 2022

The internet accounts for an estimated 3–4% of global emissions — equivalent to some countries. The carbon emissions of the internet are roughly equivalent to those generated by the entire aviation industry, or the whole of Africa. Hardware And E-Waste. Image credit: BBC.com ) ( Large preview ).

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Adrian Cockcroft

NOVEMBER 18, 2024

Paul Reed, Clean Energy & Sustainability, AWS Solutions, Amazon Web Services SUS101 | Advancing sustainable AWS infrastructure to power AI solutions In this session, learn how AWS is committed to innovating with data center efficiency and lowering its carbon footprint to build a more sustainable business.

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