The Netflix TechBlog

FEBRUARY 3, 2021

By Paul Bakker and Kavitha Srinivasan , Images by David Simmer , Edited by Greg Burrell Netflix has developed a Domain Graph Service (DGS) framework and it is now open source. This was an important design choice that made it possible to open source most of the framework without impacting our internal teams.

Open Source 246

Open Source Java Architecture Metrics 246

Dynatrace

MARCH 15, 2024

Getting insights into the health and disruptions of your networking or infrastructure is fundamental to enterprise observability. Even for a supported component, delivering logs from applications and infrastructure to DevSecBizOps workflows requires significant manual configuration.

Open Source 246

Open Source Infrastructure Network Government 246

The Netflix TechBlog

OCTOBER 23, 2019

Jeremy Smith , Jonathan Indig , Faisal Siddiqi We are pleased to announce the open-source launch of Polynote : a new, polyglot notebook with first-class Scala support, Apache Spark integration, multi-language interoperability including Scala, Python, and SQL, as-you-type autocomplete, and more.

Open Source 234

Open Source Code Website Availability 234

Dynatrace

OCTOBER 15, 2021

These are just a few of the open-source technologies you may encounter as you research observability solutions for managing complex multicloud IT environments and the services that run on them. Of these open-source observability tools, one stands out. Source: OpenTelemetry Documentation. Dynatrace news.

Open Source 246

Open Source Metrics Cloud Transportation 246

DZone

JULY 25, 2024

Veeramachaneni discusses how OTel is standardizing telemetry data and inspiring new open-source data collectors and workflows that bridge the gap between application and infrastructure monitoring.

Infrastructure 262

Infrastructure Open Source Innovation Metrics 262

Alex Podelko

SEPTEMBER 8, 2020

Some time ago Federico Toledo published Performance Testing with Open Source Tools- Busting The Myths. Otherwise we wouldn’t see so many commercial tools built on the top of open source including BlazeMeter (it is ironic that the article is posted on the BlazeMeter site), Flood, and OctoPerf.

Open Source 223

Open Source Performance Testing Testing Performance 223

Dynatrace

JUNE 28, 2021

Infrastructure monitoring is the process of collecting critical data about your IT environment, including information about availability, performance and resource efficiency. Many organizations respond by adding a proliferation of infrastructure monitoring tools, which in many cases, just adds to the noise. Dynatrace news.

Infrastructure 257

Infrastructure Monitoring Artificial Intelligence Open Source 257

High Scalability

JUNE 27, 2019

Ready to transition from a commercial database to open source, and want to know which databases are most popular in 2019? Wondering whether an on-premise vs. public cloud vs. hybrid cloud infrastructure is best for your database strategy?

Open Source 196

Open Source Database Cloud Strategy 196

Dynatrace

MARCH 5, 2025

This blog post explains how Dynatrace simplifies log ingestion, whether youre onboarding logs from your infrastructure using OneAgent, cloud services using log forwarding, or driving open-source standardization leveraging OpenTelemetry (OTel), Fluent Bit, or any other API-based ingestion methods.

Open Source 211

Open Source IoT Cloud Azure 211

The Netflix TechBlog

OCTOBER 19, 2020

Now let’s look at how we designed the tracing infrastructure that powers Edgar. This insight led us to build Edgar: a distributed tracing infrastructure and user experience. Our tactical approach was to use Netflix-specific libraries for collecting traces from Java-based streaming services until open source tracer libraries matured.

Infrastructure 237

Infrastructure Transportation Storage Open Source 237

Dynatrace

OCTOBER 13, 2021

Protecting IT infrastructure, applications, and data requires that you understand security weaknesses attackers can exploit. NMAP is an example of a well-known open-source network scanner. This is done by scanning targets such as application code, network infrastructure, or virtual machines. Dynatrace news.

Infrastructure 243

Infrastructure Open Source Virtualization Operating System 243

Dynatrace

SEPTEMBER 18, 2020

Sure, cloud infrastructure requires comprehensive performance visibility, as Dynatrace provides , but the services that leverage cloud infrastructures also require close attention. Extend infrastructure observability to WSO2 API Manager. Cloud-based application architectures commonly leverage microservices.

Infrastructure 263

Infrastructure Latency Metrics Cloud 263

Dynatrace

NOVEMBER 22, 2022

For organizations running their own on-premises infrastructure, these costs can be prohibitive. Cloud service providers, such as Amazon Web Services (AWS) , can offer infrastructure with five-nines availability by deploying in multiple availability zones and replicating data between regions. What is always-on infrastructure?

Infrastructure 246

Infrastructure Availability Systems Retail 246

Dynatrace

JULY 21, 2020

In those cases, what should you do if you want to be proactive and ensure that your infrastructure is always up and running? Are you looking to monitor your infrastructure using one of our ready-made extensions, or would you like to draw on our experience and create your own synthetic monitors? Third-party synthetic monitors.

Infrastructure 213

Infrastructure Monitoring Open Source Traffic 213

Percona

APRIL 28, 2023

We are a company of open source proponents. We’re also dedicated and active participants in the global open source community. Both open source and proprietary options have advantages. With open source database software , anyone in the general public can access the source code, read it, and modify it.

Open Source 135

Open Source Database Software Software 135

Dynatrace

JANUARY 16, 2023

Findings provide insights into Kubernetes practitioners’ infrastructure preferences and how they use advanced Kubernetes platform technologies. Kubernetes infrastructure models differ between cloud and on-premises. Open-source software drives a vibrant Kubernetes ecosystem. Kubernetes moved to the cloud in 2022.

Open Source 358

Open Source Java Operating System Programming 358

Dynatrace

MARCH 13, 2025

OpenTelemetry Astronomy Shop is a demo application created by the OpenTelemetry community to showcase the features and capabilities of the popular open-source OpenTelemetry observability standard. Many companies are interested in experimenting with OpenTelemetry but have struggled with the lack of a good reference implementation.

Open Source 147

Open Source Metrics Architecture Infrastructure 147

Dynatrace

MARCH 17, 2025

How to achieve sustainable IT practices Use observability tools The first step in driving improvements is to obtain a comprehensive view of your IT infrastructure’s climate impact. Because energy consumption drives infrastructure costs, cost optimization and sustainability goals align. The time to act is now.

Software Engineering 147

Software Engineering Engineering Software Software 147

Dynatrace

NOVEMBER 11, 2024

Kubernetes is a widely used open source system for container orchestration. By gaining insights into how your Kubernetes workloads utilize computing and memory resources, you can make informed decisions about how to size and plan your infrastructure, leading to reduced costs.

Efficiency 263

Efficiency Best Practices Monitoring Cloud 263

DZone

APRIL 13, 2022

Image Source. As Kubernetes becomes a basic infrastructure for many organizations, performance tuning for Kubernetes clusters is becoming more important. Kubernetes is a highly scalable open-source platform for orchestrating containerized workloads in server environments. Why Is Kubernetes Performance Tuning Needed?

Tuning 325

Tuning Performance Open Source Scalability 325

Dynatrace

OCTOBER 1, 2021

In these modern environments, every hardware, software, and cloud infrastructure component and every container, open-source tool, and microservice generates records of every activity. Metrics can originate from a variety of sources, including infrastructure, hosts, services, cloud platforms, and external sources.

Metrics 363

Metrics Open Source Monitoring Cloud 363

DZone

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

As a popular open-source MQTT broker, EMQX provides high scalability, reliability, and security for MQTT messaging. By using Terraform, a widespread Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tool, you can automate the deployment of EMQX MQTT Broker on AWS, making it easy to set up and manage your MQTT infrastructure.

AWS 303

AWS IoT Open Source Internet 303

Percona

OCTOBER 5, 2023

With limited freedom of choice and the burden of navigating complex infrastructures, companies often find themselves bound to single cloud providers, restricting their ability to take advantage of the best available tools and services. More We encourage you to visit the documentation page to understand more about Percona Everest.

Open Source 124

Open Source Social Media Database Media 124

Scalegrid

MAY 13, 2020

Greenplum Database is an open-source , hardware-agnostic MPP database for analytics, based on PostgreSQL and developed by Pivotal who was later acquired by VMware. High performance, query optimization, open source and polymorphic data storage are the major Greenplum advantages. Open Source. Major Use Cases.

Big Data 321

Big Data Database Artificial Intelligence Open Source 321

Dynatrace

JUNE 17, 2024

He explains how this open source project has set the industry standard for container orchestration since its inception. Google open-sourced Kubernetes in 2014, positioning it as a competitor to Amazon Web Services, which was already offering open-source software as a service.

Open Source 289

Open Source Government Google Innovation 289

DZone

JUNE 16, 2023

In today's fast-paced digital landscape, organizations are constantly seeking innovative solutions to streamline application deployment, scale their infrastructure, and improve operational efficiency. With its robust feature set and open-source nature, Kubernetes has become the de facto standard for managing containerized applications.

Games 317

Games Open Source Innovation Infrastructure 317

Percona

OCTOBER 20, 2023

Many organizations are turning to open source solutions to streamline their operations and reduce costs. Open source migration can be a game-changer, offering flexibility, scalability, and cost-effectiveness. Below, we’ll explore the common pitfalls of open source migration and provide insights on how to avoid them.

Open Source 111

Open Source Database Best Practices Strategy 111

Dynatrace

SEPTEMBER 29, 2021

Think of containers as the packaging for microservices that separate the content from its environment – the underlying operating system and infrastructure. Docker Engine is built on top containerd , the leading open-source container runtime, a project of the Cloud Native Computing Foundation (DNCF). What is Kubernetes?

Open Source 334

Open Source DevOps Traffic Cloud 334

Percona

OCTOBER 18, 2023

Migrating a proprietary database to open source is a major decision that can significantly affect your organization. Advantages of migrating to open source For many reasons mentioned earlier, organizations are increasingly shifting towards open source databases for their data management needs.

Open Source 111

Open Source Database Strategy Hardware 111

Scalegrid

FEBRUARY 6, 2025

RabbitMQ is an open-source message broker that supports multiple messaging protocols , including AMQP, STOMP, MQTT, and RabbitMQ Streams. Apache Kafka is an open-source event streaming platform for high-volume, event-driven data processing. What is RabbitMQ? What is Apache Kafka?

Latency 147

Latency Analytics Architecture Storage 147

Scalegrid

JULY 13, 2020

The unstoppable rise of open source databases. One database in particular is causing a huge dent in Oracle’s market share – open source PostgreSQL. See how open source PostgreSQL Community version costs compare to Oracle Standard Edition and Oracle Enterprise Edition. What’s causing this massive shift?

Open Source 244

Open Source C++ Tuning Database 244

The Netflix TechBlog

APRIL 29, 2019

We use and contribute to many open-source Python packages, some of which are mentioned below. Open Connect Open Connect is Netflix’s content delivery network (CDN). An easy, though imprecise, way of thinking about Netflix infrastructure is that everything that happens before you press Play on your remote control (e.g.,

Open Source 280

Open Source Network Infrastructure Big Data 280

Dynatrace

FEBRUARY 23, 2022

Increased adoption of Infrastructure as code (IaC). IaC, or software intelligence as code , codifies and manages IT infrastructure in software, rather than in hardware. Infrastructure as code is also known as software-defined infrastructure, or software intelligence as code.

Serverless 312

Serverless Infrastructure Innovation DevOps 312

DZone

OCTOBER 10, 2023

In this article, we will provide the best way to get started with unified observability of your entire infrastructure using open-source Skywalking and Istio service mesh. Will the investment in the (ongoing or new) observability tool be justified?

Open Source 274

Open Source DevOps Infrastructure Metrics 274

DZone

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

Prometheus, a powerful open-source monitoring system, emerges as a perfect fit for this role, especially when integrated with Kubernetes. Prometheus Prometheus excels at providing actionable insights into the health and performance of applications and infrastructure.

Monitoring 286

Monitoring Open Source Metrics Scalability 286

DZone

JUNE 28, 2023

After laying out the groundwork for this series in the initial article, I spent time sharing who the observability players are, looked at the ongoing discussion around monitoring pillars versus phases, shared thoughts on architectural level choices being made, and shared the open standards available within the open source landscape.

Code 249

Code Open Source Architecture Infrastructure 249

Dynatrace

JUNE 7, 2023

Container orchestration allows an organization to digitally transform at a rapid clip without getting bogged down by slow, siloed development, difficult scaling, and high costs associated with optimizing application infrastructure. Like Kubernetes, OpenShift is an open source Kubernetes-based container platform.

Open Source 246

Open Source Social Media Infrastructure Operating System 246