The Netflix TechBlog

AUGUST 28, 2020

As the number of 4K titles in our catalog continues to grow and more devices support the premium features, we expect these video streams to have an increasing impact on our members and the network. We also show the corresponding full frame which helps to get a sense of how the cutout fits in the corresponding video frame.

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Smashing Magazine

FEBRUARY 15, 2021

Optimizing Video For Size And Quality. Optimizing Video For Size And Quality. Over the last few years, more and more projects are using video as an integral part of the application. However, it all goes sideways when there are issues related to the video playback. Doug Sillars. 2021-02-15T15:00:00+00:00. Real-World Data.

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The Netflix TechBlog

MAY 1, 2019

Most conversations about streaming quality focus on video. We’re really proud of the improvements we’ve brought to the video experience, but the focus on those makes it easy to overlook the importance of sound , and sound is every bit as important to entertainment as video. is the story nearly as thrilling and emotional?

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Smashing Magazine

AUGUST 25, 2022

Better Video Streaming With imgix. Better Video Streaming With imgix. Adding video to your website immediately adds value, but also a new level of complexity to your web development. Can I use the <video> tag? Do I need a JavaScript video player? Do I need a JavaScript video player? Doug Sillars.

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The Netflix TechBlog

JUNE 14, 2023

We could also swap out the implementation of a field from GraphQL Shim to Video API with federation directives. The next phase in the migration was to reimplement our existing Falcor API in a GraphQL-first server (Video API Service). To launch Phase 2 safely, we used Replay Testing and Sticky Canaries. How does it work?

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The Netflix TechBlog

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

In addition, we provide a unified library that enables ML practitioners to seamlessly access video, audio, image, and various text-based assets. Training Performance Media model training poses multiple system challenges in storage, network, and GPUs. Background Match Cutting is a video editing technique.

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The Netflix TechBlog

APRIL 29, 2019

We use Python through the full content lifecycle, from deciding which content to fund all the way to operating the CDN that serves the final video to 148 million members. Open Connect Open Connect is Netflix’s content delivery network (CDN). video streaming) takes place in the Open Connect network. are you logged in?

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DZone

MAY 31, 2023

Introducing Envoy proxy Envoy proxy architecture with Istio Envoy proxy features Use cases of Envoy proxy Benefits of Envoy proxy Demo video - Deploying Envoy in K8s and configuring as a load balancer Why Is Envoy Proxy Required? The article will cover the following topics: Why is Envoy proxy required?

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The Netflix TechBlog

SEPTEMBER 24, 2021

After content ingestion, inspection and encoding, the packaging step encapsulates encoded video and audio in codec agnostic container formats and provides features such as audio video synchronization, random access and DRM protection. It is worth pointing out that cloud processing is always subject to variable network conditions.

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The Netflix TechBlog

NOVEMBER 9, 2021

by Liwei Guo , Ashwin Kumar Gopi Valliammal , Raymond Tam , Chris Pham , Agata Opalach , Weibo Ni AV1 is the first high-efficiency video codec format with a royalty-free license from Alliance of Open Media (AOMedia), made possible by wide-ranging industry commitment of expertise and resources. Video encoding is essentially a search problem?—?the

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The Netflix TechBlog

OCTOBER 14, 2021

by Joel Sole, Mariana Afonso, Lukas Krasula, Zhi Li, and Pulkit Tandon Introducing the banding artifacts detector developed by Netflix aiming at further improving the delivered video quality Banding artifacts can be pretty annoying. Just a subtle change in the video signal can cause banding artifacts. Banding artifact?

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Dynatrace

DECEMBER 13, 2023

Mobile applications (apps) are an increasingly important channel for reaching customers, but the distributed nature of mobile app platforms and delivery networks can cause performance problems that leave users frustrated, or worse, turning to competitors. Load time and network latency metrics. Minimize network requests.

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The Netflix TechBlog

SEPTEMBER 8, 2020

As an example, to render the screen shown here, the app sends a query that looks like this: paths: ["videos", 80154610, "detail"] A path starts from a root object , and is followed by a sequence of keys that we want to retrieve the data for. Instead, it is part of a different path : [videos, <id>, similars].

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High Scalability

JANUARY 11, 2022

Generating machine learning based personalized recommendations to discover new people, photos, videos, and stories relevant one’s interest. It’s apparent that the most important features for feed ranking will be related to social network. Some of the keys of understanding the user network are listed below.

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The Netflix TechBlog

FEBRUARY 25, 2021

By Cyril Concolato Introduction In previous blog posts, our colleagues at Netflix have explained how 4K video streams are optimized , how even legacy video streams are improved and more recently how new audio codecs can provide better aural experiences to our members. Figure 1?—?Simplified

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The Netflix TechBlog

SEPTEMBER 7, 2021

Back in 2010, the UI was static, with limited navigation options and a presentation inspired by displays at a video rental store. Now, the UI is immersive and video-forward, the navigation options richer but less obtrusive, and the box art presentation takes greater advantage of the digital experience. The list goes on.

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DZone

MAY 10, 2023

Content Delivery Network (CDN) is not a new technology. Every internet user, knowingly or unknowingly, uses a CDN while watching a video, reading a newspaper, or enjoying a TV show. CDN stands for content delivery network. In fact, it has been around for many years. What Is a CDN?

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Particular Software

JUNE 28, 2021

From Udi Dahan's free Distributed Systems Design Fundamentals video course Semantic interoperability The true challenge of non-homogenous networks lies in semantic interoperability. Design interoperable systems: Get FREE access to Udi Dahan's Distributed Systems Design Fundamentals video course for a limited time.

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Dynatrace

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

As an example, many retailers already leverage containerized workloads in-store to enhance customer experiences using video analytics or streamline inventory management using RFID tracking for improved security. Moreover, edge environments can be highly dynamic, with devices frequently joining and leaving the network.

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The Netflix TechBlog

SEPTEMBER 2, 2020

A span: Represents a unit of work, such as a network call from one service to another (a client/server relationship) or a purely internal action (e.g., In Edgar’s early days, as we strove to build valuable abstractions on top of trace data, the Edgar team first targeted streaming video use cases. starting and finishing a method).

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The Netflix TechBlog

FEBRUARY 5, 2020

AV1 is a high performance, royalty-free video codec that provides 20% improved compression efficiency over our VP9† encodes. Our support for AV1 represents Netflix’s continued investment in delivering the most efficient and highest quality video streams.

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The Netflix TechBlog

FEBRUARY 5, 2020

AV1 is a high performance, royalty-free video codec that provides 20% improved compression efficiency over our VP9† encodes. Our support for AV1 represents Netflix’s continued investment in delivering the most efficient and highest quality video streams.

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The Netflix TechBlog

SEPTEMBER 18, 2020

They are continuously innovating compression algorithms to efficiently send high quality audio and video files to our customers over the internet. I focus on improving experimentation methodology to test how well the newest files are working: do they need less bits to stream while providing a higher video quality? benefit more?

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Dynatrace

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

In this preview video for Dynatrace Perform 2022, I talk to Ajay Gandhi, VP of product marketing at Dynatrace, about how adding a vulnerability management strategy to your DevSecOps practices can be key to handling threats posed by vulnerabilities. ?.

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Dynatrace

JUNE 21, 2024

They collect data from multiple sources through real user monitoring , synthetic monitoring, network monitoring, and application performance monitoring systems. This includes monitoring components such as web servers, databases, application performance interfaces (APIs), content delivery networks, and third-party integrations.

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The Netflix TechBlog

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

This approach has its own set of challenges: Difficulty in making calls to an alternative API endpoint without implementing custom network layer API rewrite rules. Video recording of tests, trace viewing, and pause page functionality for trying out different page selectors/actions.

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Dynatrace

AUGUST 1, 2022

For example, let’s say you have an idea for a new social network and decide to use Kubernetes as your container management platform. You also decide to run your database for storing user uploads – such as images or videos – directly in Kubernetes. Famous examples include Redis , PostgreSQL , MySQL, and MongoDB.

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Dynatrace

AUGUST 17, 2022

For example, they may use mobile crash analysis tools, classic APM tools, AI operations tools, or any sort of legacy monitoring for the network, infrastructure, logs, or real users. Watch the video below or read on to see how easy it is to get started with Dynatrace mobile monitoring. Instrumenting native mobile apps with Dynatrace.

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DZone

APRIL 30, 2020

Run your own Video Conference Service with Jitsi , I started looking for a reliable solution to monitor my instance that runs Jitsi. I needed basic information on RAM, CPU, Disk, Networking, and I/O to assess the performance bottleneck for the serve. Following on my previous article.

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Dynatrace

AUGUST 21, 2024

These releases often assumed ideal conditions such as zero latency, infinite bandwidth, and no network loss, as highlighted in Peter Deutsch’s eight fallacies of distributed systems. With Dynatrace, teams can seamlessly monitor the entire system, including network switches, database storage, and third-party dependencies.

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Dynatrace

OCTOBER 16, 2024

An example of this is shown in the video above, where we incorporated network-related metrics into the Kubernetes cluster dashboard. By incorporating a new tile, you can integrate these logs into your dashboard along with key metrics, such as the new Kubernetes network metrics we added earlier.

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Dynatrace

JULY 11, 2023

>> Scroll down to see predictive capacity management in action (14-second video) Our recent blog post, Stay ahead of the game: Forecast IT capacity with Dynatrace Grail and Davis AI , showed how Dynatrace Notebooks are used to predict the future behavior of time series data stored in Grail™.

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DZone

FEBRUARY 10, 2021

The merchants promote the products of the websites via writing an article, creating a video explaining the benefits of using the product, promoting through websites or banners, or via any other legal medium. Affiliate programs are an arrangement through which an online merchant sends traffic to a website and is paid accordingly.

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Dynatrace

DECEMBER 8, 2022

DevOps platform engineers are responsible for cloud platform availability and performance, as well as the efficiency of virtual bandwidth, routers, switches, virtual private networks, firewalls, and network management. ” What does a DevOps platform engineer do?

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Dynatrace

FEBRUARY 1, 2020

Modern web applications rely heavily on Content Delivery Networks (CDNs) and 3rd-party integrations (for example, web analytics, tag managers, chat bots, A/B testing tools, ad providers, and more). This approach was already at its limit back in 2008 when an Akamai CDN network had only ~25,000 delivery nodes. Dynatrace news.

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The Polyglot Developer

SEPTEMBER 16, 2019

I’m pleased to announce that the 31st episode of The Polyglot Developer Podcast, featuring Adrienne Tacke and Alex Ziskind , has published to all of the popular podcast networks. The post TPDP Episode #31: Developer Education through Books, Video Courses, and Conferences appeared first on The Polyglot Developer.

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The Netflix TechBlog

APRIL 26, 2022

Figure 1: Netflix ML Architecture Fact: A fact is data about our members or videos. An example of data about members is the video they had watched or added to their My List. An example of video data is video metadata, like the length of a video. Pay the storage, network, and compute cost.

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