ContentPosts from @sasen_perera..
Link
@faun shared a link, 4 months, 1 week ago

Driving Content Delivery Efficiency Through Classifying Cache Misses

Netflix’sOpen Connectprogram rewires the streaming game. EnterOpen Connect Appliances (OCAs): these local units demolish latency, curbcache misses, and pump up streaming power. How? By magnetizing servers withnetwork proximitywizardry. Meanwhile,Kafkarolls up its sleeves, juggling low-latency logs l.. read more  

Driving Content Delivery Efficiency Through Classifying Cache Misses
Link
@faun shared a link, 4 months, 1 week ago

How I build software quickly

Spike it, then polish it:Jump into rough draft coding. Discover those hidden gems. Avoid crafting convoluted code castles.Beware distractions:Use timers and programming partners like life rafts in a code swamp... read more  

Link
@faun shared a link, 4 months, 1 week ago

Understanding Time Series Databases

Time series databasesoptimize storage, retrieval, and analysis of time-stamped data, offering high-speed ingestion and specialized analytics. TSDBs are designed for efficiency and scalability, outperforming traditional databases in time-centric applications... read more  

Link
@faun shared a link, 4 months, 1 week ago

New Amazon EC2 P6e-GB200 UltraServers accelerated by NVIDIA Grace Blackwell GPUs for the highest AI performance

Amazon EC2 P6e-GB200 UltraServersroar to life withNVIDIA Grace Blackwell. Imagine a beast with360 petaflopsof FP8 compute and13.4 TBof high-bandwidth memory. Hungry for speed? They deliver, with28.8 TbpsEFAv4 networking, ensuring lightning-fast data flow. And the GPUs chat like old friends, thanks t.. read more  

New Amazon EC2 P6e-GB200 UltraServers accelerated by NVIDIA Grace Blackwell GPUs for the highest AI performance
Link
@faun shared a link, 4 months, 1 week ago

Why Policy as Code is a Game Changer for Platform Engineers

Policy as Code (PaC) isn't just another tech trend. It’s shaking up platform engineering. Get instant feedback, dodge production disasters, and automate compliance. It’s like a security blanket for self-service platforms. Enforcing those"golden paths"might actually keep things safe while innovation .. read more  

Why Policy as Code is a Game Changer for Platform Engineers
Link
@faun shared a link, 4 months, 1 week ago

Local Chatbot RAG with FreeBSD Knowledge

Deepseek-r1crushes it for FreeBSD chatbots running locally on hefty GPUs. It dishes out adjustable precision, but don’t expect rubber-stamped approval... read more  

Link
@faun shared a link, 4 months, 1 week ago

Netflix Tudum Architecture: from CQRS with Kafka to CQRS with RAW Hollow

RAW Hollow, Netflix's brainy in-memory database, torches Tudum's update lag by jamming full datasets right into app memory. This move guaranteesO(1)access time and rock-solidread-after-writeconsistency while flexing to juggle a whopping100 millionrecords... read more  

Netflix Tudum Architecture: from CQRS with Kafka to CQRS with RAW Hollow
Link
@faun shared a link, 4 months, 1 week ago

How to Reduce Technical Debt With Artificial Intelligence (AI)

Technical debt from outdated software slows down businesses, costingover $2.4 trillion annually in the U.S. Using AI in SaaS can smartly reduce debt, but beware AI-induced debt by implementing rigorous oversight and governance principles likeT.R.U.S.T. Responsible AI integration enhances SaaS scalab.. read more  

Link
@faun shared a link, 4 months, 1 week ago

Hidden Complexities of Distributed SQL

Distributed SQL engines shine when it comes to wrangling scattered data. Their secret weapons?Push-down filtersandTopNtricks that slash data transfer and shrink processing time. They deftly juggle complex queries from multiple sources, without the whole data mess piling up. Even the humdinger of ope.. read more  

Hidden Complexities of Distributed SQL
Link
@faun shared a link, 4 months, 1 week ago

Backup for GKE supports cross-project backup and restore

Backup for GKEjust got a power-up. Now, you can zip data from one Google Cloud project and unpack it in another. This shake-up makes disaster recovery smoother, teamwork easier, and security tighter by keeping backups out of the wrong hands. All the control, none of the headache. No scripts needed... read more  

Backup for GKE supports cross-project backup and restore