As systems become more distributed and AI-driven, traditional uptime metrics are no longer enough. The 2026 SRE Report shows how reliability is shifting toward user experience, speed, and business impact, and how AI is reshaping monitoring, incident response, and the role of SRE and DevOps leaders.
CRaC vs Leyden: Comparison of Two Approaches to Remove Slow Startup in Java
The issue of slow startups in cloud-based complex Java applications and two initiatives aimed at finding the best solution to deal with this.
Arm Extends Processor Architecture to Transform IT
Two new Arm processors increase the performance-per-socket provided by 50% and performance-per-watt provided by 20%, respectively.
DevOps Guide to Java Profiling
By using a Java profiler, developers can gain a deep understanding of the application’s performance characteristics and identify potential areas for optimization.
How to Build a Data Platform for Self-Service, Ad-Hoc Analytics
To truly fulfill the promise of self-service, ad-hoc data analytics across huge datasets, teams need to work in real-time.
Latest DORA Report Highlights Importance of DevOps Culture
The 2023 Accelerate State of DevOps Report from the DORA team at Google Cloud found teams with generative cultures performed better.
Consider Performance, Growth & Budget When Buying Data Analytics
So, your business needs to invest in data analytics technology to improve efficiencies, competitive advantage or business outcomes. There are a ton of things to consider, but underlying each decision are three driving factors: Performance – The need to meet service level agreements. Growth – The need to accommodate success, as well as deal with […]
The Power of Observability: Performance and Reliability
Observability has become an essential aspect of modern IT, and its importance is only expected to increase in the years to come. The ability to monitor and understand the behavior of systems in real-time provides organizations with a wealth of information that can help them improve the performance, reliability, and overall health of their networks […]
Linux Tweak Brings Big Speedup ¦ DCs in SPAAACE (Redux) ¦ Atlassian Fires 500
In this week’s #TheLongView: Intel optimizes Linux multithreaded networking, data centers in space (again), and more DevOps layoffs.
Dependability is Crucial for Real-Time Experiences
Millions of people around the world experienced a major disruption after an October 2021 outage saw Facebook, WhatsApp and Instagram go offline. A few days prior, the popular workplace collaboration platform, Slack, also went down for some users. And in the last few weeks of 2021, Amazon’s AWS caused considerable global chaos after significant networking […]