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Running Fast and Slow: Experiments with BPF Program Performance

Is there really any difference in how we reason about an abstract program performance versus a BPF program? Could we use the same techniques and approaches?

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What the Heck is the Edge Anyway?

Bringing compute to the edge only solves half the problem, especially if you’re making calls to a centralized database somewhere in a far away cluster.

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How to Write Accurate Benchmarks in Go

It’s easy to write inaccurate benchmarks and make wrong assumptions based on them. This blog examines four common and concrete traps leading to inaccuracy.

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Peter Zaitsev & Alex Gallego: From the P99 CONF Speakers Lounge

Listen in as two technical founders Peter Zaitsev (Percona) & Alex Gallego (Redpanda) chat about open source, Rust vs C++ frameworks, and coding as a CEO

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Liz Rice on eBPF & Kubernetes: From the P99 CONF Speakers Lounge

Following her P99 CONF keynote (Using eBPF for High-Performance Networking in Cilium), Liz joined us in Speaker’s Lounge to continue the lively conversation on eBPF, Kubernetes, containers, and open source.

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P99 CONF 23: Registration + a Sneak Peek

A preview of what’s in store for P99 CONF 2023 — including some of the amazing speakers who have already signed on — plus an opportunity for early registration.

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Gil Tene on Measuring Latency: From the P99 CONF Speakers Lounge

Gil Tene’s take on misery metrics, “selling” the business on performance, major technology shifts he’s witnessed over the past two decades, and what’s new – and what’s next – for Java.

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Low-Latency & Performance-Obsessed Engineers: Share Your Insights at P99 CONF

Obsessed with P99 percentiles and high-performance, low-latency applications? Share your technical strategies, experiments, and lessons learned with thousands of like-minded engineers at P99 CONF 2023!

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Charity Majors & Bryan Cantrill: From the P99 CONF Speakers Lounge

Hear what happened when two of the industry’s most distinguished and dynamic luminaries, Charity Majors and Bryan Cantrill, chatted it up in the P99 CONF Speaker’s Lounge.

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