Understanding Apache Kafka P99 Latency at Scale
Pere Urbón-Bayes (Confluent) presents strategies for measuring, evaluating, and optimizing the performance of an Apache Kafka-based infrastructure.
High-Performance Networking Using eBPF, XDP, and io_uring
Bryan McCoid outlines the ins and outs of Linux kernel tools such as io_uring, eBPF, and AF_XDP and how to use them to handle as much data as possible on a single modern multi-core system.
DB Latency Using DRAM + PMem in App Direct & Memory Modes
Doug Hood (Oracle) compares the latency of DDR4 DRAM to that of Intel Optane Persistent Memory for in-memory database access.
Let’s Fix Logging Once and for All
Peter Portante (Red Hat) presents a Linux kernel modification that gives the SRE and logging source owner greater control over bandwidth.
Using SLOs for Continuous Performance Optimizations of Your k8s Workloads
Andreas Grabner (Dynatrace) shares how to use the CNCF Keptn project to automate SLO-based Performance Analysis as part of your CD process.
Vanquishing Latency Outliers in the Lightbits LightOS Software Defined Storage System
Abel Gordon’s overview on how Lightbits LightOS improves latency of high performance low latency NVMe based storage accessed over standard TCP/IP network.