Performance Resources

Composing a Sharded MongoDB Cluster on Docker Containers

Learn about writing a Docker file and cluster initiation scripts that will allow us to deploy a sharded MongoDB cluster on Docker containers.

August 4, 2017

by Ayberk Cansever

· 54,945 Views · 6 Likes

Client, Server, and Tiered Compilation

Particularly useful for pre-Java 8 users, let's explore how to get the best of both Client and Server compiling by using them together.

Updated August 3, 2017

by Grzegorz Mirek

· 20,409 Views · 8 Likes

How to Use Gatling With Maven

Learn all the details of how to integrate the Gatling performance testing framework with a Maven project in this tutorial.

July 31, 2017

by Federico Toledo

· 19,882 Views · 3 Likes

Database Performance Testing With Apache JMeter

Learn how to construct your database performance testing plan with all the most important elements, including a thread group, JDBC request, and summary report.

July 27, 2017

by Rathnadevi Manivannan

· 37,103 Views · 3 Likes

Akka Monitoring: Telemetry OpenTracing

This look at Lightbend's OpenTracing displays how you can monitor and trace your Akka actors and visualize that data with Zipkin or Jaeger.

July 27, 2017

by Hugh McKee

· 8,758 Views · 5 Likes

When Short Methods Pay Off: JIT Inlining

Want a quick guide to see whether your methods are ready for inlining? Here are a couple of easy rules, with a snippet example, to help you out.

Updated July 26, 2017

by Grzegorz Mirek

· 12,131 Views · 9 Likes

What You Need to Know About Debugging Under COBOL’s TEST Compiler Option

We take a look at some recent changes made to the use and format of the TEST compiler option in COBOL, as well as how those changes could affect your debugging practices.

July 21, 2017

by Bob Yee

· 5,357 Views · 1 Like

How to Use Grafana to Monitor JMeter Non-GUI Results - Part 2

In this article, you'll learn a few easy ways to monitor your JMeter results using Grafana, an open-source analytics and monitoring tool.

July 19, 2017

by Yuri Bushnev

· 20,833 Views · 2 Likes

Is ElasticSearch SET/GET Eventually Consistent?

The author takes a deep dive into the intricacies of SET/GET in ElasticSearch to determine if there is eventual consistency.

July 18, 2017

by Tomer Ben David

· 16,327 Views · 9 Likes

Hadoop Cluster Capacity Planning of Data Nodes for Batch and In-Memory Processes

Let's talk about capacity planning for data nodes. We'll start with gathering the cluster requirements and end by learning about RAM requirements.

Updated July 14, 2017

by Mamta Chawla

· 47,832 Views · 8 Likes

Automated Testing Using Jenkins and Python

See how to use Jenkins and Python to reach optimized automated testing, including points about plugins and integrations.

July 12, 2017

by Ankit Gupta

· 20,840 Views · 4 Likes

Load Testing Your IIS Web Server

If you're looking for a way to increase the performance of your site, read on for a description of three great load testing tools.

July 4, 2017

by Jeremy Morgan

· 12,921 Views · 5 Likes

What Are the Keys To Automated Testing?

Strategic automation of the entire CI/CD/DevOps process reduces the amount of human interaction with testing and data.

July 3, 2017

by Tom Smith

CORE

· 11,231 Views · 7 Likes

Monitoring DC/OS Nodes and Containers With cAdvisor, InfluxDB, and Grafana

Learn how to install and configure a DC/OS monitoring stack with cAdvisor, InfluxDB, and Grafana to gather, export, store, and display detailed metrics.

June 30, 2017

by Fernando Sanchez

· 5,719 Views · 1 Like

Apache Spark on YARN: Resource Planning

Apache Spark is an in-memory distributed data processing engine and YARN is a cluster management technology. Learn how to use them effectively to manage your big data.

June 28, 2017

by Rathnadevi Manivannan

· 37,223 Views · 8 Likes

Challenges of Sharding MySQL

When it comes to sharding MySQL clusters, significant challenges can be faced. Take a look at some of them, how to address them, and why they're worth overcoming.

June 27, 2017

by Dave Anselmi

· 37,532 Views · 3 Likes

What Are Linux Logs? How to View Them, Most Important Directories, and More

Logs on your Linux server are crucial to monitoring and troubleshooting. Take a look at what they actually are and how to make the most of them.

June 26, 2017

by Angela Stringfellow

· 22,306 Views · 5 Likes

Monitoring the Weather With InfluxDB and Grafana (and a Bunch of Arduinos)

Learn how one weather and IoT enthusiast built a weather station with Arduinos to measure temperature, humidity, and more.

June 22, 2017

by Tom O'connor

· 22,153 Views · 7 Likes

GNU Code Coverage on Embedded Targets

Code coverage IN SPACE! Well, FOR space. Here's how to ensure code coverage testing on embedded devices using free tools with the confidence to go into space.

June 20, 2017

by Erich Styger

· 9,750 Views · 3 Likes

Lagom Circuit Breaker: What, Why, and How?

Lagom comes with a default circuit breaker configuration. So, let's dig into it to see how it works and how you can customize it.

June 18, 2017

by Pankhurie Gupta

· 9,457 Views · 6 Likes

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