Apr 42 minBenchmarking in the Real World: Apache Spark™ 3.5.0 on EC2In our conversations with clients, we've found that Spark is a go-to tool for many data engineering and analytics tasks. It's...
Nov 14, 20231 minProgramming Language Showdown: Rust vs. C vs. C++ for Software Optimization"Which programming language should we use?" Embarking on a new project with a clean slate theoretically allows for the selection of any...
Aug 18, 20232 minStriking the Balance: Compute Savings vs. Networking Costs in the Public CloudManaging costs in public cloud environments, such as AWS, Azure, and GCP, is a complex challenge. One appealing solution is the use of...
Jun 19, 20232 minLogging Cost Creep: Unpacking the ChallengeSoftware teams love to add logs to their code, and for good reason. High quality logs allow you to debug production code and gain...
May 22, 20231 minCost Drill Down: The New AWS Aurora I/O-Optimized DatabaseOn May 10, Amazon announced a new database type for AWS Aurora - Aurora I/O-Optimized. This new offering targets companies that heavily...
May 10, 20231 minBlock Storage: The Silent Cost SinkWhen we talk to customers we frequently hear that Cloud Compute (EC2, Compute Engine, Azure Virtual Machines) is the #1 source of cost in...