Performance Resources

Understanding the Mandelbrot Set: A Beautiful Benchmark for Computing Power

Explore how the Mandelbrot set, a complex fractal generated by simple math, serves as a benchmark for testing computing power memory and parallel processing.

June 10, 2025

by Vivek Vellaiyappan Surulimuthu

· 1,831 Views · 2 Likes

Turbocharge Load Testing: Yandex.Tank + ghz Combo for Lightning-Fast Code Checks

When you need a quick assessment of your service’s ability to handle a load of 100+ requests per second, there’s no need to involve multiple teams in complex processes.

June 10, 2025

by Ilia Ivankin

· 1,474 Views · 2 Likes

Operationalizing Data Quality in Cloud ETL Workflows: Automated Validation and Anomaly Detection

Data quality isn’t an afterthought anymore; it is real-time, embedded, and self-healing. Cloud ETL needs smart checks, not checklists. Trust your data before it lies.

June 10, 2025

by BEVERLY DSOUZA

· 2,248 Views · 2 Likes

How You Can Use Few-Shot Learning In LLM Prompting To Improve Its Performance

Few-shot learning helps guide AI models by showing them examples in your prompt. This blog explains how it works, when to use it, and tips to get better results.

June 9, 2025

by Srinivas Gurrala

· 3,880 Views · 2 Likes

From Code to Customer: Building Fault-Tolerant Microservices With Observability in Mind

Learn how to build resilient Kubernetes microservices with fault tolerance, SRE practices, and observability from code to customer.

June 9, 2025

by Ravi Teja Thutari

CORE

· 3,256 Views · 4 Likes

Finding Needles in Digital Haystacks: The Distributed Tracing Revolution

Use distributed tracing—the key third pillar of observability—to track requests across microservices and turn debugging from guesswork into precise insights.

June 6, 2025

by Rishab Jolly

· 2,199 Views · 3 Likes

Data Storage and Indexing in PostgreSQL: Practical Guide With Examples and Performance Insights

Explore how PostgreSQL handles large data using TOAST and improves query speed with indexes like B-tree, GIN, and BRIN, cutting query times by over 90%.

June 6, 2025

by arvind toorpu

CORE

· 3,963 Views · 7 Likes

Guide to Optimizing Your Snowflake Data Warehouse for Performance, Cost Efficiency, and Scalability

Optimize your Snowflake data warehouse for speed, cost, and scale with practical tips on query tuning, resource management, and efficient data practices.

June 5, 2025

by Harshavardhan Yedla

· 2,361 Views

Enhancing SQL Server Security With AI-Driven Anomaly Detection

Learn how to detect, manage, and resolve orphaned users in SQL Server using advanced queries, best practices, and AI-driven security enhancements.

June 4, 2025

by Bhanuprakash Madupati

· 71,682 Views · 24 Likes

Master SQL Performance Optimization: Step-by-Step Techniques With Case Studies

Optimize SQL queries by using proper indexing, selecting necessary columns, optimizing joins, and minimizing subqueries to enhance database performance.

June 4, 2025

by Priyam Ganguly

· 3,169 Views · 2 Likes

OTel Me Why: The Case for OpenTelemetry Beyond the Shine

Someone asked me why I was so excited about OpenTelemetry. The reasons have more to do with it's innovation and utility than it's novelty.

June 4, 2025

by Leon Adato

· 1,121 Views · 3 Likes

Improving Cloud Data Warehouse Performance: Overcoming Bottlenecks With AWS and Third-Party Tools

Cloud data warehousing performance can be optimized with AWS tools and third-party solutions like Matillion, Fivetran, and Looker.

June 3, 2025

by Dilip Kumar Rachamalla

· 3,111 Views · 1 Like

Beyond Bytecode: Exploring the Relationship Between JVM, JIT, and Performance

JIT compilation boosts Java performance by converting bytecode to native code at runtime, optimizing execution while balancing startup speed.

June 3, 2025

by Ammar Husain

CORE

· 3,602 Views · 6 Likes

It Costs That Much Because Observability Takes Hours

People complain that vendors are charging money for services, which seems like a weird thing to do, since nobody wants to build it themselves, either.

June 3, 2025

by Leon Adato

· 1,581 Views · 1 Like

PostgreSQL Performance Tuning

PostgreSQL 17 brings several performance improvements and features for OLTP (Online Transaction Processing) and OLAP (Online Analytical Processing) workloads.

June 2, 2025

by Dr. Ibrar Ahmed

· 3,029 Views · 2 Likes

Observability Expenses: When ‘Pennies on the Dollar’ Add Up Quickly

At first blush, the cost of collecting, sending, and storing observability data seems like a pennies on the dollar proposition. But in truth, the costs can add up fast.

June 2, 2025

by Leon Adato

· 2,127 Views · 1 Like

Scaling Azure Microservices for Holiday Peak Traffic Using Automated CI/CD Pipelines and Cost Optimization

Automate Azure microservice scaling with CI/CD, AKS, and IaC for cost-effective, error-free holiday peak traffic handling.

May 30, 2025

by Prabhu Chinnasamy

· 5,828 Views · 52 Likes

Resolving Parameter Sensitivity With Parameter Sensitive Plan Optimization in SQL Server 2022

Learn how SQL Server 2022's Parameter Sensitive Plan Optimization (PSP) solves parameter sniffing by caching multiple execution plans for parameterized queries.

May 30, 2025

by arvind toorpu

CORE

· 3,959 Views · 3 Likes

What’s Got Me Interested in OpenTelemetry—And Pursuing Certification

OpenTelemetry is one of the most exciting new things to hit the monitoring and observability space in a while. Which is why I'm pursuing a certification in it now.

May 29, 2025

by Leon Adato

· 3,229 Views

Memory-Optimized Tables: Implementation Strategies for SQL Server

Through practical implementation guidance and real-world examples, learn how this in-memory technology can deliver 5- 30x performance improvements for OLTP workloads.

May 28, 2025

by arvind toorpu

CORE

· 4,791 Views · 4 Likes

The Latest Performance Topics