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Workload Frequency Scaling Law: Derivation and Verification
Workload scalability has a cascade relation via the scale factor.
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Research for Practice: FPGAs in Datacenters
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Algorithms Behind Modern Storage Systems
Different uses for read-optimized B-trees and write-optimized LSM-trees.
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Designing Cluster Schedulers for Internet-Scale Services
Embracing failures for improving availability.
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Thou Shalt Not Depend on Me
A look at JavaScript libraries in the wild.
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Research for Practice: Cluster Scheduling for Datacenters
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Bitcoin's Underlying Incentives
The unseen economic forces that govern the Bitcoin protocol.
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Operational Excellence in April Fools' Pranks
Being funny is serious work.
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Monitoring in a DevOps World
Perfect should never be the enemy of better.
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Bitcoin's Academic Pedigree
The concept of cryptocurrencies is built from forgotten ideas in research literature.
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XML and JSON Are Like Cardboard
Cardboard surrounds and protects stuff as it crosses boundaries.
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Research For Practice: Vigorous Public Debates in Academic Computer Science
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Hootsuite: In Pursuit of Reactive Systems
A discussion with Edward Steel, Yanik Berube, Jonas Bonér, Ken Britton, and Terry Coatta
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Breadth and Depth
We all wear many hats, but make sure you have one that fits well.
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