Zero-Copy Networking: How Can You Transfer Data Faster with Lower CPU Usage? Introduction When a server sends a file to a client, the data may pa...
HugePages: How Can HugePages Improve the Performance of Memory-Intensive Applications? Introduction Modern operating systems manage memory by...
Memory Fragmentation: How Does Memory Fragmentation Reduce Server Performance? Introduction You may notice that an application graduall...
Clock Skew: How Can Time Differences Between Servers Lead to Hard-to-Detect Errors? Introduction In distributed systems, a difference o...