Google Dataproc is a fully-managed service that hosts open-source distributed processing platforms such as Apache Spark, Presto, and Apache Hadoop on…
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Podcast
Busting 4 Java tuning myths with Stefano Doni
In this PurePerformance episode, Stefano Doni (Akamas CTO) illustrates how some established industry approaches and beliefs about Java Tuning are actually…
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Video
Optimizing AWS Lambda functions
Finding the right balance between memory, execution time and cost for applications leveraging AWS Lambda can be quite tricky. In…
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Blog
Safely cut cloud bills with no impact on service performance – is it a dream?
Several cloud cost optimization solutions are today available both by Cloud Providers, such as AWS Compute Optimizer or Google machine type recommendations, and…
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Blog
EMR Cost Optimization: How to Cut Spark Job Costs on AWS by 52%
AWS EMR clusters are almost always overprovisioned. Spark’s default settings target small clusters, not production, so teams add hardware to…
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Video
Akamas Continuous Optimization: Integration with Jenkins in the CI/CD pipeline
Akamas AI-powered performance optimization can be easily integrated in any CI/CD pipeline to ensure that applications are always delivered with…
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Blog
How to Choose the Right Java Garbage Collector for Maximum Performance
The Java platform keeps getting better. The OpenJDK community has been busy improving the performance of the JVM and the…
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Video
Akamas in 2 minutes: maximize service quality, resilience, and cost savings
Today IT stacks come with hundreds of configuration options that can dramatically impact application performance & resilience, and cost. The…
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Industry Report
Coverage initiation: “Akamas promises full-stack optimization with goal-oriented ML”
451 Research “Initial Coverage” report by Jean Atelsek and Liam Rogers (published: July 2021). Read how 451 Research assesses Akamas capabilities: “Akamas has applied reinforcement…
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Blog
Java performance: improving throughput, response time, and cost together
Developers and system owners usually take for granted that there are some intrinsic tradeoffs in the Java design. For example,…
