MaltaTechTalks #7: Performance, Highload and SecOps

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This time we’ll study the Hot Last Page Contention problem and find out how to boost the insert limit from 2,000 to over 22,000 operations per second. Learn how to reduce AWS bills by better understanding the evolution of modern CPUs. And discuss how to enhance your company's SecOps by using open source tools like ClickHouse, Elasticsearch and Grafana.

🧋6:00pm CET - Guest Arrival and Welcome Reception

🚀 6:30 – Hot Pages, Hotter Problems: Database Contention Under Fire, talk by Irina Lager Senior Database Architect, Altenar

We’ll look at Hot Last Page Contention using MS SQL as an example — though this is a well-known issue in many relational databases. This talk will be interesting both for anyone fighting for every extra thousand inserts per second — or for those who simply enjoy a good IT thriller.

🏿 7:10 – You're Wasting Most of Your Production CPUs,
Mikhail Gusarov Head of Engineering, Blackbird

Modern CPUs are beasts of performance. Are you sure your Python or even C program uses significant part of this power? Or even your C program?

🔒7:50 – Enhancing Your Security Operations Without Reinventing the Wheel: Round Table

David Vassallo (CTO, CyberSift), Keith Barbara (InfoSec Manager, Altenar) and Nikolay Markov (Meetup Host, Altenar) will discuss how building Security Information and Event Management systems can boost your SecOps.