Whether you’re showing off your newest service, onboarding clients or launching new products, speed is key to business success. Regardless of your industry, you’re going to have a lot of competitors, many vying for the same customers as you. Being able to provide exactly what customers want quickly and smoothly is vital, and it… Continue reading Operational Drag: How to Spot and Fix Bottlenecks in Your Business The post Operational Drag: How to Spot and Fix Bottlenecks in Your Business ...| Business Advice
I'm still somewhat of a skeptic about "replace our developers and product managers with AI" discussions (see my AI-washing from 2023), but want to take the other side of the argument for a moment. And to start by thinking about bottlenecks (aka system constraints, longest tent poles, or rate-limiting steps)| Rich Mironov's Product Bytes
Since 2002, the American Transportation Research Institute (ATRI) has collected and processed truck GPS data in support of the U.S. Department of Transportation Freight Mobility Initiative. Utilizing an extensive database of freight truck GPS data, ATRI develops and monitors a series of key performance measures on the nation’s freight transportation system. Among its many GPS...| American Transportation Research Institute
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This story shows our journey in addressing a platform stability issue related to autoscaling, which, paradoxically, added some additional overhead instead of reducing the load. A pivotal part of this narrative is how we used Couchbase — a distributed NoSQL database. If you find yourself intrigued by another enigmatic story involving Couchbase, don’t miss my blog post on tuning expired doc settings.| blog.allegro.tech