USENIX Courses

BetrFS - A Right-Optimized Write-Optimized File System

Explores BetrFS, an innovative file system using write-optimized indexes, showcasing improved performance for microdata operations and large sequential I/O compared to traditional file systems.

• YouTube
• 23 minutes
• On-Demand
• Conference Talk

F2FS - A New File System for Flash Storage

Explore F2FS, a Linux file system optimized for flash storage. Learn its design, data structures, and algorithms, and see how it outperforms EXT4 in various scenarios on mobile and server systems.

• YouTube
• 26 minutes
• On-Demand
• Conference Talk

SRE in the Small and in the Large

Explore SRE principles applicable to organizations of all sizes, from startups to tech giants. Learn key practices for system reliability, scalability, and efficient operations.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 26 minutes
• On-Demand
• Conference Talk

Network-Based LUKS Volume Decryption with Tang

Network-based LUKS volume decryption using Tang: a solution for secure, automated server disk encryption at scale. Enables unattended boot in secure environments while protecting data at rest from unauthorized access.

• YouTube
• 31 minutes
• On-Demand
• Conference Talk

The Devopsification of Windows Server 2016

Explore Windows Server 2016's DevOps-centric features, including NanoServer, DSC, OneGet, and containers. Learn how these innovations enable cloud-paced workflows and enhance security, deployment, and management.

• YouTube
• 45 minutes
• On-Demand
• Conference Talk

Building a Billion User Load Balancer

Discover Facebook's innovative load balancing techniques for handling over 1.3 billion users, improving performance, managing capacity, and enhancing reliability across global infrastructure.

• YouTube
• 45 minutes
• On-Demand
• Conference Talk

Scaling Shopify's Multi-Tenant Architecture across Multiple Datacenters

Explore Shopify's journey from a single-database Rails app to a multi-datacenter setup, focusing on scalability, resiliency, and disaster recovery strategies for multi-tenant architectures.

• YouTube
• 39 minutes
• On-Demand
• Conference Talk

Doorman - Global Distributed Client Side Rate Limiting

Explore Google's Doorman system for global distributed client-side rate limiting, coordinating resource usage across multiple clients to prevent capacity overload.

• YouTube
• 26 minutes
• On-Demand
• Conference Talk

Food for Thought - What Restaurants Can Teach Us about Reliability

Explore how restaurant operations parallel computer system reliability, drawing insights from dining experiences to enhance understanding of complex system management and fault tolerance.

• YouTube
• 30 minutes
• On-Demand
• Conference Talk

Cache for Cash - Speeding Up Production with Kafka and MySQL binlog

Optimize high-scale production systems with Kafka and MySQL binlog for fresh, fast data distribution. Learn to balance caching tradeoffs and improve performance across thousands of services.

• YouTube
• 28 minutes
• On-Demand
• Conference Talk

Taking Control of Metrics Growth and Cardinality - Tips for Maximizing Your Observability

Strategies for managing metrics growth and cardinality in cloud-native environments, focusing on best practices, KPIs, and team collaboration to enhance observability and streamline remediation processes.

• YouTube
• 27 minutes
• On-Demand
• Conference Talk

Beyond Goldilocks Reliability

Explore reliability engineering beyond traditional SRE practices. Learn about concrete models, underlying mechanisms, and new strategies to enhance service reliability and tackle complex challenges.

• YouTube
• 39 minutes
• On-Demand
• Conference Talk

Hard Problems We Handle in Incidents but Aren't Recognized

Exploring hidden challenges in incident management, including diagnostic work, coordination costs, and decision-making dilemmas, with insights for improved recognition and handling.

• YouTube
• 31 minutes
• On-Demand
• Conference Talk

Nine Questions to Build Great Infrastructure Automation Pipelines

Explore nine key questions for building effective infrastructure automation pipelines, focusing on modular design, intent-driven approaches, and seamless tool integration for continuous delivery.

• YouTube
• 27 minutes
• On-Demand
• Conference Talk

Automating Performance Tuning with Machine Learning

Explore machine learning-driven automation for optimizing Kubernetes microservices and JVM settings, enhancing performance, efficiency, and cost-effectiveness in complex tech stacks.

• YouTube
• 22 minutes
• On-Demand
• Conference Talk