Performance Optimization

Why Memory, Not CPU, Is the Critical Bottleneck in Ansible Automation

December 5, 2024
Posted by Luca Berton
Ansible, Automation, Memory Management, Performance Optimization, Configuration Management, DevOps, IT Operations, Scalability, Playbooks, Infrastructure as Code

Introduction As IT environments scale, automation tools like Ansible face unique performance challenges.

Mastering CPU Scheduling with chrt Command

February 22, 2024
Posted by Luca Berton
CPU scheduling, chrt command, system administration, resource management, context switching, CFS, FIFO, time-sharing, process management, real-time scheduling, Linux, command-line tools, system performance, task prioritization, multitasking environments, scheduler algorithms, operating systems, process priority, efficiency optimization, tech insights

Introduction In the realm of system administration, mastering the intricacies of CPU scheduling and resource management is akin to possessing a secret code that unlocks enhanced system efficiency and performance.

Optimizing Linux with chrt Mastering Process Scheduling

February 22, 2024
Posted by Luca Berton
Linux, chrt command, process scheduling, real-time scheduling, SCHED_FIFO, SCHED_BATCH, SCHED_IDLE, SCHED_OTHER, SCHED_RR, system administration, Linux terminal, command line tools, operating system, task management, performance optimization, batch processing, FIFO scheduling, round-robin scheduling, deadline scheduling, CPU prioritization

Introduction The chrt command in Linux is a powerful tool designed for manipulating the real-time attributes of a process.

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 x86-64-v3 feature

January 21, 2024
Posted by Luca Berton
Red Hat Enterprise Linux, x86-64-v3, RHEL 10, GCC 12, CentOS ISA SIG, AVX, AVX2, FMA, VEX encoding, ISA enhancements, Intel Haswell, AMD Excavator, Intel Atom, microarchitecture, performance optimization, Linux compilers, data science computing, numerical applications, CPU capabilities, software development

Introduction to x86–64-v3 in RHEL 10 In Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 9, Red Hat upgraded the instruction set architecture (ISA) baseline to the x86–64-v2 microarchitecture level.