If you are running an IT system you are most likely using an Observability stack along it. Nowadays, the question’s no more whether or not you need Observability but more like how will you compose your stack. At OVHcloud, we have been running a scalable timeseries backend for years now. During the last year, we …
In our previous posts about choosing a Prometheus remote storage we have seen how to set up a benchmarking infrastructure and how to benchmark promql performance. We have been able to obtain results but the whole benchmark is flawned in many ways: This blog post discuss how we should have benchmark our remote storage. How to …
Introduction In the previous post we have discuss how important remote storage are for Prometheus. We have also covered several attention points. In the following post we are covering remote write storage and how to bench them. Context After you have identify one (or more) remote storage who might suit your must bench it. However …
At OVHcloud, we recently made a change to our internal Observability stack. After testing and comparing the different solutions on the market, we opted for on open source solution. With this blog post, we’re starting a series of articles to provide feedback on our selection process and what we’ve learned along the way. Our mission …
Let me introduce you to OVHcloud’s latest and largest storage server, the HGR-STOR-2.Based on our High-Grade server architecture, it offers up to 1,428TB of raw storage. But how did we achieve that? We coupled our dedicated server to a 4U JBOD enclosure containing 50 or 102, 14TB SATA drives. The head server is a dual …
You are probably already familiar with our managed Kubernetes offer, and the comfort provided by not having to manage administration. But what is your backup and restore strategy? It is important to be aware that in the event of failure of your infrastructure other than those related to the engine, you are responsible for your …
Use TrilioVault to help you backup and restore your OVHcloud Managed Kubernetes cluster Read More »
What is PCI-Express ? Everyone, and I mean everyone, should pay attention when they do intensive Machine Learning / Deep Learning Training. As I explained in a previous blog post, GPUs have accelerated Artificial Intelligence evolution massively. However, building a GPUs server is not that easy. And failing to create an appropriate infrastructure can have …
How PCI-Express works and why you should care? #GPU Read More »
Introduction My name is Filip Dorosz. I’ve been working at OVHcloud since 2017 as a DevOps Engineer. Today I want to tell you a story of how we deployed next-gen Ceph at OVHcloud. But first, a few words about Ceph: Ceph is a software defined storage solution that powers OVHcloud’s additional Public Cloud volumes as …
Journey to next-gen Ceph storage at OVHcloud with LXD Read More »
This post is another part of our list of short posts pinpointing specific cases OVHcloud has dealt with, both preparing for and during the migration. Here, we tell a story of how sometimes, a little unexpected behaviour can lead to a bug fix in a software program used by millions of people around the world. …
In our previous blog post about observability, we explained how to build a comprehensive view of how your SQL workloads behave, and the many reasons why it is important to have this view. In this blog post, we will take a closer look into the four types of SQL query, and how they can impact …
