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How Netflix uses Druid for realtime insights

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Re: How Netflix uses Druid for realtime insights

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> During software updates, we enable the new version for a subset of users and ... compare how the new version is performing vs the previous version. Any regression in the metrics gives us a signal to abort the update and revert

How do you account for the possibility that the update only performs badly because it’s different than what users are used to, but would actually be an improvement in the long run?

Re: How Netflix uses Druid for realtime insights

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> During software updates, we enable the new version for a subset of users and ... compare how the new version is performing vs the previous version. Any regression in the metrics gives us a signal to abort the update and revert How do you account for the possibility that the update only performs badly because it’s different than what users are used to, but would actually be an improvement in the long run?

Have you worked at a large company before? You don't!

Re: How Netflix uses Druid for realtime insights

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> During software updates, we enable the new version for a subset of users and ... compare how the new version is performing vs the previous version. Any regression in the metrics gives us a signal to abort the update and revert How do you account for the possibility that the update only performs badly because it’s different than what users are used to, but would actually be an improvement in the long run?

You acknowledge that fact and if you're making a severe change you either run a longer test or you break up the large change into manageable chunks (Google Maps is a great example of this).

For something that is effectively binary and can't be changed incrementally the only way is to extend the evaluation window or make a call with limited information.

Re: How Netflix uses Druid for realtime insights

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