Netflix wants to revamp its data architecture for streaming content

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Netflix’s current distributed stateful system, which is capable of tracking the interaction and video consumption of its users and react appropriately, the company feels that “ended up with a complex solution that was less robust than mature open source technologies” and wants something that’s more scalable.”

 

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Netflix is revamping the computing architecture that processes data for its streaming video service, according to a Netflix blog post that came out on Tuesday. The Netflix engineering team wanted an architecture that can handle three key areas the video-streaming giant believes greatly affects the user experience: knowing what titles a person has watched; knowing where in a given title did a person stop watching; and knowing what else is being watched on someone’s account, which is helpful for family members who may be sharing one account.

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