How Netflix handles failovers, Anaconda, Linux command-line tricks, Python datetime libraries, GDPR, microservices, and more

With more than 12,000 page views, Amjith Ramanujam's article on how Netflix does failovers in 7 minutes flat was our runaway hit last week. Do you have a story about how your organization ensures maximum uptime? Share your organization's story with Opensource.com readers.

Here's a look back at the most popular articles from the week of April 16-22:

1. How Netflix does failovers in 7 minutes flat, by Amjith Ramanujam
2. Getting started with Anaconda Python for data science, by Don Watkins
3. Using less to view text files at the Linux command line, by Scott Nesbitt
4. Running Jenkins builds in containers, by Balazs Szeti
5. Understanding metrics and monitoring with Python, by Amit Saha
6. 5 guiding principles you should know before you design a microservice, by Jake Lumetta
7. 6 Python datetime libraries, by Lacey Williams Henschel and Jeff Triplett
8. How will the GDPR impact open source communities?, by Robin Muilwijk
9. A handy way to add free books to your eReader, by Greg Pittman
10. Win a full year of fun electronics projects in our AdaBox giveawa, by Alex Sanchez

LISA18 CFP now open

The CFP for LISA18 is open, and Brendan Gregg (Netflix) and I will co-chair this year's event, which will be held Oct 29-31 in downtown Nashville. Do you have something to say about the present and future of Ops? If so, send in your talk proposal by May 24th. Follow LISA on Twitter to stay updated on deadlines and announcements. If you have questions or feedback, contact us at lisa18chairs@usenix.org.

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The All Things Open CFP closes Tuesday, April 24 at 11:59pm EST. To get help on your talk proposal today, join us for our final "office hours" session starting at 5PM EST.

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