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Control theory is also used by databases (probably not as often as it should be). It's great for "self tuning" [1], for example tuning the various cache sizes a
by AdamProut 3y ago
Control theory is also used by databases (probably not as often as it should be). It's great for "self tuning" [1], for example tuning the various cache sizes a database has to maximize throughput under changing workload conditions. Its definitely worth spending the time to understand PID controllers if your an engineer working on databases.
[1] https://www.vldb.org/conf/2006/p1081-storm.pdf https://www.vldb.org/conf/2006/p1081-storm.pdf
- Espressosaurus 3y agoIt's worth looking at any time you're doing dynamic alterations to the system. There's a lot of terrible things people do in ignorance of control theory while trying to come up with solutions in that space.