Netflix TechBlog11 min readApr 6, 2026

Stop Answering the Same Question Twice: Interval-Aware Caching for Druid at Netflix Scale

By Ben SykesIn a previous post, we described how Netflix uses Apache Druid to ingest millions of events per second and query trillions of rows, providing the real-time insights needed to ensure a high

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Apache DruidNetflixCI/CDReal-time InsightsData Ingestion

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Powering Multimodal Intelligence for Video Search

Synchronizing the Senses: Powering Multimodal Intelligence for Video SearchBy: Meenakshi Jindal and Munya MarazanyeToday’s filmmakers capture more footage than...

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Netflix TechBlog10 min4d ago

Smarter Live Streaming at Scale: Rolling Out VBR for All Netflix Live Events

By Renata Teixeira, Zhi Li, Reenal Mahajan, and Wei WeiOn January 26, 2026, we flipped an important switch for Live at Netflix: all Live events are now encoded...

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VBRNetlix Live EventsVariable BitrateLive StreamingScaleVideo Encoding

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