We share posts resulting from our explorations, trials and sharing. Performance, reliability, technologies...https://www.siliceum.com/enhttps://www.siliceum.com/en/blog/post/sla-engagements/https://www.siliceum.com/en/blog/post/sla-engagements/What does a 99.9% SLA really mean? Learn how to read the fine print of availability commitments, with real-world examples from AWS, Google Cloud, and Mailjet.Thu, 19 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMTcloudarchitectureCédric CHARIERE FIEDLERhttps://www.siliceum.com/en/blog/post/spinning-around/https://www.siliceum.com/en/blog/post/spinning-around/Embark on a journey about why you should sometimes trust your OS more than yourself.Mon, 26 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMTperformancemulti-threadingOSClément GRÉGOIREhttps://www.siliceum.com/en/blog/post/digital-signs/https://www.siliceum.com/en/blog/post/digital-signs/Save time, save money and sign your documents in one click with electronic signatures. 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Follow me into the rabbit-hole of high resolution thread sleeps and wakeups.Thu, 26 Jun 2025 00:00:00 GMTperformanceWindowsprofilingOSClément GRÉGOIREhttps://www.siliceum.com/en/blog/post/angular_and_rxjs/https://www.siliceum.com/en/blog/post/angular_and_rxjs/Practical guide to Angular and RxJS: avoid memory leaks, choose between switchMap/mergeMap/concatMap, manage subscriptions and test your observables.Thu, 05 Jun 2025 00:00:00 GMTrextutorialangularrxjsMickaël JACQUOThttps://www.siliceum.com/en/blog/post/load-testing-api-realistic-traffic/https://www.siliceum.com/en/blog/post/load-testing-api-realistic-traffic/You've set up a load test. Everything runs smoothly in PREPROD. And then… in PROD, it's chaos. Why? 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Template, common pitfalls and broker-specific adaptation.Thu, 20 Mar 2025 00:00:00 GMTmessages brokerarchitectureCédric CHARIERE FIEDLERhttps://www.siliceum.com/en/blog/post/devfest-nantes-2025-ui-web-aaa/https://www.siliceum.com/en/blog/post/devfest-nantes-2025-ui-web-aaa/DevFest Nantes 2025 talk: how to optimize legacy web interfaces to achieve 60 FPS in an AAA game engine.Sun, 19 Jan 2025 00:00:00 GMTconferenceperformancecppCédric CHARIERE FIEDLERhttps://www.siliceum.com/en/blog/post/clermontech-2023-tests-performances/https://www.siliceum.com/en/blog/post/clermontech-2023-tests-performances/Clermont'ech API Hour #55 talk: practical approaches to performance testing and ensuring your servers can handle the load.Mon, 05 Jun 2023 00:00:00 GMTconferenceperformancetestingCédric CHARIERE FIEDLERhttps://www.siliceum.com/en/blog/post/cmake_02_customization-points/https://www.siliceum.com/en/blog/post/cmake_02_customization-points/After covering CMake basics, we now dive deeper. Learn how to configure and add customization points to your project!Fri, 10 Apr 2020 00:00:00 GMTcmaketutorialC++buildsystemClément GRÉGOIREhttps://www.siliceum.com/en/blog/post/cmake_01_cmake-basics/https://www.siliceum.com/en/blog/post/cmake_01_cmake-basics/How does one write a good CMake project? We answer this question to make it easier for everyone to integrate any library in a project.Mon, 16 Mar 2020 00:00:00 GMTcmaketutorialC++buildsystemClément GRÉGOIRE