by Visakh S | Mar 29, 2016 | Server Administration
A properly configured backup helps you bounce back from a server failure within minutes. However, backups impose a performance penalty and it is known to even bring down servers due to high load. So, backups should be setup such that it uses as little resources as...
by Visakh S | Mar 20, 2016 | MySQL, Server Administration
Almost every open source project uses MySQL as its database. It is supported by all hosting providers, is easy to administer, and free. However, MySQL servers often face performance issues, leading to many websites looking for alternate high performance databases....
by Visakh S | Mar 16, 2016 | Server Administration
MySQL is by far the most popular database used for web applications. It is a very easy database to use, but it doesn’t have the best uptime record. Many database issues such as corrupted tables, resource limits, or replication errors often lead to website...
by Visakh S | Mar 14, 2016 | HAProxy, Server Administration
In any web server infrastructure, database servers are often the slowest. This is because databases fetch data from good ol’ hard disks instead of the super fast server memory. High speed storage such as RAID and SSDs have been able to reduce the latency, but if a...
by Reeshma Mathews | Jan 29, 2016 | Server Administration
I like instant coffee. Why? Because its “instant”! No waiting around. Fast feels good, especially when it comes to using services such as telephone services, web hosting, etc. For instance, in VPS hosting, customers now expect their accounts to be...
by Reeshma Mathews | Jan 25, 2016 | Server Administration
“Noisy neighbors” are customers who use up more than their fair share of resources in a virtualized server. Such over-use of resources (aka resource hogging) affects server performance, especially if a VPS provider runs high-density servers. Though server...
