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Stop Grepping Your Database: Implementing Elasticsearch 0.90 on KVM

MySQL LIKE queries are destroying your load times. Here is how to deploy Elasticsearch 0.90 properly on a Norwegian KVM VPS without blowing up the JVM heap or hitting I/O bottlenecks.

Surviving the Spike: High-Performance E-commerce Hosting Architecture for 2012

Is your Magento store ready for the holiday rush? We break down the Nginx, Varnish, and SSD tuning strategies needed to keep load averages low when traffic hits.

Stop Watching 'wa' in Top: Why Spinning Disks Are the Bottleneck in 2011

Is your server load spiking despite low CPU usage? The culprit is likely I/O wait. We break down why 15k RPM SAS drives can't handle modern web apps and how SSD arrays change the math.

Surviving the Slashdot Effect: Architecture for High-Concurrency Norwegian Web Apps

Is your Apache server choking on max_clients? We analyze the shift to Nginx, the necessity of SSDs over SAS 15k, and why keeping data in Oslo matters for latency and Datatilsynet compliance.

Cloud Storage in 2010: Why Latency and Spindles Still Rule the Datacenter

While 'The Cloud' buzzword takes over 2009, physical disk I/O remains the bottleneck. We analyze why local RAID-10 beats network storage and how to tune Linux for high-throughput hosting in Norway.

SSD vs. HDD: The Storage Revolution and What It Means for Norwegian IT Infrastructure

In early 2009, a storage revolution is brewing. We compare the established Hard Disk Drive (HDD) against the emerging Solid State Drive (SSD) to determine the best choice for servers, VDS, and business continuity in Norway.