All articles tagged with performance
Discover why Firecracker MicroVMs are changing the serverless landscape with sub-second boot times.
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.
Is your monolithic LAMP stack crumbling under traffic? Learn how to decouple services using Nginx and KVM without incurring massive latency penalties in the Nordic region.
Stop throwing code over the wall. In 2013, the divide between Dev and Ops is costing you money and sleep. Here is how to fix it with Puppet, culture, and KVM.
Hypervisors are heavy. In a world demanding millisecond latency, Linux Containers (LXC) offer bare-metal performance with VM-like manageability. Here is why you should care.
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.
Relational databases are hitting a wall. Learn why MongoDB 2.0's document model is the future for agile development and why typical shared hosting kills NoSQL performance.
Is Apache killing your concurrency? We dive into deploying Node.js 0.6 on Ubuntu 12.04. Learn to handle the event loop, configure Nginx v1.2 proxies, and why latency to Oslo matters more than raw CPU.
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.
Disk latency is the silent killer of web applications. We benchmark Redis vs Memcached, explore the new persistence features in version 2.2, and explain why high-performance VPS hosting in Oslo is critical for Norwegian data handling.
Stop forcing users to wait for 30 hops to Oslo. We break down how to pair a robust Norwegian VDS with a Content Delivery Network using Nginx and Varnish for sub-100ms loads.
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.
Is your application choking on 'unlimited' shared hosting? We break down the technical migration to VDS, covering rsync strategies, Xen virtualization, and optimizing I/O for high-load reliability.
Shared hosting is a liability. Discover why businesses are migrating to Xen and KVM virtualization, how to optimize MySQL 5.1 for heavy loads, and why latency to NIX (Oslo) matters more than raw bandwidth.
DNS is the single most overlooked bottleneck in Norwegian hosting. Learn how to configure BIND 9 for speed, navigate Norid regulations, and why your nameserver location defines your performance.
Stop battling 'noisy neighbors' and Apache overhead. Learn how to optimize PHP 5.3, tune MySQL buffers, and leverage Xen virtualization for low-latency performance in Norway.
Is your site crawling during peak hours? Shared hosting is a trap for growing businesses. We analyze the technical leap to VPS, from Xen virtualization to tuning MySQL 5.1 for raw speed.
File-based sessions are a concurrency bottleneck. We analyze why the emerging Redis project is superior to Memcached for session handling on high-load LEMP stacks.
Is your server swapping during traffic spikes? Apache mod_php might be the culprit. Learn how to implement PHP-FPM and Nginx to handle high concurrency without melting your VPS.
Still storing sessions in /tmp? You're bottlenecking your application. We explore why the new 'Redis' project is the persistent, high-speed alternative to Memcached that European systems architects have been waiting for.
Is your Apache server choking on traffic? Learn how to implement software-based load balancing using HAProxy 1.3 to distribute load, increase uptime, and handle traffic spikes without buying expensive F5 hardware.
Stop gambling with oversold containers. Learn how Xen Paravirtualization (PV) delivers guaranteed RAM, stable I/O, and why it remains the superior choice for mission-critical hosting in 2009.
Is your Apache server choking on RAM during traffic spikes? Learn how to deploy Nginx 0.7 as a front-end reverse proxy to handle thousands of concurrent connections on your CoolVDS instance.
Is Apache eating all your RAM? Discover how to compile PHP 5.2.10 with the PHP-FPM patch and pair it with Nginx to survive the Slashdot effect. A guide for serious SysAdmins.
Is your Apache server ready for a massive traffic spike? Learn how to implement HAProxy 1.3 for robust load balancing, reduce downtime, and why hardware isolation matters for Norwegian businesses.
Stop gambling with oversold resources. We analyze the Xen hypervisor architecture (Dom0 vs DomU), Paravirtualization performance, and why serious Systems Administrators in Norway are ditching containers for true hardware isolation.
Is Apache's memory footprint killing your swap? We compare the industry standard against the event-driven challenger, Lighttpd, to see which web server rules the Norwegian hosting market in 2009.
Tired of 'noisy neighbors' killing your database performance? We break down why KVM virtualization on Linux 2.6 is superior to container-based legacy systems, and how to tune I/O schedulers for maximum throughput.
Is Apache choking your server's memory? We benchmark Apache Prefork against Lighttpd's event-driven architecture to see which web server rules the 2009 hosting landscape.
Is your database locking up under load? Learn how to optimize MySQL 5.1 on CentOS, tune your my.cnf for heavy traffic, and why disk I/O latency is the silent killer of web applications.