PostgreSQL 9.0 vs MySQL 5.5: The Battle for Your Data in 2011
Oracle has bought Sun, PostgreSQL finally has Hot Standby, and SSDs are changing the I/O game. We benchmark the two giants of open source databases for the Norwegian hosting market.
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Oracle has bought Sun, PostgreSQL finally has Hot Standby, and SSDs are changing the I/O game. We benchmark the two giants of open source databases for the Norwegian hosting market.
With Oracle's shadow over MySQL and PostgreSQL 9.0's replication breakthrough, the database landscape has shifted. We analyze the trade-offs, configuration flags, and why KVM virtualization is non-negotiable for database IO.
Is your server choking on disk I/O? Discover how moving PHP sessions from disk to Redis can eliminate bottlenecks, reduce latency, and stabilize high-traffic sites in the Norwegian market.
Still running Apache prefork with mod_php? You are wasting RAM. Here is how to migrate to PHP-FPM on Nginx to handle the C10k problem while keeping your Norwegian latency low.
Sending passwords in cleartext over port 21 is professional suicide in 2011. Learn how to implement chrooted SFTP on your CoolVDS server to satisfy Datatilsynet and secure your infrastructure.
Stop letting Apache eat your RAM. We break down why PHP 5.3's FPM is the new standard for high-performance hosting and how to configure your pools for maximum throughput.
It's 2011, and the database landscape has shifted. We compare the new PostgreSQL 9.0 replication features against MySQL 5.5's InnoDB performance to help you decide what runs best on Norwegian VPS infrastructure.
With Oracle's acquisition of Sun and the release of PostgreSQL 9.0, the database landscape has shifted. We break down the technical differences, from replication to ACID compliance, for Norwegian systems architects.
Stop letting 'noisy neighbors' on shared servers crash your application. We analyze the real architectural differences between Shared Hosting and Virtual Private Servers (VPS) in 2011, focusing on I/O wait, memory limits, and why serious Norwegian businesses need root access.
Is Apache 2.2 killing your RAM? We benchmark the ubiquitous giant against the event-driven challenger, Lighttpd. A deep dive into the C10K problem, FastCGI implementation, and why your choice of web server matters for hosting in Norway.
Is your LAMP stack choking on 500 concurrent connections? Stop throwing RAM at the problem. Learn how to deploy Nginx 0.8 as a reverse proxy to slash latency and stabilize your infrastructure.
Stop buying hosting based on disk space. We dissect why storage I/O bottlenecks are the real performance killer for your infrastructure, how to diagnose them with `iostat`, and why the shift to SSDs in Norway is inevitable.
With Oracle's acquisition of Sun and the release of PostgreSQL 9.0, the database landscape has shifted violently this year. We break down the technical trade-offs between the LAMP stack standard and the ACID-compliant challenger for Norwegian infrastructure.
With Oracle's acquisition of Sun shaking up the open-source world, choosing between MySQL 5.1 and PostgreSQL 9.0 is more critical than ever. We break down the technical differences, performance benchmarks, and why hardware I/O matters more than your SQL syntax.
Is Apache eating all your memory? With PHP 5.3.3 now including FPM in the core, it is time to abandon the bloated mod_php architecture. Learn how to tune process managers, leverage APC opcode caching, and stabilize high-traffic sites on Norwegian infrastructure.
With the recent release of PostgreSQL 9.0 and the uncertainty surrounding Oracle's acquisition of MySQL, the database landscape in 2010 is shifting. We break down the technical differences, performance benchmarks, and why IOPS matters more than CPU for your Norwegian hosting setup.
With Oracle's acquisition of Sun and the release of PostgreSQL 9.0, the database landscape has shifted. We analyze read/write performance, replication strategies, and why hardware I/O matters more than your SQL dialect.
Is your LAMP stack thrashing swap memory? In 2010, the battle isn't just about code—it's about the web server architecture. We benchmark Apache 2.2 against Lighttpd to see which handles high-concurrency traffic without melting your server.
With Oracle's acquisition of Sun Microsystems shaking the open source community, the choice between MySQL and PostgreSQL has never been more critical. We benchmark the new PostgreSQL 9.0 against MySQL 5.1 to see which database engine belongs on your production servers.
With Oracle's acquisition of Sun shaking up the open source world, the database debate has never been louder. We benchmark MySQL 5.1 against the new PostgreSQL 9.0, analyzing locking mechanisms, replication, and why I/O performance on your VPS is the bottleneck you're ignoring.
Stop trusting public Wi-Fi. This guide covers a production-ready OpenVPN deployment on CentOS 5, tackling iptables routing, certificate generation, and the critical TUN/TAP driver requirements often missing in cheap hosting.
Is Apache 2.2 killing your server's RAM? We benchmark the industry standard against the event-driven challenger, Lighttpd 1.4, to see which web server best handles the C10k problem on Norwegian infrastructure.
With Oracle's recent acquisition of Sun, the LAMP stack landscape is shifting. We benchmark MySQL 5.1 against PostgreSQL 8.4 on high-performance Norwegian infrastructure.
Stop suffering with Subversion merge conflicts. Learn how to deploy a secure, high-performance private Git server using Gitolite and SSH on a CoolVDS instance. A complete 2010 guide for Norwegian development teams requiring data sovereignty.
Data loss isn't a question of if, but when. In this 2010 guide, we break down robust automated backup scripts using rsync and cron, specifically tailored for Norwegian infrastructure standards.
Is your site crawling during peak traffic? We dissect the technical reality of Shared Hosting overselling versus the dedicated isolation of a VPS. Learn why I/O wait times and kernel resource limits matter more than marketing fluff.
Public WiFi is a security minefield. Learn how to deploy a military-grade OpenVPN tunnel on a Norwegian VPS to secure your data against sniffers while keeping latency practically non-existent.
With Oracle's acquisition of Sun Microsystems shaking the open source community, choosing the right database has never been more critical. We compare MySQL 5.1 and PostgreSQL 8.4 on performance, ACID compliance, and suitability for Norwegian enterprise hosting.
Is Apache 2.2 eating all your RAM? We pit the industry standard against the event-driven challenger, Lighttpd, to see which web server delivers the best throughput for high-traffic Norwegian sites in 2010.
Is Apache eating your RAM? Learn how to deploy Nginx 0.8 as a reverse proxy to handle thousands of concurrent connections while keeping your VPS stable under load.