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#Disk I/O

The I/O Lie: Why Your "Cloud" Storage is Slowing Down Your App

It is 2011, and while everyone talks about CPU cores, disk latency is silently killing your database performance. We dissect the difference between SAN and Local RAID-10, analyze the impact of 'noisy neighbors' in virtualization, and explain why Norwegian data sovereignty protects you from the US Patriot Act.

Cloud Storage Myths: Why Your "Cloud" Database is Crawling (And How to Fix It)

It is 2011 and 'The Cloud' is the buzzword of the year. But for high-performance databases, typical cloud storage creates an I/O bottleneck. We analyze SAN latency vs. Local RAID 10 and how to keep your data compliant in Norway.

Cloud Storage Hype vs. Reality: Why Local RAID Still Beats SAN in 2010

While the industry buzzes about 'The Cloud,' system administrators know the pain of network latency. We analyze why local RAID 10 configurations outperform networked storage for database-heavy applications in the Norwegian market.