All articles tagged with Scalability
Monoliths melt under pressure. Learn how to implement key-based and range-based sharding strategies using MySQL and PostgreSQL, and why network latency in Oslo makes or breaks your distributed data layer.
Sharding is the solution when vertical scaling fails, but it brings immense complexity. A battle-hardened look at strategies, implementation, and infrastructure requirements for Norway's high-traffic systems.
Sharding is complex, risky, and expensive. This guide for senior engineers covers when to shard, how to implement hash vs. range strategies using MySQL 8.0, and why infrastructure latency in Norway is the silent killer of distributed databases.
Hit the ceiling on your vertical scaling? We dive deep into practical sharding strategies, key-based vs. range-based architectures, and why local NVMe storage matters for Norwegian data residency.
Sharding is the nuclear option of database scaling. It introduces complexity that can kill your application if mishandled. We dissect practical strategies, the impact of Schrems II on data locality in 2020, and why network latency between shards determines your fate.
Vertical scaling has a ceiling. When your master database hits 100% CPU on a Friday night, adding more RAM won't save you. We dissect practical sharding strategies using MySQL 8.0 and PostgreSQL 11, tailored for low-latency infrastructure in Oslo.
When vertical scaling hits the wall, sharding is your only exit. We explore application-side vs. middleware sharding strategies using MySQL 5.7 and ProxySQL, tailored for GDPR compliance and the Nordic infrastructure landscape.
When vertical scaling hits the ceiling, sharding is the only path forward. A deep dive into partitioning strategies, consistent hashing, and infrastructure considerations for 2016.
Vertical scaling hits a wall. When your `innodb_buffer_pool_size` exceeds physical RAM, it's time to shard. We break down the architecture of distributed databases, consistent hashing, and why low-latency infrastructure in Norway is critical for performance.
When your monolithic database hits the I/O wall, vertical scaling isn't enough. We dive deep into practical sharding strategies, implementation pitfalls, and why infrastructure latency is the silent killer of distributed data.
While PaaS giants promise a world without server management, the reality for Norwegian enterprises is often high latency and vendor lock-in. Here is how to architect decoupled, 'serverless-style' systems using raw KVM power.
It's 2014, and the buzz is all about PaaS and BaaS. But for serious scaling in Norway, relying on US-hosted 'serverless' platforms is a latency trap. Learn how to build your own high-performance worker clusters using Redis, Celery, and KVM.
Forget the buzzwords. True scalability in 2014 isn't about magical clouds; it's about decoupling your logic with message queues, Docker, and raw KVM performance.
April 2014 Analysis: The industry is buzzing about PaaS and the elusive "No-Ops" dream. We dissect why owning your stack on high-performance SSD VPS is still superior to the "Serverless" black box for Norwegian enterprises.
While the industry buzzes about PaaS and 'NoOps', real scalability requires robust asynchronous patterns. We explore how to architect high-performance worker queues using Redis, Celery, and KVM-based VPS in Norway.
When vertical scaling fails and your iowait hits 40%, sharding is the only path forward. We explore practical strategies using MySQL 5.6, PHP, and high-performance KVM architecture.
While the industry buzzes about 'NoOps' and expensive PaaS solutions, real scalability is built on decoupled, asynchronous worker patterns. Here is how to engineer a resilient, low-latency infrastructure on Norwegian soil without the US cloud price tag.
Nagios alerts are not enough. Learn how to monitor CPU steal time, I/O latency, and real application metrics in 2013's high-scale environments using Graphite, Collectd, and honest KVM hosting.
Synchronous code is the enemy of scale. Learn how to implement RabbitMQ to offload heavy tasks, why 'ulimit' matters, and why your message broker needs the low latency of a Norwegian VDS.
When vertical scaling hits the wall, sharding is your only exit strategy. We explore application-level partitioning, consistent hashing, and the infrastructure requirements to handle write-heavy loads in the Nordic market.
Your single MySQL master is choking on I/O. Vertical scaling has hit the physical limit. It's time to architect for horizontal scale using application-level sharding strategies proven in high-load Norwegian environments.
Stop letting a single Garbage Collection spike take down your entire platform. We explore the emerging 'micro-service' patterns using Nginx, HAProxy, and KVM isolation to build resilient systems in Norway.
Before you commit to the 'No-Ops' hype of expensive managed platforms, learn how to architect true decoupled scalability using RabbitMQ, Celery, and high-performance SSD VPS. A guide for 2013's serious engineers.
Tired of monolithic maintenance? We explore 'Serverless' concepts in 2013 using decoupled queues, PaaS-like worker patterns, and KVM isolation strategies on CoolVDS.
Stop babying your monoliths. Discover how to implement asynchronous worker patterns using Redis, Supervisord, and KVM to achieve 'NoOps' scalability without the Heroku price tag.
Is your Apache server hitting MaxClients while RAM vanishes? Learn how to deploy Nginx as a reverse proxy on CentOS 6 to handle thousands of concurrent connections without melting your hardware. Includes production-ready configs for Norwegian setups.
Stop relying on a single point of failure. Learn how to architect a bulletproof load balancing layer using HAProxy 1.4 to distribute traffic, maintain session persistence, and survive traffic spikes.
File-based sessions are a bottleneck waiting to strangle your application. Learn how to implement Redis for session management on Linux to reduce latency and handle high-concurrency traffic, specifically tailored for Norwegian infrastructure constraints.
File-based session locking is killing your application's concurrency. Here is how to implement Redis 2.4 for non-blocking session management to handle high traffic loads without melting your I/O.
Stop letting disk I/O kill your application performance. We explore why switching from default file-based sessions to Redis is the critical upgrade for scaling PHP applications in 2011, specifically for the Norwegian market.