Running a production application in the cloud can be great because it’s possible to add and remove servers from a cluster dynamically using a provisioning API. These automatic additions and removals can be triggered by system utilization levels that you measure, such as concurrent network connections, memory utilization, or CPU utilization. When you need more [...]

It occurred to me today while watching a discussion about MySQL vs. MongoDB that there needs to be more documentation about the performance of the Dev Null database, and its open source derivatives. MongoDB fanboys should be aware that it offers the following features: 100% non-blocking Unlimited horizontal scalability Unlimited vertical scalability Supports Sharding Supports [...]

You might think that if you want faster internet performance, you can simply get a connection to the internet that has higher bandwidth. When you get a “faster” internet connection you may observe faster downloads. But it’s less frequently the additional bandwidth, and more frequently reduced latency that actually produces increased interactive web performance. This [...]