Archive for the “Web Architecture” category
100x Increase in SOLR Performance and Throughput
by Justin Leider on April 27, 2009
Is your SOLR installation running slower than you think it should? Performance, throughput and scalability not what you are expecting or hoping? Do you constantly see that others have much higher SOLR query performance and scalability than you do? All (…)
There and Back Again, an EC2 MySQL Cluster
by Clay vanSchalkwijk on January 26, 2009
Limitations of EC2 as a web platform: Price- An m1.xlarge instance will run you ~$600 with data transfer costs. Managed hosting solutions run cheaper especially if you plan on purchasing in bulk. The grid is designed for on-demand computation and (…)
The Limitations of Scaling with EC2
by Justin Leider on October 8, 2008
Just as with any platform you choose, EC2 has its own limitations as well. These limitations are often different and harder to overcome than what you might find while running your own hardware. Without the proper planning and development, these (…)
Running your own hardware Vs EC2 and RightScale — Part 2
by Justin Leider on September 16, 2008
This week I’ve been reminded of a very important lesson… No matter how abstracted you are from your hardware, you still inherently rely on its smooth and consistent operation. This past week CitySquares’ NFS server went down for the count (…)
Running your own hardware Vs. EC2 and RightScale
by Justin Leider on August 20, 2008
A couple weeks ago I began working with EC2 and RightScale in preparation of our big IT infrastructure change over. Ill start by giving a brief overview of our hardware infrastructure. Currently we’re running the CitySquares’ website on our own (…)