Tag: scalability
Design scalable web apps using open source
Scalability is an integral part of the software design process. Hence, applications must be designed such that their components can be de-coupled and then...
FOSS Skills that will Get You Hired This Year
The FOSS appeal seems to be growing. Industry pundits reveal that open source skills can be a great differentiator for aspiring tech candidates in...
“Linux interoperability has been enabled through work across Microsoft”
Players in the Linux community often find Microsoft and open source technology not quite in sync. Ironically, Microsoft is one of the major contributors...
FOSS Helps Naaptol Take E-Commerce to New Heights!
Naaptol, a leading virtual home shopping platform, grew phenomenally by placing its bets on open source technology. Adopting the FOSS model not only helped...
A Peek Into the Hadoop Distributed File System
HDFS is a core component of the Hadoop package. It is an open source implementation of the distributed file system on the lines of...
Postgres-XC — A PostgreSQL Clustering Solution
What started with a simple relational database system, is expanding its horizons by developing new technology that satiates the ever-increasing need for more data...
MySQL: Drive Your Performance Problems Away!
Here are some simple steps to tune MySQL for performance and scalability in multi-user environments. Also included are some very effective tools, most of...
