Monthly Archives: August 2011

Going Big with SSDs

Posted on August 16, 2011 by way0utwest

I found a report recently that eBay had implemented 100TB of SSD storage from Nimbus Data for their virtual infrastructure. That’s a huge amount of very fast storage, which definitely helps explain how the eBay auctions seem to run so quickly. Apparently eBay isn’t … Continue reading →

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When Do You Take a Full Backup?

Posted on August 15, 2011 by way0utwest

This series of blog posts are related to my presentation, The Top Ten Skills You Need, which is scheduled for a few deliveries in 2011. When is a Full Backup Taken? Most people might answer this with “every day”, or … Continue reading →

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Keeping Your Soul

Posted on August 15, 2011 by way0utwest

Last year I got into a debate, and an argument, with a friend over the growth of Google and their profits. I took the position that while Google has provided a good service to the world with their search engine … Continue reading →

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Tricky Questions

Posted on August 12, 2011 by way0utwest

I suspect that most of us have been on many interviews in our career. Unfortunately today’s technology business doesn’t seem driven towards having decades of employment for individuals at one job, so most of us will have more interviews sometime … Continue reading →

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