Category Archives: Storage

SVLUG: The Story of Gluster

Posted on February 1, 2012 by Administrator

At Silicon Valley Users’ Group (SVLUG) tonite, Anand Babu (AB) Periasamy, CTO Gluster, Inc. gave a great talk on “The Story of Gluster.” The name “Gluster” was derived from the words “GNU” and “Cluster.” No relation to the Luster filesystem, … Continue reading →

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Barnes & Noble Nook Color 7″ Tablet BNRV200 Review

Posted on December 12, 2011 by Administrator

I bought a refurbished Barnes & Noble Nook Color 7″ (developer nickname “encore”) tablet on sale for $119 (originally retailed at $249, now $199.) The unit that arrived was a model BNRV200 with Software version 1.2.0 installed. In short, the … Continue reading →

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Example of Thailand Flooding on Hard Drive Prices

Posted on November 29, 2011 by Administrator

Hmmm … while looking at my Amazon cart today: Please note that the price of Seagate 1TB Barracuda 7200.11 Bulk/OEM Hard Drive ST31000340AS has increased from $160.00 to $225.00 since you placed it in your Shopping Cart. Items in your … Continue reading →

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Distributed Database Jurisdiction

Posted on November 8, 2011 by Administrator

During Web 1.0, companies were very careful where they hosted their databases. I worked at Netscape, and all databases were stored in the USA, even for international sites. Only partial caching was allowed offshore. It was a simpler era in … Continue reading →

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Humorous NoSQL Videos

Posted on November 5, 2011 by Administrator

NoSQL Better Than MySQL? Episode 1 – MongoDB Is Web Scale Hitler’s Hadoop and NoSQL Downfall Parody O’Reilly MySQL CE 2010: Brian Aker, “A Guide to No-SQL”

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