I wanted to have a deeper understanding of load balancing. I tested with several different open source products, but the most recent release of HAProxy (1.5.21) was the easiest to get running. I wanted to test the following on RHEL…
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History of computers
I found this interesting link while searching for something else. It is a fairly complete history of computer technology from the time before Christ to 2003. Enjoy.
Generating chargeback costs using AWR
One of the best things about AWR is the fact that it tracks CPU at a database service level. This allows us to calculate the amount of CPU used by a service in any number of ways. Once you can…
Being a tool collector
I inherited my dad’s penchant for tools. He frequently came home after work with a new screw driver or ratchet. He used baby food jars to organize excess nuts and bolts left over from projects past. I too, buy tools,…