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Backups. Being prepared for the restore.

Posted on by Percy Kwong

Backups are something that is so important in any system that one should look carefully at not just the backup solution they are using, but the restore solution they’re going to have. Here are my recommendations and views on Backups. 1. Don’t assume that just because you bought a backup package that it just “works”…

n-Tier Architectures what they are in a nutshell

Posted on by Percy Kwong

If you’re in Enterprise IT, you’re going to hear one buzz-word a lot.  The buzzword?  2-tier Architecture or 3-tier architecture.  I like to refer to it as n-Tier architectures.  So what exactly is it and what does it mean? A Tier in an architecture is simply the number of layers of an application or system…

Increasing Mysql performance significantly

Posted on by Percy Kwong

For those of you who run mysql, there’s an issue that you have to look at.  Like file systems, database tables get fragmented over time.  There’s a simple fix for it, but you will need to execute one command to do it. Of course, you will need to have root access to your Mysql server,…

Backups: a bit of insight and perspective.

Posted on by Percy Kwong

Many of us have backups.  Many of us don’t.  Here’s an interesting question though.  Those of us that have backups.  How many have actually tested them out to make sure they’re working?  If you have, how often do you test them? Most people set up a backup solution and just let it run.  They don’t…