The system-to-administrator ratio is commonly used as a rough metric to understand administrative costs in high-scale services. With smaller, less automated services this ratio can be as low as 2:1, ...

The web-based UI for managing all aspects of Windows Server, Windows Server Admin Center (WAC) sure has grown up a lot in the last seven years. If you're new to the concept, you can run WAC on a ...

A step-by-step guide to deploying, configuring, and testing a multi-AZ, multi-region SQL Server FCI in the Azure cloud, complete with a PowerShell script that handles the networking configuration.

MySQL and PostgreSQL are two of the most used open source SQL databases, and both fulfill the role of a general-purpose database well. How do you choose which one to use for a project? Let's look at ...

Anchal Katyal is SDM @ Amazon & an expert in building large scale software applications. The exponential growth of data and the increasing demand for real-time and data-driven applications have ...

Your browser does not support the audio element. This is a continuation of a series of articles in which I briefly cover the main points of a specific topic in system ...

Load balancing refers to the process of spreading a network service load among multiple servers/systems. A software-based load balancing tool is able to make sure that you get the maximum service ...

IBM Informix is a database server that focuses on relational database management. Review the basics of IBM Informix and how it stacks up against competitors. Relational database management systems ...