Storage


File copying slow between servers

I had a project recently which highlighted an issue with deep folder trees and large numbers of small files causing slow transfer rates when moving files between two servers. As part of the migration to an SBS 2011 server tests showed a particular rate of transfer which suggested that overnight transfers of data would be […]


Looking for VM performance visibility ?

Free download of the VMTurbo Operations Manager – Community Edition here The VMTurbo Operations Manager – enables you to: Gain visibility into your entire infrastructure See and identify problems in real time Generate performance and efficiency reports It  is the only FREE real-time performance monitoring solution without  limitations of how broadly it can be deployed […]


Linux gets Armed

With the latest Linux 3.7 kernel some major changes are in order. In particular, the support for ARM technology has finally arrived. What this should mean is the appearance of Linux on many more tablet and portable devices. The main reason we haven’t seen Linux on these devices is simple: supporting the various ARM processor derivatives […]


FTP synchronisation options

There are several tools you could use for the synchronisation of folders – but in this case I was looking for something that would work with FTP folders and potential as a means of syncronising client backups. I came up with a shortlist of 4 which I will detail here 1) Bestsync Version 7 from […]


2 useful Oracle resources

If you are learning about SQL or specifically Oracle and SQL / PLSQL – here are two useful resources – good to refresh your memory also if like me its been a while. The links are shown in blue below The PL/SQL link is here – an article entitled “Building with Blocks” Oracle Magazine SQL 101 […]