This video is an hour-long but well worth sharing with you today. One of the main takeaways from this video I want you to have is the fact that troubleshooting performance is not always rocket surgery. When you watch this video and listen to Conor Cunningham talk about some of the real world examples he … Read more
We’ve all had those moments. It’s late in the day. You are about to head home a few minutes early so you can bring your daughter to soccer practice on time. Your phone rings. The voice on the other end of the line mutters something about the server “being slow”, and needs you to fix … Read more
Ever try to troubleshoot something that doesn’t really exist? I think this virtualization thing is here to stay, I really do, but the trouble I see people having with virtualization is that they don’t know where the bottleneck truly lies. There are so many layers involved that most standard troubleshooting techniques fall short. Just think … Read more
I hear it all the time. It’s a familiar refrain. Most of the time it is innocent enough, and understandable. But there are times when hearing those words are like hearing the screech of fingernails on a chalkboard: “We can’t change the code.” There you are, listening to someone complain to you about the database … Read more
