Category Archives: rant

Oracle really….

Posted on April 20, 2009 by Matthew Yonkovit

Ummmmmfff…. wind out of my sails today. I believe their was an analyst who predicted this a year ago when Sun bought MySQL…. I wish I could find the article. I am going to head down to the UC floor … Continue reading →

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Fun with innodb stats

Posted on February 24, 2009 by Matthew Yonkovit

I scrubbed the SQL here to protect the innocent, but check this fun stuff out.  Working with a client who randomly started seeing huge spikes in CPU and disk activity on their server after weeks of seemingly running fine.  I … Continue reading →

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We need a better benchmark

Posted on February 22, 2009 by Matthew Yonkovit

Boy am I sick or what, maybe I should see a shrink or something.  What’s the first thing that runs through my head when I wake up on a Sunday morning?  Is it thoughts of family, the days events, happy … Continue reading →

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Darn Ec2 Latency!

Posted on February 19, 2009 by Matthew Yonkovit

——— MEMCACHED ——— Memcached puts    141075 Memcached hits    122696 Memcached misses  18329 Memcached Prefix:  29298 Memcached Get Total Lat 12222 (us) Memcached Get Recent Lat 10925 (us) Memcached Miss Total Lat 8490 (us) Memcached Miss Recent Lat 5740 (us) Memcached … Continue reading →

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We need to rid the world of “DBAs”

Posted on January 14, 2009 by Matthew Yonkovit

This may come as a complete shock based on the title of my website… but I have come to the conclusion that all DBA’s should be eliminated from all companies hierarchies. WHAT? Yep I do not think any company should … Continue reading →

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A Word about Simple MySQL Problem Detection and Benchmarking

Posted on January 13, 2009 by Matthew Yonkovit

One of the services we (Sun/MySQL) offer is a Performance Tuning and Optimization consulting package. These consulting engagements generally take several different forms as each client has a specific need that must be resolved. But there is a commonality between … Continue reading →

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Lots of Discussion on the backup plugin

Posted on April 21, 2008 by Matthew Yonkovit

The messages going back and forth on the “close sourcing” or paying to make use of some “plugins” /addons within MySQL are flying still! And in my opinion this is getting way out of hand. < DISCLAIMER >I work for … Continue reading →

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dbt2

Posted on February 2, 2008 by Matthew Yonkovit

Well I am trying to use dbt2 to test some ssd drives.  This is my first time trying to use the tool, and I am not impressed.  Their seems to be a general lack of documentation out there, on top … Continue reading →

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Commodity Hardware (Disk and the Performance Myth)

Posted on December 18, 2007 by Matthew Yonkovit

I have been out on several client sites over the last 3-4 months and the one thing that I see time and time again is the proliferation of commodity hardware. Not only are smaller servers popping up all over the … Continue reading →

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I Am Legend Falls Short

Posted on December 18, 2007 by Matthew Yonkovit

Well I was excited.  Always a fan of Omega Man, I looked forward to the release of I am Legend.  I got to the first showing yesterday with very high expectations.  All I can say is wow am I really … Continue reading →

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