Comments on: embarrassment http://mituzas.lt/2009/06/26/embarrassment/ where ideas come and die Fri, 26 Feb 2010 17:15:26 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0-alpha By: Spikes are not fun anymore « domas mituzas: vaporware, inc. http://mituzas.lt/2009/06/26/embarrassment/comment-page-1/#comment-189754 Spikes are not fun anymore « domas mituzas: vaporware, inc. Thu, 20 Aug 2009 07:46:43 +0000 http://dammit.lt/?p=506#comment-189754 [...] big media events can cause some troubles, but generally they don’t bring huge traffic spikes anymore. Say, Michael Jackson’s [...] [...] big media events can cause some troubles, but generally they don’t bring huge traffic spikes anymore. Say, Michael Jackson’s [...]

]]> By: Infodisiac » Michael Jackson http://mituzas.lt/2009/06/26/embarrassment/comment-page-1/#comment-189472 Infodisiac » Michael Jackson Mon, 06 Jul 2009 01:29:08 +0000 http://dammit.lt/?p=506#comment-189472 [...] the Wikipedia servers had a hard time trying to cope with the demand (see also Domas Mituzas’ more technical explanation). Wikipedia’s tough time became a small newsworthy factoid by itself, reported by several [...] [...] the Wikipedia servers had a hard time trying to cope with the demand (see also Domas Mituzas’ more technical explanation). Wikipedia’s tough time became a small newsworthy factoid by itself, reported by several [...]

]]> By: Domas Mituzas http://mituzas.lt/2009/06/26/embarrassment/comment-page-1/#comment-189469 Domas Mituzas Sat, 04 Jul 2009 13:27:09 +0000 http://dammit.lt/?p=506#comment-189469 SyG, Tim and me are working on a wider-scope solution to these issues. We've figured out a way how to serve latest-possible last-cached version of articles without compromising too much of overall content delivery. Some of core work is at: https://code.launchpad.net/~domas-mituzas/+junk/poolcounter/ SyG,

Tim and me are working on a wider-scope solution to these issues. We’ve figured out a way how to serve latest-possible last-cached version of articles without compromising too much of overall content delivery.

Some of core work is at:
https://code.launchpad.net/~domas-mituzas/+junk/poolcounter/

]]> By: SyG http://mituzas.lt/2009/06/26/embarrassment/comment-page-1/#comment-189468 SyG Sat, 04 Jul 2009 13:16:20 +0000 http://dammit.lt/?p=506#comment-189468 Would there be a way to put a given article at "absolutely critical priority", adn even freeze one given version of this article (e.g. the latest every five minutes), so that millions of users wanting to access that given article do not break the overall ? Would there be a way to put a given article at “absolutely critical priority”, adn even freeze one given version of this article (e.g. the latest every five minutes), so that millions of users wanting to access that given article do not break the overall ?

]]> By: Current events and traffic spikes « Wikimedia Technical Blog http://mituzas.lt/2009/06/26/embarrassment/comment-page-1/#comment-189465 Current events and traffic spikes « Wikimedia Technical Blog Thu, 02 Jul 2009 18:13:50 +0000 http://dammit.lt/?p=506#comment-189465 [...] a link to Domas’s blog post with technical details on the cash swarming [...] [...] a link to Domas’s blog post with technical details on the cash swarming [...]

]]> By: Ryan http://mituzas.lt/2009/06/26/embarrassment/comment-page-1/#comment-189456 Ryan Sat, 27 Jun 2009 05:29:47 +0000 http://dammit.lt/?p=506#comment-189456 Twitter went down too for the same event. Historically the Obama Inauguration took down Cellular networks. It just takes too much time and money to handle those unexpected outlying events. At least they are limited to those few and far between events! Twitter went down too for the same event. Historically the Obama Inauguration took down Cellular networks. It just takes too much time and money to handle those unexpected outlying events. At least they are limited to those few and far between events!

]]> By: Domas Mituzas http://mituzas.lt/2009/06/26/embarrassment/comment-page-1/#comment-189454 Domas Mituzas Fri, 26 Jun 2009 16:43:00 +0000 http://dammit.lt/?p=506#comment-189454 Mike, we do, thats why cache stampedes are most painful - everything is tuned for cached content, and those small windows when content isn't cached can be extremely painful ;-) Mike, we do, thats why cache stampedes are most painful – everything is tuned for cached content, and those small windows when content isn’t cached can be extremely painful ;-)

]]> By: mike http://mituzas.lt/2009/06/26/embarrassment/comment-page-1/#comment-189451 mike Fri, 26 Jun 2009 15:29:04 +0000 http://dammit.lt/?p=506#comment-189451 are you saying that ever time a page is viewed it's generated dynamically? why wouldn't you do some caching and serve the pages more statically? are you saying that ever time a page is viewed it’s generated dynamically? why wouldn’t you do some caching and serve the pages more statically?

]]> By: Domas Mituzas http://mituzas.lt/2009/06/26/embarrassment/comment-page-1/#comment-189450 Domas Mituzas Fri, 26 Jun 2009 15:26:12 +0000 http://dammit.lt/?p=506#comment-189450 haha :) nope, though... blogs had some hidden spam links... haha :) nope, though… blogs had some hidden spam links…

]]> By: Aistis http://mituzas.lt/2009/06/26/embarrassment/comment-page-1/#comment-189449 Aistis Fri, 26 Jun 2009 14:30:31 +0000 http://dammit.lt/?p=506#comment-189449 techblog is dead too. another million of sysadmins looking for cause? :D techblog is dead too. another million of sysadmins looking for cause? :D

]]> By: Michael Jackson, Farrah Fawcett et Wikipedia | Journal de Guillaume Paumier http://mituzas.lt/2009/06/26/embarrassment/comment-page-1/#comment-189447 Michael Jackson, Farrah Fawcett et Wikipedia | Journal de Guillaume Paumier Fri, 26 Jun 2009 09:49:54 +0000 http://dammit.lt/?p=506#comment-189447 [...] » a d’ailleurs causé quelques soucis aux serveurs de la Wikimedia Foundation (lire l’article de Domas pour une explication plus [...] [...] » a d’ailleurs causé quelques soucis aux serveurs de la Wikimedia Foundation (lire l’article de Domas pour une explication plus [...]

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