Tech Thought

The following is a simple guide to help you setup Mysql replication – a fantastic way to ensure you have an up-to-date backup of your production databases. This guide only describes a single master-slave relationship, however you can use mysql in various modes which include additional slaves as required.

Udi Manber, the VP of Engineering in Google’s Search Quality team has a very interesting post about the Search Quality Team (the guys responsible for the ranking of results in Google searches). I’ve often wondered how google ranks results, and whilst they don’t tell you specifically, the post offers an interesting insight into the inner [...]