https://ronaldbradford.com/categories/site-reliability/ Recent content in Site Reliability on Enterprise Data Architect | Principal Data Strategist | MySQL Subject Matter Expert | Author | Speaker Hugo -- gohugo.io en-us Fri, 06 Dec 2013 16:20:53 +0000 https://ronaldbradford.com/blog/simple-steps-to-increasing-site-availability-2013-12-06/ Fri, 06 Dec 2013 16:20:53 +0000 https://ronaldbradford.com/blog/simple-steps-to-increasing-site-availability-2013-12-06/ A recent database production migration with a large client highlighted a fundamental flaw in their designed architecture for suitable site availability. While the development team had take several good steps in improving scalability of the site, there was a clear failure in understanding and supporting different levels of data availability which I cover in my presentation Successful Scalability Principles . https://ronaldbradford.com/blog/performance-v-scalability-for-employers-2013-12-04/ Wed, 04 Dec 2013 23:20:18 +0000 https://ronaldbradford.com/blog/performance-v-scalability-for-employers-2013-12-04/ In a recent discussion with a fellow peer reviewing a job description he was applying for, we got into a discussion on the specifics of a Performance Engineer verses a Scalability Engineer. https://ronaldbradford.com/blog/clearly-define-your-uptime-needs-2013-12-03/ Tue, 03 Dec 2013 21:36:16 +0000 https://ronaldbradford.com/blog/clearly-define-your-uptime-needs-2013-12-03/ In writing about Performance and Scalability I referenced a quote that I have provided in a number of presentations regarding a valuable interaction with a client. All software architects and managers need to clearly understand this for their own sites in order to enable technical resources to deliver a highly scalable solution.