What is I/O wait and how does it affect Linux performance?

I/O wait or iowait, wait, wa, %iowait, or wait% is often displayed by command-line Linux system monitoring tools such as top, sar, atop, and others. On its own, it’s one of many performance stats that provide us with an insight into Linux system performance. I/O wait came up in a recent discussion with a new client of … Read more

What is CodeGuard Website Backup and What are Its Features

One of the major concerns of website owners, both big and small, is data security. There could be valuable information stored on the server whose possible leakages could bring the entire company to its knees. Most traditional web hosting is vulnerable to DDoS attacks, malware, and other malicious cyberattack attempts. On the other hand, Cloud … Read more

All You Need to Know About Hypervisors

Sitting at the core of virtualization is a well-known but little-discussed technology called the Hypervisor. The hypervisor is a layer of software which enables single hardware to host multiple, isolated virtual machines. It also helps with the management of those virtual machines. But before we talk about how the hypervisor works, the types of hypervisors … Read more

Understanding Virtualization

Virtualization Virtualization entails the enabling of multiple virtual environments usually in the form of Virtual Machines, VMs, from a single, physical system or server. At the core of the realization of virtualization is hypervisor — a software that separates resources of a computer like CPU, storage, from the virtual environment — the things that are needed by those resources. … Read more

MongoDB vs MySQL : Understanding the difference

In this blog on the ‘MongoDB vs MySQL comparison’, I’ll break down database jargon to explain the difference between the newer system and the legacy that is MySQL. While a lot of the terms associated with this topic might be familiar to many web professionals out there, I’m laying it all out to help those … Read more

Web Server Load balancing for eCommerce websites – a basic guide to traffic management

For keeping a live ecommerce website up and running, there is a significant amount of investment required in setting up the backend IT infrastructure and its management. As an ecommerce business owner, one is aware of the fact that this is a necessary investment. Why? Because the losses suffered when a website goes down are … Read more