Slicehost Releases Running Slice Cloning and Increases Bandwidth
I’ve been using Slicehost for 2 years now, and as an anniversary present they have released 2 new features: Slice cloning from running slices – You can now create a new slice from the image of a...
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Geofencing with Ruby on Rails and MySQL
I recently launched a startup that required geofencing. For those not familiar with the term, geofencing is the finding of known locations within a specific area around a central point. An example of...
View ArticleScalable Background Job Processing With Ruby on Rails and Skynet
On a recent project, I needed to be able to run a large number of background jobs. Each job would likely last between 30 seconds and 5 minutes, depending on the amount of work involved. We needed...
View ArticleCloud Storage Used For Backup More Than General Purpose Storage
A new survey by Forrester says that just 3% of companies use cloud storage. Here are the stats from the more than 1,200 IT decision makers interviewed: 43% said they’re not interested in cloud storage...
View ArticleInterview with Heroku’s Adam Wiggins
InfoQ has a 16 min video interview with Adam Wiggins from Heroku. In the interview, Adam discusses Ruby 1.9, the Heroku dyno solution, new add-on support, and how they support background jobs. He also...
View ArticleFREE Cloud Computing For Startups eBook
We have released a new eBook through our sister website, LaunchAny.com, called Cloud Computing For Startups. The eBook is FREE and offers a simple and concise introduction to cloud computing and how...
View ArticleDeveloper’s Guide to Building a High Performance Desktop Machine
Laptops can be useful for day-to-day development, but a more powerful machine is required when it comes to working with Very Large Databases (VLDBs) and Big Data. Having some background in building...
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Why I Selected JRuby For My Ruby Project
For those working on the Ruby platform, this is an interesting time. We have Ruby 1.9 YARV, Rubinius, and JRuby as the most popular Ruby Virtual Machines available right now. Each one has its strengths...
View ArticleTechnical Co-Founder Need Not Apply
Will Miceli recently posted an article, titled Technical Co-Founders Are Overrated, that outlines his journey from idea to finding a partner: I was working on my first entrepreneurial adventure: I had...
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MySQL Bulk Insert Performance With JRuby and JDBC
I often have need to perform a bulk import of CSV files into MySQL for different projects. Recently, I made the move to the JRuby platform for one of my projects and have benefited from some great...
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