Thursday, 4 May 2006
How I Learned to Love Cache 
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Simpy just got 27 new servers! Heh, no, not really. I wish! Instead of new hardware, the existing one was tuned a little to improve performance. Has anyone other than my mom noticed it???
To the faithful Simpy users - thank you for dealing with the recent sluggish performance and sticking around! While May 1st is a Labour Day (typically converted into a full week) in some countries, I couldn't rest until I took care of the sudden unbearable slowness of .... serving pages, bookmarks, tags, and other goods. The following chart illustrates what I accomplished that day (or was it night?).
What the chart depicts is the sudden drop in the server load on one of Simpy's serviers, as the result of my fixes. The X axis represents time (more recent to the right), and the Y axis represents server load.
Finally, two serious questions:
- Has anyone noticed the improved performance? (I only get "love letters" when things are slow)
- Are any other pages still loading slowly for you? Let me know which ones!
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