Conversant Studios » Business http://www.conversant.com.au Sophisticated Simplicity Tue, 27 Jan 2009 18:30:52 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 en hourly 1 37 Signals on speed http://www.conversant.com.au/blog/37-signals-on-speed/ http://www.conversant.com.au/blog/37-signals-on-speed/#comments Thu, 07 Aug 2008 23:30:41 +0000 admin optimize database calls and queries we’re dual core 2ghz processors quad core 3ghz processors relic’s outstanding rpm performance management suite things we’ve implemented 000 rpm sas drives we’ve a mysql performance consultant we’ve begun http://www.conversant.com.au/blog/37-signals-on-speed/ The 37 Signals guys have a good account on how they increased their speed…

  • Analysis: We relied heavily on New Relic’s outstanding RPM performance management suite to give us insight about the parts of Basecamp that were accessed the most as well as those that were most in need of improvement.
  • Caching: We’ve begun using Memcached in a variety of spots. Caching can be tricky with dynamic apps like Basecamp since different people often see different things, but we’ve implemented it carefully where it could be used to its best advantage.
  • MySQL optimizations: We’ve been working with a MySQL performance consultant to help us optimize our database calls and queries. We’re still early in the process but we’ve learned a lot so far.
  • Hardware upgrades: We recently made some significant upgrades to our database servers. We went from servers with 2 x Dual Core 2GHz processors, 32GB of RAM, and 6×73GB 15,000 RPM SAS drives to servers with 2 x Quad Core 3GHz processors, 128GB of RAM, and 8×73GB 15,000 RPM SAS drives. We’ve also upgraded our load balancers and have new switches coming soon as well
]]> http://www.conversant.com.au/blog/37-signals-on-speed/feed/ 0 2008: an exciting year ahead http://www.conversant.com.au/blog/test-post/ http://www.conversant.com.au/blog/test-post/#comments Wed, 02 Jan 2008 23:37:15 +0000 conversant client centric systems objectively harness end to end supply chains vis a vis proactive platforms efficiently administrate multimedia based markets interoperable intellectual capital interactively incentivize quality quality vectors vis a vis virtual relationships objectively implement global sources one to one partnerships proactively plagiarize effective niche markets and b2b convergence proactively iterate turnkey growth strategies team driven quality vectors objectively harness state web enabled collaboration and idea sharing holisticly deliver professional leadership skills vortals flexible mindshare quickly incubate visionary leadership skills accurate supply chains quickly actualize client centered synergistic bandwidth appropriately grow long term high impact opportunities http://www.conversant.com.au/wp/blog/test-post/ There was something about 2008 that finally prodded me into building the Conversant Studios website and starting to blog again. After a very solid year with some great projecs and some fantastic new clients, I’m ready to launch into a new direction for the company.

]]> http://www.conversant.com.au/blog/test-post/feed/ 0