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Point of order: Standardised termsheets are not the answer for startups(uk.techcrunch.com)
7 points by dmytton 17y ago|3 comments
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The Server Density storage backend – utility storage from Rackspace(blog.boxedice.com)
2 points by dmytton 17y ago|0 comments
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by dmytton 17y ago
The only replication we're doing is master-slave which works extremely well. The slave comes back in sync after about 10 hours and then stays up to date. The replication pairs are very interesting as it allows automated failover. WIthin you
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by dmytton 17y ago
We are using it for our server monitoring application with a database size currently around 150GB. We migrated from MySQL and wrote up the details at http://blog.boxedice.com/2009/07/25/choosing-a-non-relationa...
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How to improve your website load time(blog.boxedice.com)
26 points by dmytton 17y ago|7 comments
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Choosing a non-relational database; why we migrated from MySQL to MongoDB(blog.boxedice.com)
21 points by dmytton 17y ago|0 comments
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How to build an Apple Push Notification provider server (tutorial)(blog.boxedice.com)
1 points by dmytton 17y ago|0 comments
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by dmytton 17y ago
Depends what you compare it to. If you're looking at the "free" products like Nagios etc, then of course it's more expensive. But Nagios and the like require a lot of time and effort to set up, have ongoing maintance and require their own s
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by dmytton 17y ago
It's free for 1 server and £10 GBP (~$15 USD) per server per month for multiple servers. (This is a product from my company)
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I say again – phone your users(blog.boxedice.com)
1 points by dmytton 17y ago|0 comments
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by dmytton 17y ago
We store a lot of data for customers and even at the lower disk costs from the likes of Amazon S3, £1 per server per month is not viable. If you compare our pricing to the commercial options from competitors like Hyperic ($1000s) then ours
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by dmytton 17y ago
Thanks, I'll get that checked out.
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by dmytton 17y ago
Thanks for the suggestions. Phone support so far has been rarely used so it's really more of a sales point at the moment. In terms of scaling, it may well turn out not to be a feasible option in the future but free customers can upgrade any
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by dmytton 17y ago
The ϱ is the Greek letter "rho" which is the official symbol for density :) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rho_(letter) and http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Density Volume discounting is something we do have, just not on the site. Based on yo
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Ask HN: Review my product - Server Density
27 points by dmytton 17y ago|15 comments
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Say hello to Mapumental(mysociety.org)
1 points by dmytton 17y ago|0 comments
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by dmytton 17y ago
The real question is what is Apple going to use the server farm for?
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by dmytton 17y ago
macminicolo.net is not an Apple company, they just allow you to colo a Mac Mini as a server.
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by dmytton 17y ago
Using something like PayPal or Google Checkout is false security as far as chargebacks are concerned. They do have extra security features but, PayPal at least, has a lot of fraud. I'm unfamiliar with Google Checkout but I have handled char
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Taking payments online – merchant account & payment processor fees(blog.boxedice.com)
54 points by dmytton 17y ago|12 comments
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App Store submissions now being reviewed on iPhone OS 3.0
1 points by dmytton 17y ago|0 comments
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by dmytton 17y ago
I asked that question at http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=565045 which will probably be helpful. Also see the Equity Equation discussion at http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35015
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Barclays hates tech startups(blog.boxedice.com)
27 points by dmytton 17y ago|4 comments
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Customers are not always right, but they’re never wrong(freshbooks.com)
3 points by dmytton 17y ago|0 comments
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Loading Scripts Without Blocking(stevesouders.com)
4 points by dmytton 17y ago|0 comments
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Ask HN: How much equity do you give to employees?
13 points by dmytton 18y ago|15 comments
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Running a successful beta - trickle effect and phone feedback(boxedice.wordpress.com)
7 points by dmytton 18y ago|0 comments
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Steve Yegge: Have you ever legalized marijuana?(steve-yegge.blogspot.com)
121 points by dmytton 18y ago|50 comments
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Inside Netflix (Nightline Video)(youtube.com)
5 points by dmytton 18y ago|1 comments
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Introducing Digg’s IDDB Infrastructure(blog.digg.com)
7 points by dmytton 18y ago|0 comments

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