Surge 2011 ~ Experiences Operating a Large R3 database system
Many NoSQL databases eschew RAID and use a 3-replica system for protecting against data loss. These systems are tricky to operate at scale, and only a limited number of organizations are attempting to operate high-availability production systems of this type. At blekko, a new web-scale search engine, we have operated our home-grown NoSQL database for 3.5 years with high uptime and very graceful...