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Adding cache device to ZFS

04-Apr-10

I went ahead and bought this USB stick to put in the back of my Portwell machine. The idea is to use it as a device cache to speed up my ZFS tank. Based on this post by Alexander Leidinger, it should reduce latency (when data is in the cache), but not otherwise. I was […]

Web Host Performance Comparison

18-Mar-10

Results Median Connection Time  ± Std. Deviaton (ms) To: From DreamHost PS From my office (in Chicago) A Small Orange 465.5 ± 332.6 544.5 ± 1012.6 Crucial Paradigm 511.5 ± 162.0 537.5 ± 112.1 DreamHost 574.5 ± 321.5 893.5 ± 203.5 MediaTemple 520.5 ± 530.1 802.5 ± 234.6 SteadFast 523.5 ± 69.8 260.5 ± 43.6 […]