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Neil Caudle hasn't played in a game since making a brief appearance in the closing moments of the Tennessee Tech game last November. The redshirt sophomore hasn't been at QB with a game on the line since the 2005 season when he was a highly-recruited senior at Spain Park High in Birmingham.
Either quarterback could be in the mix for playing time if needed on Thursday night when the Auburn Tigers make their first ever road trip to play football vs. the West Virginia Mountaineers.
Barrett Trotter
Following a 2 1/2-hour practice on Sunday evening that finished up under the lights, Caudle and true freshman Trotter, who is also from Birmingham where he was a star at Briarwood Christian, continued to get reps at the quarterback position.
After practice Auburn head coach Tommy Tuberville would only say that both of those players will join starting quarterback Kodi Burns on the trip to Morgantown this week. He isn't revealing who the number two quarterback will be, which in Auburn's case can be significant because throughout this season the Tigers have played two QBs.
"I think we got better," Tuberville said when asked about the quarterbacks. "They are all working and doing a good job to just see how much game plan they can handle." The Tigers put in approximately half of their game plan last week and are installing the rest this week at Sunday, Monday and Tuesday practices.
The Tigers normally travel with three quarterbacks on road trips, but might make it four this week when they leave for Morgantown on Wednesday if junior Chris Todd is on the travel squad.
"He is throwing the ball a little bit, not a lot," said Tuberville. "We are not letting him throw deep. We are trying to get him all the way back."
Todd, who has started five of Auburn's seven games, was held out of most of the practice work in Auburn's off-week last week to rest a shoulder that has been giving him problems going back to spring training.
"I want to get him completely healthy and give him a shot when he is 100 percent," Tuberville said of Todd, who has been on the field for the installation of the game plan, but has had limited work.
Tuberville noted that he thought the Sunday practice was a good one after the Tigers returned from having Friday and Saturday off. Senior running back Tristan Davis agreed.
"I thought we had one of our better practices," said Davis. "We needed the time off and you can tell the guys are excited about getting ready for the trip to West Virginia."
Davis said he stayed on campus to get treatment on a hand problem that has bothered him in recent weeks. The senior said he is totally over his concussion that sidelined him earlier in the season as well as his foot problems and hamstring injuries that also slowed him earlier this year.
Davis noted that the seniors, at their regular team meeting on Sunday, talked about not wanting to end their final seasons with the team struggling. "We are to trying to make a point to the older guys...like play of us," he said. "The last couple groups of seniors didn't have to go out on a bad note. They went out on a smile on their face with wins against Bama.
We tried to stress that point that we can win out the rest of the season. We can beat everybody that is left on the schedule and we can also lose to everybody so we are just going to have to grind. Every week is very important from this point on."
The senior running back said the Tigers have simplified their offensive game plan going into the West Virginia game to make sure everybody understands their assignments and said the Tigers have even done some huddling in practice, although he added he doesn't know if they will do that vs. WVU after being exclusively no-huddle all year.
The Mountaineers of the Big East Conference were also off this past weekend and will bring a 4-2 record into the contest vs. the 4-3 Tigers.
Junior cornerback Walter McFadden agreed with Tuberville that the break was needed before the Tigers got back on the field for a busy practice in shorts, helmets and shoulder pads.
"Today, we looked like a brand new team," McFadden said. "We were fresh. We were completing all of our assignments. There was a lot of enthusiasm out there, everybody talking. I heard the offense being real loud down there so I believe today was a great practice for us."
Walt McFadden has started all seven games for the Tigers this season.
McFadden said he was glad to see his fellow starter at cornerback, Jerraud Powers, back on the field doing drills, even though the preseason All-SEC defensive back was held out of about half of the drills.
"He is doing great," McFadden said. "He is eager to get back out on the field. Today I saw him out there back-pedaling doing his thing. Most likely, he should be back this week."
"Not all of the news was good on the injury front. Antoine Carter, who missed practice last week and the Arkansas game with an ankle problem, is doubtful for Thursday night's game at WVU that will kick off shortly after 6:30 p.m. CDT with TV coverage on ESPN.


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The 2010 college football season has just 35 games remaining. If there is one word to describe what transpired in the past four months, unpredictable would be at the top of the list.
Alabama started at No. 1 and finished fourth in its division. Florida opened third and lost five times. That's better than Texas, which ended 5-7 after beginning at No. 4.
Virginia Tech lost its first two games to fall out of the poll, then managed to win 11 straight and win its fourth ACC title.
TCU was the lone top 10 team to go unbeaten, however the Horned Frogs were one place shy of the title game as Oregon and Auburn, the 11th and 23rd teams in August, managed to successfully navigate their respective notes in the Pac-10 and SEC.
Auburn quarterback Cam Newton was an afterthought for the Heisman before the season and hadn't generated much traction by the start of October. Two months later, he was one of the biggest winner's in the award's history. But not without an unprecedented in-season scandal about his eligibility.
A coach with two national championships resigned. But it wasn't Joe Paterno. Instead it was Urban Meyer, who will leave Florida after six seasons. Fittingly, Penn State will face the Gators in the Outback Bowl.
Dave Wannstedt, Randy Shannon and Dan Hawkins are three other coaches out of jobs, while Ron Zook, Mike Sherman and Ralph Friedgen all managed to keep their seats cool.
Does that mean the bowl season will follow the same unpredictable course? If so, that would mean Oregon reigns in the title game, ending a run of four straight championships in the SEC. Or maybe it will be Auburn winning its first title since 1957 and keeping the crystal football in the state of Alabama.
If you feel that you know what will happen this postseason, enter our College Bowl Pick'em Contest and see if you can outperform my picks and the rest of the USA TODAY staff's bowl predictions. Good luck and we'll do it all again next year.
BCS national championship - Auburn vs. Oregon, Jan. 10, 8:30 p.m.
The similarities of the two teams are obvious. Both can score behind dynamic quarterbacks. Both have won due to dominance in the second half. Look for the determining factor to be defense. The Tigers are better suited to stop the Ducks attack and keep the SEC atop the college football world. Auburn 38, Oregon 30.
Sugar Bowl - Ohio State vs. Arkansas, Jan. 4, 8:30 p.m.
Did the win in last year's Rose Bowl signal a new day for the Buckeyes in the BCS games? Terrelle Pryor is going to have to win his positional battle with Ryan Mallett of the Razorbacks to continue their success. Ohio State 27, Arkansas 23.
Orange Bowl - Stanford vs. Virginia Tech, Jan. 3, 8:30 p.m.
A great matchup of coaches in Jim Harbaugh and Frank Beamer and quarterbacks with Andrew Luck and Tyrod Taylor should help a game that has struggled to generate interest in recent years. Virginia Tech 28, Stanford 27.
Fiesta Bowl - Connecticut vs. Oklahoma, Jan. 1, 8:30 p.m.
It's fitting that BCS newbie Uconn gets to face the Sooners, who are making their eighth appearance in premier bowl. OU has lost its five previous attempts. It won't get a better chance to end the streak. Oklahoma 40, Connecticut 14.
Rose Bowl - TCU vs. Wisconsin, Jan. 1, 5 p.m.
If the Horned Frogs were going to miss the title game, it is hard to imagine a better consolation prize. Rather than enjoying the sights, however, they better be ready for the three-pronged rushing attack of the Badgers. Wisconsin 24, TCU 21.
Fight Hunger Bowl - Boston College vs. Nevada, Jan. 9, 9 p.m.
The Wolf Pack won maybe the most-exciting game of the season with their upset of Boise State. Don't expect the same dramatic finish in San Francisco. Nevada 34, Boston College 20.
BBVA Compass Bowl - Pittsburgh vs. Kentucky, Jan. 8, noon
The events surrounding Dave Wannstedt's departure could at best be labeled awkward. At least he gets one final chance to lead his team before stepping aside. Pittsburgh 23, Kentucky 21.
Cotton Bowl - Texas A&M vs. LSU, Jan. 7, 8 p.m.
If this game follows all of the other big win by the Tigers this season, look for another close contest decided in the final minute. Les Miles wouldn't have it any other way. LSU 21, Texas A&M 17.
GoDaddy.com Bowl - Miami (Ohio) vs. Middle Tennessee, Jan. 6, 8 p.m.
Not many people paid attention, but the RedHawks unlikely run to the MAC title was one of the better storylines of the season. Miami (Ohio) 21, Middle Tennessee 16.
Gator Bowl - Michigan vs. Mississippi State, Jan. 1, 1:30 p.m.
Seven wins has squarely put Rich Rodriguez on shaky ground. Even if the Wolverines can beat the Bulldogs, it might not been enough to save his job. Michigan 31, Mississippi State 28.
Outback Bowl - Florida vs. Penn State, Jan. 1, 1 p.m.
Urban Meyer's resignation means the Gators will be sending out their coach with a win against a counterpart that started his current job when Meyer was 2 years old. Florida 23, Penn State 17.
Capital One Bowl - Michigan State vs. Alabama, Jan. 1, 1 p.m.
Before he was coach of Alabama and the Miami Dolphins and LSU, Nick Saban had his first national success with the Spartans. He is more focused on a win to cap a disappointing season in Tuscaloosa. Alabama 28, Michigan State 20.
TicketCity Bowl - Northwestern vs. Texas Tech, Jan. 1, noon
This matchup doesn't quite meet the standard expected from a New Year's Day game, but times have changed. The Wildcats defense must get it together after allowing 118 points in their final two games. Texas Tech 30, Northwestern 16.
Chick-fil-A Bowl - South Carolina vs. Florida State, Dec. 31, 7:30 p.m.
Steve Spurrier renews acquaintances with the Seminoles. That's not all bad news for FSU as Spurrier lost three of his last four games in the rivalry. Florida State 26, South Carolina 19.
Liberty Bowl - Georgia vs. Central Florida, Dec. 31, 3:30 p.m.
One thing that makes this game worth watching: It is likely the last chance to watch Georgia wide receiver A.J. Green before he heads to the NFL. Georgia 30, Central Florida 20.
Sun Bowl - Notre Dame vs. Miami, Dec. 31, 2 p.m.
Give credit to Sun Bowl officials for pulling this matchup together. Even though the teams haven't played in 20 years, this is one of the compelling games of the postseason. Notre Dame 24, Miami (Fla.) 21.
Meineke Bowl - Clemson vs. South Florida, Dec. 31, noon
After some concern he would leave early for professional baseball, Kyle Parker will be behind center for the Tigers. Now the question is how he and the offense will perform after an inconsistent season. Clemson 23, South Florida 14
Holiday Bowl - Nebraska vs. Washington, 10 p.m.
It's one thing to have a rematch of a regular season game that was close. But it's hard to excited for this one after the Cornhuskers won 56-21 in September … in Seattle. Nebraska 41, Washington 20.
Music City Bowl - North Carolina vs. Tennessee, Dec. 30, 6:40 p.m.
For most teams, losing two players to injury before their bowl game would be a distraction. The Tar Heels have dealt with worse this season. North Carolina 26, Tennessee 21.
Pinstripe Bowl - Syracuse vs. Kansas State, Dec. 30, 3:30 p.m.
From their Manhattan campus to playing close to the more famous Manhattan, the Wildcats are an appropriate pick to playthe first bowl game in new Yankee Stadium. Kansas State 20, Syracuse 14.
Armed Forces Bowl - SMU vs. Army, Dec. 30, noon
Because of the renovation at TCU's stadium, the Mustangs get the advantage of a bowl game on their home turf. SMU 31, Army 24.
Insight Bowl - Missouri vs. Iowa, Dec. 28, 10 p.m.
It is hard to remember the Hawkeyes were 6-1 and seconds away from beating Wisconsin. Four losses later, they're unranked and underdogs against the hungry Tigers. Missouri 24, Iowa 16.
Alamo Bowl - Arizona vs. Oklahoma State, Dec. 29, 9:15 p.m.
The offense of the Cowboys, led by quarterback Brandon Weeden and All-America wide receiver Justin Blackmon will be too much for the slumping Wildcats. Oklahoma State 35, Arizona 21.
Texas Bowl - Baylor vs. Illinois, Dec. 29, 6 p.m.
No team may be more excited about playing in a bowl than the Bears, who have not been to the postseason since 1994. Baylor 33, Illinois 28.
Military Bowl - East Carolina vs. Maryland, Dec. 29, 2:30 p.m.
Despite being one of the best teams in the ACC, the Terps fell to one of the conference's lowest bowls. The snub should provide some inspiration. Maryland 34, East Carolina 20.
Champs Sports Bowl - N.C. State vs. West Virginia, Dec. 28, 6:30 p.m.
The Mountaineers beat Oklahoma in the Fiesta Bowl to get Bill Stewart the permanent job in 2007. They will they rally around him with the team pushing him out the door. West Virginia 28, North Carolina State 17.
Independence Bowl - Georgia Tech vs. Air Force, Dec. 27, 5 p.m.
If you like the triple option, you have found your bowl game. The Yellow Jackets are hopefully starting quarterback Josh Nesbitt can mend in time to make a difference at the end of a disappointing season. Georgia Tech 30, Air Force 27.
Little Caesars Pizza Bowl - Toledo vs. Florida International, Dec. 26, 8:30 p.m.
No team may face more of a weather shock from their bowl trip than the Panthers, who will spend Christmas in Detroit instead of Miami. Toledo 28, Florida International 19.
Hawaii Bowl - Hawaii vs. Tulsa, Dec. 24, 8 p.m.
A perfect game for Christmas Eve. Should distract viewers from what's under the tree for four hours as two teams rank in the top 10 in scoring. Hawaii 44, Tulsa 38.
Poinsettia Bowl - San Diego State vs. Navy, Dec. 23, 8 p.m.
Look for an offensive shootout with the Aztecs going to the air and Midshipmen staying on the ground. San Diego State 35, Navy 34.
MAACO Bowl - Utah vs. Boise State, Dec. 22, 8 p.m.
Will the Broncos be able to overcome the disappointment of playing before Christmas when their goal was to be playing for a championship? Boise State 38, Utah 24.
Beef 'O' Brady's Bowl - Louisville vs. Southern Mississippi, Dec. 21, 8 p.m.
The experience edge goes to the Golden Eagles, who are making their ninth straight bowl appearance while the Cardinals are back in the postseason for the first time since 2006. Southern Mississippi 24, Louisville 21.
New Orleans Bowl - Ohio vs. Troy, Dec. 18, 9 p.m.
The Bobcats have never won a bowl game. The Trojans makes sure that streak continues. Troy 27, Ohio 20.
Humanitarian Bowl - Northern Illinois vs. Fresno State, Dec. 18, 5:30 p.m.
Even with the loss of coach Jerry Kill to Minnesota, the Huskies have enough firepower to handle the Bulldogs. Northern Illinois 30, Fresno State 26.
New Mexico Bowl - UTEP vs. BYU, Dec. 18, 2 p.m.
A horrible 2-5 start is a distant memory for the Cougars, who finished their final season in Mountain West with four wins in five games. Brigham Young 31, UTEP 17.
Last week's total: 8-1
Season total: 215-47
-- Erick Smith
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This classic Italian dish is easy to prepare and a healthy complement to a variety of dishes.
Cannellini beans are one of many types of beans or legumes; some familiar legumes include kidney, pinto and garbanzo beans. The white beans in this recipe are popular in Italy, especially in Tuscany, but also are prized worldwide for their taste and nutritional value. Legumes provide significant amounts of protein and fiber and are low in fat.
The herbs in this dish dress up the milder flavors of the beans and pasta. Basil provides a slight sweetness – although some think it gives off a subtle anise-like aroma – and the rosemary adds its piney resinous taste. The overall result is typical Italian – a clean yet distinctive and pleasing combination.
Add a piece of roasted chicken – even cold leftovers work well – and perhaps some sautéed spinach and you have a balanced meal. For the spinach, simply mince a couple cloves of garlic and cook over medium-high heat in a little olive oil until softened. Then toss in a handful of fresh spinach for each serving. Stir it gently as it wilts. And, in a matter of minutes you will have a light but satisfying meal combination of White Bean Pasta, roasted chicken and sautéed greens.
White Bean Pasta
- 1/2 lb. whole-wheat ditalini (use any small whole-wheat pasta)
- 2 (15 oz.) cans no salt added cannellini beans (rinse and drain if salt added)
- 1 Tbsp. olive oil
- 1 tsp. butter
- 1 large onion, sliced very thin
- 2 tsp. fresh rosemary, chopped fine
- 1/4 tsp. dried basil
- Salt and freshly ground pepper to taste
- 1/4 cup Parmesan cheese, grated
- 2 Tbsp. fresh parsley, chopped (1 tsp. dried may be substituted)
- Cherry tomatoes or red pepper slices, optional
Cook pasta according to package directions, but halfway through cooking time (about 5-6 minutes) add beans.
While pasta and beans are cooking together, warm oil and butter in skillet over medium heat. Add onion, rosemary and basil. Sauté until onions are lightly browned, about 8-10 minutes.
When pasta is al dente, drain and transfer to large warm serving bowl. Add browned onion mixture. Toss gently. Add salt and pepper to taste.
Sprinkle with Parmesan cheese and parsley. Garnish with tomatoes or red pepper if desired. Serve immediately.
Makes 6 Servings (3/4 cup).
Per serving: 305 calories, 5 g total fat (1.5 g saturated fat), 51 g carbohydrate,
14 g protein, 7 g dietary fiber, 69 mg sodium.
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- What is a Large Database?
- Various Definitions of a Large Database
- The Factors that Define a Large Database
- Handling a Large Database: Scale-Up vs. Scale-Out
- DBMS Architecture Considerations
- DBAs: Worth Their Weight in Gold
- Defining and Addressing Performance Bottlenecks
- Cloud Considerations for Large Databases
- Availability Considerations for Large Databases
- Large Database Backup Considerations
- Large Database Conclusion
What is a Large Database?
The definition of large database is always changing, as IT collects more data (e.g. click stream data) and as hardware and software evolve to handle larger amounts of data. What was large 10 years ago is tiny today. The term Large Database can be quantified by a variety of criteria, see below:
Various Definitions of a Large Database
|Small Database
|Medium Database
|Large Database
|Fits in Memory
|Fits in Single Server
|Spread Over Multiple Servers
|No DBA Required
|1 DBA Required
|2+ DBAs Required
|<105 Records
|105– 107 Records
|>107 Records
|<10 GB of Data
|10GB – 40GB of Data
|>40GB of Data
|No Partitions
|Minimal Partitions
|Massively Sharded
|–Performance is not a problem —
|Performance is a Problem!
If I updated this list in 3-5 years, all of the fixed measurements would probably increase by a factor of 10X to 100X, maybe more. Probably the most relevant description of a "Large Database" is one that is causing you pain and forcing you to consider other options.
The Factors that Define a Large Database
The reason the term "Large Database" is a moving target is because technology continues to evolve. What is considered large when run from a hard disk may seem manageable when running on a Solid State Disk (SSD), when running in memory, or when running on an elastic database like NoSQL or ScaleDB for MySQL. As a result, we can consider database size to be the interplay of following four factors:
Data Volume: The amount of data as defined by the number of records, tables, terabytes/pedabytes, etc.
Hardware: Running even a small database on an extremely constrained server will seem like a large (problematic) database.
Throughput: This is database lingo for usage. If you have a small database but it services 10 million concurrent users, it will seem like a large database. Or you may have a single client but it is running billions of transactions, that too will seem large. Measurements of usage levels are considered throughput.
Software: This can be considered to include both the database management system (DBMS) you are using, as well as the implementation of the database itself. That implementation may make extensive use of I/O, network or CPU intensive processes such as joins or range scans. It might also depend on your use of optimizations such as indexes.
Your database is only as good as the weakest of these four factors, but you can also compensate for weakness. For example, if your hardware has a small disk you can use compression. Or, if you are short of RAM, instead of an in-memory DBMS, you'll want one that is more RAM efficient.
Handling a Large Database: Scale-Up vs. Scale-Out
If you ask a DBA a general question, more often than not, the answer will be "It depends". When you ask whether it is better to scale-up versus scale-out the answer is, of course, "It depends".
Scaling-up has gotten a bad reputation for the simple reason that larger servers have a worseprice/performance ratio than commodity machines. In other words when purchasing high-end servers, the performance per dollar spent declines. So the obvious answer would seem to be scale-out. There are, however, two other considerations.
If scaling-up simply means purchasing more RAM or a faster disk, e.g. SSD, it may be more cost-effective to simply upgrade your machine, which is a low-cost form of scaling up. The second consideration is other costs, other than the server hardware. These other costs can include additional software licenses (database, application, etc.), rewriting the application to scale-out, maybe your switch doesn't have an additional port and you would have to buy an expensive switch to handle a scale-out. You should consider all of these things when making your decision on how to scale your database.
Generally speaking, especially if you are using open source software, the decision to scale-out is the most cost-effective and most scalable solution. You can usually get more out of a large collection of commodity servers than one large specialty server. Furthermore, if you are running your database in the cloud—where the default is scale-out—you will want a scale-out database architecture. See Cloud Considerations for Large Databases for more detail on these considerations. Also, as mentioned above, consider the cost of rewriting your software to handle scaling-out. This is addressed in the following section.
DBMS Architecture Considerations
When dealing with a large database, the architecture of the DBMS—in conjunction with database design, which we address later—determines its scaling profile. There is an axiom in the DBMS world: The less the database does, the faster it can do it. So let us look at the DBMS architectures from that perspective:
- NoSQL: SQL provides a powerful language for manipulating data. NoSQL describes a class of DBMS also known as key-value stores. The application provides a key to the NoSQL database, which returns the value associated with that key. NoSQL pushes much of the processing to the application. This makes the database very scalable, but it shifts that load to the application. Unfortunately, there is no free lunch. For example, if you want to do a join, your application must pull all of the data into the application tier and do the join itself. If your application scales/performs well, then this is an approach that may work for you. It can result in a lot of data shipping, as opposed to processing the data where it resides. This can result in a performance penalty, depending upon the application. By pushing functionality into the application tier, it can also result in higher costs to code, debug and maintain your application. NoSQL also relaxes consistency—one of the ACID properties—but assuming that is not a problem for your application, NoSQL can provide nice horizontal scalability.
- Sharding: The basic principle behind sharding is to break a slow or unwieldy large database into a lot of quick little databases, each with dedicated compute and storage. Each database, or shard, is independent, meaning it has no knowledge of, or coordination with, the other shards. By eliminating any dependency between the shards, any processes that involve more than one shard must be handled in the application, much like the NoSQL example above. For example, a join or range scan would require loading the data into the application, and then having the application operate across that data, instead of allowing the database to handle that process. Sharding also requires that the application route each database request to the specific shard responsible for that data. As your data grows, it can suffer skew, causing you to have to move data among shards, a process called re-sharding. Re-sharding can be quite painful. There are tools such as DBShards, ScaleBase and ScaleArc to facilitate the sharding process.
- Database Virtualization: Another way to scale your large database is database virtualization. Database virtualization provides the application with a single logical database, but the actual database calls are handled by an elastic cluster of databases, also known as the compute tier. This compute tier relies on a scalable tier of storage nodes, the storage tier.Database virtualization acts as a single database, when it is in fact running across an elastic cluster of database servers or virtual instances. Unlike NoSQL and sharding, database virtualization enables traditional database functions such as counts, range scans, joins, etc. are handled seamlessly inside the database. Database virtualization also provides consistency, unlike NoSQL, which only provides "eventual" consistency. Database Virtualization also offers function shipping, moving processing to the storage nodes to reduce network traffic and latency. This provides parallel processing similar to Hadoop'sMapReduce.ScaleDB is a leader in database virtualization.
- The Memory Balancing Act: Memory can run about 100X faster than disk access, so you want to maximize your use of memory. Solid State Disks (SSD) reside somewhere in the middle in terms of performance; making them another option when attempting to boost performance. Some large databases run exclusively in memory. This means that both the data and indexes must reside in memory. Other databases allow the data to reside on disk—ideally caching as much as possible in memory—but require that all indexes reside in memory. Still others maximize memory for both indexes and data, but allow them both to overflow onto disk.
- When selecting a DBMS for your large database, be sure to consider how it uses memory and also the target platform. For example, if you plan to support a large database and you want to run it in a public cloud that has limits on the physical RAM available, you may find that your large database will swamp an in-memory database and it may even overwhelm a database that requires that all indexes reside in memory. Be sure to consider planned growth and RAM limitations when selecting a DBMS.If you are considering database virtualization, you will also want to explore local caching. When using database virtualization some databases (like MySQL Cluster) do not provide caching of data in memory on the compute tier. Others (like ScaleDB) do support local caching. The benefit of local caching is that database requests served from a local cache are much faster than disk access, by a factor of 10-100. As a result, caching at the compute tier can boost performance considerably.
DBAs: Worth Their Weight in Gold
A good DBA will have experience scaling databases. They can analyze the situation and determine the database bottlenecks, diagnosing and acting to optimize scaling for your large database. The following sections highlight considerations made by a DBA.
Defining and Addressing Performance Bottlenecks
The first step in resolving problems associated with a large database is to diagnose the causes of performance bottlenecks. As with all things database-related, there are tradeoffs. For example, if your database has a very high read/write ratio (does a lot more reads than writes) indexes can dramatically improve read performance. However, if your database has a very low read/write ratio (does a lot more writes than reads) then updating indexes with every write can reduce overall database performance. This same principle applies to the more granular table level as well. The decision whether or not to add indexes is just one of many such issues a DBA must consider when scaling a large database.
Cloud Considerations for Large Databases
When running on a public cloud, there are finite limits that you must consider. You cannot simply stuff more RAM in a box or add an SSD like you would with an in-house server. These constraints limit the degree to which you can scale-up,and at some point they force you to scale-out. It is important to consider this as you plan for growth and select your DBMS. These limits include RAM, CPU, network bandwidth and storage (e.g. Amazon EBS is limited at 1TB). If you are going to grow beyond the constraints of the largest instance on the cloud, you should be prepared to scale-out from the start.
Availability Considerations for Large Databases
Everyone would love to have a database that never fails, one that is highly-available. However, high-availability entails costs, both financially and in terms of performance. Highly-available DBMS typically charge a premium for this capability. But putting financial costs aside, they also impose a performance penalty. High-availability means writing to more than one place and waiting for the slowest of the two writes.
ScaleDB provides an optional configuration that allows writing to memory in two or more storage nodes (for high-availability) and then flushing to disk outside of the transaction. This mode actually increases performance because the slowest portion of the transaction—writing to disk—is handled outside of the transaction, so it doesn't impact database performance.
Large Database Backup Considerations
When dealing with a large database, especially one that spans multiple servers, the backup complexity is compounded. Backup is a balance between your business' data loss tolerance and its backup budget. If you can tolerate 24-hours of data loss, then a tape backup may prove sufficient and cost-effective. However, if you cannot handle any data loss, you may need to invest the money in a highly-available DBMS.
Another consideration, when developing a backup plan for your large database, is whether some tables can be backed-up less frequently than others. This can help lighten the load instead of applying a one-size-fits-all backup plan across the entire database. You can also consider backing up only the diffs (changes in the data since the last backup) to speed up the process, but then you need to consider the impact this will have in recovery time.
Finally, your backup plan should consider the time it takes to recover and go live after a failure. This period of time is known as the recovery window. The recovery window should allocate time for each of the following steps: (1) identify the failure, (2) plan recovery; (3) execute recovery plan; (4) actual time for the recovery process to complete and the recovered system to go live. Keep in mind that as your database grows, the time required for step #4 will also grow, since it is dependent on the amount of data and the complexity of the database. Add the time for all of these steps and you have your recovery window. Since the system is down during the recovery window, this plan should be blessed by the business people in advance of your first failure. Remember down-time directly equates to loss of revenuefor transactional businesses. If you find that the business has little or no tolerance for data loss and/or downtime, then you should seriously consider a highly-available database.
Large Database Conclusion
If you are dealing with a large database, or one that will become large over time, there are many considerations that will influence your selection of the DBMS and the design of the database. Is your challenge the hardware, DBMS, high volume of data, or high throughput? Any one of these things can make your database seem slow and unwieldy. Be sure to include business considerations in your database plan, including the business' tolerance for data loss and downtime. Are you planning to run your database in the cloud? If so, plan to scale-out when you hit the limits of a single database server. And, of course, work with a top-notch DBA who can tune the database to extract maximum performance. If you want to minimize your large database scaling challenges, we hope that you will consider using ScaleDB. Regardless of which DBMS you use, we wish you good luck!


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[quote]Originally posted by Madd Syntst:
I know the trill of welding galvanized, but what about painting it? I know there is something you need to prep it with or etch it before primer. I am making a tube grill from electrical EMT :rolleyes:

you can use a self etching primer,spies-hecker brand has a real good one,dont know if you have a spies dealer where you are,if not they are located in warren,michigan and will ship to you on cod.
A real easy and cheap way to etch galvinized metal is white vinegar from the grocery store. It will not work on aluminum and is useless on mild steel. For aluminum use alodine. For mild steel use phophoric acid. Dupont and PPG both sell these chemicals under a "trade name" Read the labels to make sure you are using the appropriate chemical for the application. Back to the original question, scrub the galvinized metal lightly with white vinegar and scotch-brite and rinse with tap water and dry with clean cloth. Do not let air dry. Prime with a catalized type primer only. Lacquer based primer usually will work but it will definitly fail sooner than a catalized type. Why take the chance. Lacquer type primer went out with the high-button shoes. Good luck.
painter boss here says zinc chromate primer then you can paint it with anything. as per 2oldster/4jaw
Hi, I restore cars for a living and am very impressed with a product called rust destroyer which is basically a special primer that killed rust and corrosion and it can be applied on various metals including galvanized metal. I've used it on galvenized a number of times with great results, it far exceeds its guarantees.
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I had previously published this and with all the new things I have learned, I thought it time to update and change since I am doing things different now. I admit, this seems to be a bit easier.
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After the setup, when you run your tests, you get the code that is covered. The key here is how you want to view it. Once you have your code instrumented, you can use a tool like CoverStory to view it, yet I wanted something more automated. I found a great article that fits in with my workflow. This allows me to use lcov to generate a file that I can see before I integrate into CI (Continuous Integration) server.
Since I do not install the command line tools I did change the envcov.sh file to add the bin file to the path that includes gcov.
export PATH=$PATH:/Applications/Xcode.app/Contents/Developer/usr/bin
You will have to download the lcov tool for the project since the licence is iffy.
Source Control Flow
This one was pretty easy as well. I followed the process from here. They call this git flow and it is pretty well laid out. I used this for all my projects now. The key is that you have to use branches. You do everything off topic branches and master is pretty much your release. I find that doing this helps me focus on working on one thing at a time. If I am writing a large commit message that includes to much work... I feel I am breaking some sort of magical law :).
I use home-brew to install everything. You can install git and gitflow using this.
Wrap Up
The code is the best place to learn. I hope you find a few nuggets in here that you can use on your projects. It has taken me a while to find my groove yet I am really happy with this now. And I am always looking to improve.
If you want to know more about Unit Testing I would go check out Unit Testing with Xcode or Test-Driven iOS Development.
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Matt Gemmell is an awesome developer and has written a great guide for Api Design Rules for iOS and OS X. I would argue that you could apply these anywhere.
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Ben Scheirman has started NSScreencast, a great set of screen casts on Objective-C and iOS / Mac development. I really wish this was around when I was learning this! I have watched both videos and they are great. I really hope he continues this and it takes off.
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Simon Guest posted a way to extract your Facebook information from the ACS token. Now there is nothing wrong with how Simon did this, I am just updating the toolkit to add all the claims to the claim set from ACS that will make this easier.
If you look in the master branch in file WACloudAccessToken.m line 81, you can see that when the claims are created yet filtered based on a claims prefix. We are now going to remove this requirement and allow all the claims to come through which will now make extracting the information for Facebook much easier. The following is the code to do exactly what Simon did in the new code:
NSString * const ACSNamespace = @"your ACS namespace"; NSString * const ACSRealm = @"your relying party realm"; NSString * const NameIdentifierClaim = @"http://schemas.xmlsoap.org/ws/2005/05/identity/claims/nameidentifier"; NSString * const AccessTokenClaim = @"http://www.facebook.com/claims/AccessToken"; - (IBAction)login:(id)sender { self.loginButton.hidden = YES; WACloudAccessControlClient *acsClient = [WACloudAccessControlClient accessControlClientForNamespace:ACSNamespace realm:ACSRealm]; [acsClient showInViewController:self allowsClose:NO withCompletionHandler:^(BOOL authenticated) { if (!authenticated) { NSLog(@"Error authenticating"); self.loginButton.hidden = NO; } else { _token = [WACloudAccessControlClient sharedToken]; self.friendsButton.hidden = NO; } }]; } - (IBAction)friends:(id)sender { // Get claims NSString *fbuserId = [[_token claims] objectForKey:NameIdentifierClaim]; NSString *oauthToken = [[_token claims] objectForKey:AccessTokenClaim]; // Get my friends NSError *error = NULL; NSString *graphURL = [NSString stringWithFormat:@"https://graph.facebook.com/%@/friends?access_token=%@",fbuserId,oauthToken]; NSURLRequest *request = [NSURLRequest requestWithURL:[NSURL URLWithString:graphURL]]; NSURLResponse *response = NULL; NSData *data = [NSURLConnection sendSynchronousRequest:request returningResponse:&response error:&error]; NSString *friendsList = [[NSString alloc] initWithData:data encoding:NSUTF8StringEncoding]; NSRegularExpression *regex = [NSRegularExpression regularExpressionWithPattern:@"id" options:0 error:&error]; NSUInteger friendCount = [regex numberOfMatchesInString:friendsList options:0 range:NSMakeRange(0, [friendsList length])]; [friendsList release]; self.friendLabel.text = [NSString stringWithFormat:@"%d friends", friendCount]; self.friendLabel.hidden = NO; }
This code is checked into the develop branch. I even create a sample based on this in that branch.
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Working on a Mac / iOS projects, I have been trying to come up with an easy way to bump versions when it goes out the door for testing or production. Mostly I have been working it out manually, yet that is now fun after the dozenth time. I started looking around for something that would fit my workflow. I found a couple of posts that help me out.
After reading the two posts (especially the last one), it should be easy to follow what I am doing to bump the versions of the application. It feels natural with the gitflow technique. Download the code from the GitHub project here.
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Hottie and every girl's heartthrob John Abraham made an appearance recently at his cousin sister, Susy Matthew's book launch 'In a Bubble of Time' at the Title Waves, Mumbai. Bollygraph was there to cover the event where along with John his girlfriend Priya and his family had gathered.
Looking dapper in black and white sweater shirt, John looked every bit happy to be there at the launch. We asked him the reason. "First of all it's my sister's book so I am very proud and aaj ek aisa din hai (today is one such day) where the entire family is around so I am very happy. My mom-dad, uncle-aunt, all are here. A very very special day for me." So has he read the book yet? " The book's called In a Bubble of Time. I am gonna start reading again. I was out of the habit of reading. I am just very excited! It's a very emotional day for me, actually!"
Susy, who has authored this book said, " Actually when we first asked John he said 17th would be a free day for him because he thought later he would be going abroad. He had unscheduled shooting too but in spite of that he has still come and kept his word. I am very grateful to him for that." So now that she has her book published and considering that she knows him so well, do we see a biography on John soon? "He will have to sit for an interview with me I don't think he would have the time!" she replied. "I will have to leave the country after the biography is released!" added John giving his naughty smile.
Looking at the two together, we couldn't help but wonder if as kids they were naughty. "She is very serious and all now but as a child she was very mischievous," revealed John. "He was worse. I remember in our grandfather's house, there is a photograph of him climbing on the ladder and chopping away my granddad's golden coconuts – we had caught him in the act with a big knife!" said Susy to which he replied," I was always an outgoing person so I enjoyed doing these things –creating trouble!"
Busy shooting for Race and Housefull2, John said that he didn't have time to read but recommended it as instead of the industry being inspired by other movies – especially Hollywood movies, one could actually find inspiration in books – in fact many Hollywood movies do so. Apart from starting reading again, is he planning to start any writing soon, we asked him. "Yes I will write something. But honestly, at this time I will only write scripts. I don't think I can write a book like her. But yes, I will write scripts and I am probably writing one but it will take time." Talking about his favorite books, John said,"I have been a great fan of 20th century fiction and have liked Jeffery Archer. I have read all his books. Agar ek hindi picture banana hota, toh I would have definitely made it from a Jeffery Archer book like Kane and Abel or Quiver full OF Arrows but I guess that will still take time. First I will finish Housefull2!"
Apart from John, the other person who created buzz during the event was his girlfriend Priya and the way she mingled with his family. Having tried to protect her from the media earlier, John seemed to have come out in the open about his relationship as he made her sit close to him. Susy talked about Priya saying," I spoke to John and asked him if he would bring somebody he knows and we are glad we could get Priya because she has been in the news lately and it was really a bonus that he could bring her. She is a close family friend – my uncle and aunt know her. She is such a nice person."
Susy Mathew's latest book, In a Bubble of Time, is a love story set in Rome which revolves around a love triangle. It speaks about all events – like how every event is a bubble in time and after this event one moves forward to other bubbles in time that are interactive with the same people or different people.


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To all Stealthbox users, here's a rear fill idea...
I've been going through some of the stealthbox related posts, and most people are concerned w/ the loss of the midbass/midrange in the rear deck for the purpose of "rear fill".
Now, people (including myself) have argued that rear fill is really unnecessary, because all we really want is a great front stage. Some people don't buy that argument, and are still concerned for their ocassional backseat passenger who will have to listen to bass and nothing else...
So here's my question/idea. For those of you w/ the HK system, the stealthboxes replace the round 6 1/2" woofers, but not the 6x9 original subs. Since the stealths replace these subs functionally, they become rather useless. So why not replace these speakers w/ a 2 or 3 way 6x9 speaker? This way stealthbox users can have some sort of midbass/midrange drivers in the rear...
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Has anyone done this? Am I smoking crack? Would this appease all of you looking for rear fill?
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