Category Archives: yahoo

Handling Database Failover at Craigslist

Posted on September 18, 2012 by Jeremy Zawodny

There has been some interesting discussion on-line recently about how to handle database (meaning MySQL, but really it applies to other systems too) failover. The discussion that I’ve followed so far, in order, is: GitHub’s report on their automated failover … Continue reading →

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Yahoo: Break-up vs. Union

Posted on September 12, 2011 by Jeremy Zawodny

With all the talk of Yahoo and AOL merging in some fashion now that Carol has been fired as CEO of Yahoo, it’s a little hard to imagine that being very successful. While I think she did some things right … Continue reading →

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Diagnosing Yahoo’s Stagnation

Posted on October 18, 2010 by Jeremy Zawodny

Today I read an article in the New York Times titled Even Under New Captain, Yahoo Seems Adrift. And while it’s been a few years since I worked there, I feel like I’ve seen this scenario before. But before I … Continue reading →

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