Clustering simply explained

What is a cluster?

A server working by itself is simply just a server or single node.

When you have two or more servers that are designed to do the same thing that act like one single system, this is a cluster.

Linux vs Unix

The words Linux and Unix are used interchangablly by many in technology but what’s the real difference between the two?

These are 2 different types of operating system:

1. Linux: is free and open source. Examples of Linux operating systems are Ubuntu…

Types of Storage

A really really simple guide to types of storage.

Local Disk (HDD)

A disc or number of discs called platters store data, in the from of “0”s and “1”s, and an arm with a head is used to read and write data to the platters. HDDs are a…

Vertical and horizontal scaling simply explained

In this post we look at two terms thrown about by systems architects and breakdown what they mean. Scaling verticallay and scalling horizontally.