Questions tagged [downtime]
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Zero Downtime Deployment - Transitional Db Schema
Achieving Zero Downtime Deployment touched on the same issue but I need some advice on a strategy that I am considering.
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A web-based application with Apache/PHP for server-side processing and MySQL DB/filesystem for persistence.
We are…
user174739
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Being productive during downtime
Lets say you are somewhere where coding and getting online isn't possible (On a busy flight, for example)what do you do to stay productive?
Things I would do are read whatever tech book I am currently slogging through and maybe doodle some UI stuff…
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What strategies can I use to achieve zero (planned) downtime in a database-backed web app?
I was reading Why are websites (even this one) sometimes "Down for Maintenance"? , and it dawned on me that my industry accepts planned downtime asa given despite the disruption to staff and the (mostly hidden) cost to the business.
What strategies…
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Getting your user agreement right
I'm planning to provide a little service with which you can control your computer from anywere. It exists out of a server (which I will be providing), and two clients (a controlled one and a controlling one). Now I want to provide that service for a…
user11317
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What to do when issue-tracker is down?
It has happened in our team that our issue-tracker is down. Happens about once a week now (yes, wow), and there's not really much we can do to get it back up, since it's hosted by our client in a different timezone. It sometimes takes several hours…
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Moving 10pm scheduled maintenance date, big deal or not?
The company I work for notifies its (90%+ non-profit) customers ahead of time that there may be a brief outage at 10pm and that their customer websites' ability to edit will be suspended for maybe an hour or longer at that time on a week night when…
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