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Networking basics 2 of 3 – Layer 4 and common network configurations
ReadTransport Layer Transport Layer handles multiplexing & de-multiplexing through ports. Port is more or less a virtual concept. Source port is usually ephemeral. Two dominant…
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Storage Nitty-Gritty 5 of 5 – Replication
ReadReplication Terms PIT (point in time) replica – snapshot of the source at some specific timestamp;Continuous Replica – always in-sync with the production data;Recoverability –…
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Storage Nitty-Gritty 3 of 5 – NAS and Object Storage
ReadNAS (network attached storage) NAS server is dedicated to file-serving. NAS device runs its own specialized operating system that is optimized for file I/O, integrated…