Facebook Plans First Asian Office in India
Facebook, the global leader in social networking announced last week that it is planning to come up with an India office in Hyderabad this year. Don Faul, Facebook's Director, Global Online Operations said,that Hyderabad office of Facebook will have operations & online sales teams.
The initial startup team of Facebook India office would have specialists on the Facebook product to handle online queries with online advertising experts to assist advertisers.
The India office of Facebook is planned along with a new office in Austin, Texas. The idea behind these expansion plan is to allow Facebook to better serve its more than 400 million users in addition to developers and advertisers.
It is interesting to know that over 70% Facebook users reside outside the U.S., using Facebook in more than 70 languages. In India alone, Facebook has over 8 million users.
Those who do not know Facebook is way ahead of Google' social networking platform Orkut in terms of daily traffic and visit frequency.
The Facebook revolution internationally is a hit and Zynga, a developer of games for social networking sites has already launched its product development center in Bangalore.
Palo Alto-based Facebook however, ruled out plans to move sections of its product development & engineering to India.
MySQL Backup and Recovery Issues
There can be numerous ways your MySQL in database server can get corrupted despite the best of software and proficient users. Nevertheless MySQL recovery is not a complicated procedure especially in the presence of reliable backups.
InnoDB, the leading storage engine for MySQL has an automatic built-in recovery system that for large part operates very seamlessly. Whenever the database hosting goes down, InnoDB takes charge and tries to fix issue by running the log file from its last timestamp. In nine out of ten cases it actually succeeds. The not uncommon situations like and operating system crash or power failure provide instances where InnoDB itself takes care of tedious data recovery. However in the eventuality of InnoDB failing in providing automatic repair solution, the overall database will not start.
No less significant is the fact that regular backups of your database should be scheduled. Quite helpful is mysqldump utility for making backups of data as a snapshot in any available point of time. In order to create a “dump file” of MySQL database you can use the following command:
shell> mysqldump --single-transaction --flush-logs --master data=2 \
--all-databases > dump.sql
The output file can be named in any manner – in the above case it is named dump.sql. This dump.sql file consists of the tables, data, structures of all databases entirely backed up into an SQL text file, dump.sql.
In the above command “–single-transaction” option is particularly for InnoDB tables. This option carries out an online backup that allows no locks on tables.
Further to incremental changes have to be saved if you wish to make incremental backups, This process is best achieved by employing binary logs. It is advisable to start MySQL always with the –log-bin option to enable that binary log. In the mysqldump command referenced above there is a “–flush-logs” option which allows the server to flush out its logs. These logs can be scheduled to be flushed incrementally between dump backups to hold entire data changes made since the time of backup.
Let’s suppose you have a case where your database experiences a terrible crash. It is simple to restore If you have regular backups along with binary logs, restoring is not actually difficult. To begin with take restore to the last full backup which you have using the following command:
shell> mysql < dump.sql
This makes for restoration of data to the point it was at your last mysqldump backup. In order to restore various changes arisen since then, employ incremental backups from the binary log files that are clearly listed in the data directory of MySQL server (in our present example, logfilename-bin.000001 and logfilename-bin.000002).
shell> mysqlbinlog logfilename-bin.000001 logfilename-bin.000002 | mysql
Eight Core Processors from IBM Hit the Market
The Power 7 processor was finally launched by IBM recently. The new processor chip has eight cores and each core can run four threads! What does that mean? It means that the new processor can handle 32 tasks at the same time which is four times the number of cores on the older Power 6 Chip. The General Manager of IBM’s Power Systems unit, Ross Mauri said, the new chip would run between 3.0 GHz & 4.14GHz. It is slated to come in four, six or eight cores.
The new Power 7 chip would quadruple the energy efficiency and will run Operating systems including enterprise Linux, and AIX offered by Red Hat and Suse. As the latest chip comes with a TurboCore Technology using which customers can crank up the speed of active cores for better performance.
The new Processor chip has a Unique Intelligent Energy technology that turns off sections of the system to save energy. Though nobody is aware of the price of these “world’s fastest processors”, it is clear that these are aimed for financial and electric industries that require servers with continuous uptime.
Industry analysts fear that this latest launch from IBM could kick off a new battle in the high-end microprocessor market where competing companies includes the likes of Itanium chip maker Intel and Sun Microsystems of the Sparc chip fame.
HostGator Achieves Stellar Growth of 50 Percent
HostGator, the hosting company that grew from a dormitory room of Brent Oxley in Florida n 2003 has risen to unbelievable proportions. HostGator is ranked 21st on the 2008 Inc. 5000 listings and has 200,000 clients worldwide and has grown in large part due to word of mouth publicity.
In a recent interview with Global Industry News, HostGators’ Customer Service Manager, Douglas Hanna announced “The number of customers we have increased by more than 50% over the course of 2009”. This is another record for HostGator in the year 2010. Tracing the reasons of such huge growth, Douglas remarked that it came majorly from word-of-mouth advertising of satisfied customers who ‘continue to refer us to their friends, family, and co-workers.”
The Founder CEO Brent Oxley in one of his latest interviews explained at length the reasons behind this phenomenal success, : Our customer service is definitely an important differentiator. There aren’t many companies that provide 24/7/365 US-based support over the phone, email, and live chat in the web hosting industry, much less at our price point. We also have a competitive set of product and service offerings that give our customers the tools they need to succeed on the Internet and get the most out of their web hosting. A good product lineup coupled with good customer service is something that has worked very well for us so far.”
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ResellerClub’s IN @ $1.89 Rocks Web Hosting World
ResellerClub, one of the leading and largest web services providers worldwide, recently released its Season's Special Promo Pack. Several TLDs (top level domains) would now be available exclusively its resellers on great discounts. The star attraction of this Special Promotion Pack is the .IN domain that can be had at just $1.89". It is expected to be year 2009’s most extravagant promotion ever sending many players in hosting industry into a tizzy over such disruptive pricing structures.
The new price of .IN is the most unheard thing in the Domain industry being an 85% drop on the original price. It is a record of sorts being the lowest price at which any Registrar is currently vending domains in the Industry.
Bhavin Turakhia, CEO, ResellerClub, was articulate enough to say, "It's pretty straightforward - price matters in our business, we get that! Every month we pass on all the Registry price cuts we get, giving our Resellers the edge that they need to offer domain names at prices that compete directly with Retail Registrars."
It is expected that over 50,000 resellers spread across over 240 countries globally would benefit from this Season’s Special Promo Pack. With holiday shopping fever on a high, ResellerClub is confident that its lowest rates on .BIZ, .MOBI, .EU, .IN, .INFO, .TV and .BZ registrations will surely attract great many buyers.
Bhavin remarked on this occasion, "ResellerClub has a reputation of offering the most competitive product prices to its resellers. The aim has always been to build a profitable and secure platform for our resellers."
ResellerClub today has a comprehensive and much diversified product portfolio that covers Domain Registration, advanced Email and Web Hosting, Website Builder, E-commerce modules, etc. available at industry lowest prices today. Also available on request are total business process automation solutions and a potent Promo Engine that allows Resellers to launch and pass on discounts, promotions, special packages etc, to their customers and Sub-Resellers.
Rackspace Releases Restructured Partner Network!
Rackspace, the world’s leading Hosting services and Cloud Computing provider, recently announced the launch of its enhanced Partner Network to help their partnering companies increased opportunity for revenue, training and marketing tools.
Rackspace revealed that it was able to do so purely on the strength of feedback from its partners. The new Partner Network is a four tiered structure depending on company size and level of sales. These four levels are Platinum, Gold, Silver and Member. The latest partner network makes it possible for all partners to aim for aggressive commissions. The most interesting element is that Rackspace at certain partnership levels would also pay commissions on upgrades and renewals- a noteworthy benefit that many competitors fall short of match.
According to Rackspace, some of the significant features of the restructured Partner Program across all levels include:
• Access to a dedicated sales representative
• On-Boarding support
• Sales and Technical training
• Access to the Rackspace Partner Program portal with special marketing, sales & industry information as well as networking opportunities with existing Rackspace partners
Rackspace announced that the partners who move up the ladder to qualify for Platinum Membership would enjoy additional benefits like:
• Access to the searchable partner database on Rackspace.com as well as the database on the Rackspace Partner Network portal
• Access to a Dedicated Channel Manager
• Discounts/commissions on upgrades and renewal contracts
• A Chance to participate in Rackspace and/or partner company generated marketing activities
• Inclusion in Promotions to Rackspace customer & partner base
Robert Fuller, Vice President of Rackspace's Worldwide Channel said on the occasion, "We regard partners as an extension of the Rackspace family and have updated the Rackspace Partner Network to help ensure they receive the services and support necessary for long-term success." Fuller added, "Rackers worked closely with our partners to develop a program that creates the biggest impact and provides the best experience for them, which we believe will in turn impact the broader customer experience."
Jason Crea, VP, Client and Partner Engagement Sitecore, a latest member of the Rackspace Partner Network opined, "Sitecore has built its foundation on providing partners and customers with the best Web CMS platform, so it's a natural extension to partner with Rackspace for its unmatched service and reliable hosting solutions," Jason further held, "Performance, security, scalability and price are critical elements for our customers in building and hosting websites, blogs, and other Web applications. Based on Rackspace's past successes we anticipate a valued experience for our joint customers."
SmarterStats 5.x is Newest from Smarter Tools
SmarterTools Inc., an information technology-management software company recently released the latest version of SmarterStats 5.x. SmarterStats 5.x is a wonderful web log analytics system that makes managing web stats and SEO efforts sound like a game. The best thing claimed by Smarter Tools Inc is that this Version 5.x offers total management of SEO reporting and website log data in a single application.
It is expected that key benefits of SmarterStats 5.x would be to:
• Track visitor trends, on-page behaviors, and conversions
• Track search engine positions over time to create successful SEO strategies
• Improve search engine ranking and visibility
• Increase website traffic
• Evaluate a website's performance for unlimited keywords against competitors
• Identify under-performing areas of a website or online campaign
• Identify competing websites for search engine traffic
• Analyze page-load times and website performance
• Increase sales conversions
Tim Uzzanti, CEO of SmarterTools was heard saying on the occasion, "Your website is your storefront, and how you prepare your store for business will have a direct impact on how well your business will do online.” Tim added "Ignoring SEO is like having no signs and blank windows in your building. Potential customers will drive past your store, not even realizing you are there."
If the findings of U.S. Small Business Association are to be considered, about 50 percent of small businesses fail within the first five years. Those that stay on usually excel at attracting new customers while developing and maintainig loyal customer base. The new features-packed SmarterStats 5.x will afford businesses with the tools they need to enhance their SEO strategy and attract new website visitors “while monitoring analytics to ensure a positive experience for existing customers."
Web Hosting Trends at Year-end: 2009
As the 2009 draws to a close it is only too natural to review the web hosting trends in 2009. The year 2009 worked as a very competitive one as more hosting providers fought with one another in a bid to offer attractive prices. Prices fell and consumers had a ball.
Among the top performers, Hostmonster got the most of subscribers mainly from the United States. This company has got the lowest cancellation rate and a fantastic customer support. It was even adjudged the best hosting provider of the year by AlreadyHosting.com
FatCow got attention for being the fastest growing hosting services provider. iPage, one of its sister sites started only in the month of October has set new records in the traffic and growth.
On the lowest price scale and cost-effective hosting model, WebHostingPad.com took the crown of cheapest hosting provider. For $1.99, it provides you unlimited bandwidth, unlimited disk space with a domain all yours.
On the side of premium service providers, HostGator remains the most-sought after leader in all these areas working on a no-contract basis. HostGator charges the customers on a monthly basis instead of the usual charges for one whole year.
Google Ventures into DNS Too !
The Big-G of online search and advertising, Google has released a new has launched a new public DNS service which can dramatically increase online speed & performance for web users.
This public DNS service can be configured by users to access via their own Internet connections.
Domain names readable by humans are translated by DNS servers into physical IP addresses of email, web and other Internet servers, allowing users to steer using URL or Uniform Resource Location names rather than numerical quad-dot addresses which are employed to approach servers on the Web.
We all know that currently the ISP or Internet Service Provider of users handles the DNS services however, Google declares that its in-house public DNS service will provide superior performance than most ISPs are currently offering.
Google Product Manager Prem Ramaswami in one of his Google posts remarked, “The average Internet user ends up performing hundreds of DNS lookups each day, and some complex pages require multiple DNS lookups before they start loading. Our research has shown that speed matters to Internet users, so over the past several months our engineers have been working to make improvements to our public DNS resolver to make users’ web-surfing experiences faster, safer and more reliable.”
Ramaswami emphasized that the idea behind Google’s new DNS service is not simply to build up customers, but also to incentivize ISPs everywhere to perk up the performance of their very own DNS services.
With Google’ s latest move into DNS services, it has become easier for users to actually avail them. Users looking on to choose Google as their DNS provider can root around in their network settings by configuring them to use the IP addresses 8.8.8.8 and 8.8.4.4 as the primary & secondary DNS servers respectively. Let’s see how the ISPs respond to this tactical move of Google.