If you are using the Disk Data feature of MySQL Cluster you may find this useful. As you may know the default way of storing data in MySQL Cluster is in-memory. However, if you have tables that don't require realtime access and/or are growing larger than your available memory then you can use disk data tables. I have written a bunch of posts about disk data tables before:
After you have setup and properly configured MySQL Cluster you typically want to load data into it. There are a couple of ways to load data into MySQL Cluster, e.g, from dumpfiles or from csv files. If you expect loading data into MySQL Cluster will be as fast as on MyISAM then you have the wrong expectations unless you parallelize your data loading. Also, MYISAM/INNODB stores the data in...
Sweden is a country with a strong culture of innovation, and is at the forefront of technological development. There are many great examples, for instance that small piece of software that many people use to make free internet calls, or that cool little web service that many use to listen to music. Perhaps not surprising, since the Swedes are some of the world’s fastest people at...
According to VentureBeat*, games companies raised a record-breaking $1.54 billion in funding last year and social gaming accounted for over half of that. No wonder everyone wants to have a piece of that pie!
With the arrival of social network platforms, the gaming industry has seen an explosion in casual and social gaming. The social gamer represents a massive audience that cuts across all age, gender and demographic boundaries. Online social games are some of the most demanding...