Fabian Lee : Software Engineer

Linux: 7zip to split archives for use on Windows

March 9, 2019
Categories: Linux

If you are transferring large files between systems, it can be advantageous to create a compressed archive using a tool like 7zip. Taking this a step further and splitting this archive into manageable chunks allows you to take advantage of parallel transfer. While there are many ways to do the same thing using utilities like … Linux: 7zip to split archives for use on Windows

ELK: Scaling an ElasticSearch Cluster

November 28, 2016
Categories: DevOps

The heart of the ELK stack is Elasticsearch. In order to provide high availability and scalability, it needs to be deployed as a cluster with master and data nodes. The Elasticsearch cluster is responsible for both indexing incoming data as well as searches against that indexed data. Resources As described in the documentation, if there … ELK: Scaling an ElasticSearch Cluster