Sun from Day One
LinkedIn has always used Sun servers and the Solaris 10 operating system, along with MySQL databases in a basic infrastructure that also includes Orcacle databases. But as daily downloads approached 200 million, the system experienced database synchronization difficulties, causing service levels to deteriorate.
Because the LinkedIn network operates in real time, the company could not afford to take chances. "Time is critical for us," says Jean-Luc Vaillant, chief technology officer at LinkedIn. "Our business is experiencing exponential growth, so when we can't deal with an issue immediately, Sun steps in to help us meet our needs."
LinkedIn worked closely with MySQL to develop a plan for upgrading its database, then opted for a three year subscription to MySQL Enterprise, Solaris Everywhere, and MySQL professional services. The software was installed and upgraded within two weeks, and Sun's MySQL open source database now provides LinkedIn with a reliable and scalable infrastructure that accelerated site responsiveness and is capable of coping with future growth.
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LinkedIn and MySQL
Sun's Zack Urlocker and Louis Fahrberger discuss LinkedIn, Sun and MySQL.
The timing of Sun's acquisition of MySQL could not have been better for LinkedIn. "Helping LinkedIn scale their Web systems demonstrates the strength of combining the Sun and MySQL teams," said Sun vice-president Zack Urlocker. "Our focus is on delivering innovative solutions in a straightforward, cost-effective way, based on open source software and reliable, high-performance platforms."
LinkedIn also upgraded its servers to the newest CMT technology in the Sun SPARC Enterprise T5120 and Sun Fire T2000, and to manage growth, chose the highly scalable Sun SPARC Enterprise M8000, which is capable of accommodating any future growth at LinkedIn.
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