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Adventures with LVM snapshots
At LMAX Exchange we use LVM for snapshotting volumes for two use cases 1. Take a snapshot of a slave database so it can catch up quickly while the work happens on the snapshotted volume. 2. Backups in case we need to roll back. Every now and then in our CI environment as we soak […]
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US Data, the Fed’s Caveat, and the US Dollar
Most of the focus right now is on this latest recovery in the US Dollar, inspired by a combination of profit taking and the latest Fed guidance the central bank is still on course to raise rates two more times this year, provided the recent data slowdo…