May 15, 2012

Interview Heuristics

Seems that we’re not the only one stuck in this conundrum. Although mentioning only web-developers, the things mentioned in this blog entry are applicable just as well to our own problems in hiring at AESTE. Paraphrasing the entry: Hiring engineers is like simultaneously enduring a flood and a drought. You Read more…

By Shawn, ago

Glusterfs 3.2 Updates

At our office, we’ve been using Glusterfs in an unconventional way. Instead of merely using it in a distributed or replicated cluster, we’re using it as central storage for our user home directories. As part of our office-wide upgrade to Ubuntu 12.04LTS, we have had to upgrade our Glusterfs from 3.0 Read more…

By Shawn, ago