Cloud Experts Unleashed

Cloud Experts Unleashed

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Cloud Experts Unleashed episodes

  • Server Clusters (Windows/Linux/ColdFusion)

    Cloud Experts Unleashed - Episode 15

    In this episode, xByte Cloud CTO, Dakota Clum, and xByte Cloud CMO, Ryan Brown, discuss why various server clusters.

    Topics Discussed:

    • Why do you need more than a single server
    • When to expand beyond a single web or database server
    • Typical cluster configurations
    • Load balancer options
    • Benefits of Cloudflare beyond load balancing
    • How does Cloudflare load balancing differs from having your own servers in multiple locations
    • Geo-Failover benefits and configuration
    • Microsoft SQL Server versus MySQL load balancing
    • What drives the need for expanded clusters

    Useful Links

    Windows Cloud Servers

    ColdFusion Cloud Servers

    Linux Cloud Servers

    To learn more about server clusters at xByte Cloud, visit https://www.xbytecloud.com

    17 min
  • Sessions Killed My ColdFusion

    Cloud Experts Unleashed - Episode 14

    In this episode, Austin Shelton, xByte Cloud Senior Dev Ops Engineer, and Ryan Brown, xByte Cloud CMO, discuss a recent customer issue where session management was causing their ColdFusion to crash.

    Troubleshooting Steps

    • Collect ColdFusion thread dump and heap dump
    • Use eclipse memory analyzer to see regions of heap space being consumed
    • Found ColdFusion runtime memory session scope was consuming majority of java heap space
    • Block known bots
    • ColdFusion Session Management - check for cookies - doesn't accept cookies then we assume it is a bot

    Useful Links

    What to collect when ColdFusion crashes
    ColdFusion Session Management
    To learn more about ColdFusion at xByte Cloud, visit https://www.xbytecloud.com/hosting/windows-coldfusion-managed-server

    7 min
  • ColdFusion Troubleshooting Quick Tips

    Cloud Experts Unleashed - Episode 13

    In this episode, xByte Cloud CTO, Dakota Clum, and xByte Cloud CMO, Ryan Brown, discuss adobe coldfusion troubleshooting quick tips. This is the last in the series derived from Dakota's presentation at the 2023 Adobe ColdFusion Summit in Las Vegas.

    Topics Discussed:

    • Errors in jvm.config
    • CFStart.bat Utility
    • Special arguments in jvm.config
    • Tomcat service is unavailable

    To learn more about ColdFusion in the xByte Cloud, visit https://www.xbytecloud.com/hosting/windows-coldfusion-managed-server

    10 min
  • Adobe ColdFusion Summit East 2024 and ColdFusion Online Summit with Mark Takata

    Cloud Experts Unleashed - Episode 12

    In this episode, Senior ColdFusion Technical Evangelist, Mark Takata, and xByte Cloud CMO, Ryan Brown, discuss the upcoming ColdFusion Summits (ColdFusion Online Summit and ColdFusion Summit East). After talking about the Summits, Ryan and Mark dig into current tech trends around AI.

    Topics Discussed:

    • When are the summits? How do you register? How much are they to attend?
    • Who should attend? Just government?
    • How is Summit East different from the Vegas Summit? How is it the same?
    • If you went to the Vegas Summit, will you still get something out of this one?
    • Will there be a 5K fun run?

    Links Discussed in the Video:

    ColdFusion Online Summit 2024
    ColdFusion Summit East 2024

    1 hr 5 min
  • ColdFusion - Post Crash Root Cause Analysis

    Cloud Experts Unleashed - Episode 11

    In this episode, I am joined by xByte Cloud CTO, Dakota Clum, and we discuss how to analyze the data you saved before restarting your server after a ColdFusion crash.

    How to analyze a Thread Dump (jcmd $PID Thread.print ＞ThreadPrint.tdump)

    * Search for .cfm
    * Look for multiple references
    * What is happening when it crashed
    * Any patterns with tags, files
    How to analyze a Heap Dump ( jcmd $PID GC.heap_dump HeapDump.hprof)
    * Use memory analyzer tool from eclipse (https://projects.eclipse.org/projects/tools.mat)
    * Look for anything taking up most of the heap
    * Leak Suspect Report
    * Review code in suspect files

    How to analyze native ColdFusion Logs

    * Search for "out of memory"
    * Search for other errors you are having

    To learn more about ColdFusion at xByte Cloud, visit https://www.xbytecloud.com/hosting/windows-coldfusion-managed-server

    15 min
  • ColdFusion - What to Collect When It Crashes

    Cloud Experts Unleashed - Episode 10

    In this episode, I am joined by xByte Cloud CTO, Dakota Clum, and we discuss what to collect when ColdFusion crashes before you restart your server.

    In this video, we discuss:

    * Why not restart your server right away
    * Reviewing ColdFusion Log Files
    * How to collect Thread Dumps (jcmd $PID Thread.print ＞ThreadPrint.tdump)
    * How to collect Heap Dumps ( jcmd $PID GC.heap_dump HeapDump.hprof)
    To learn more about ColdFusion at xByte Cloud, visit https://www.xbytecloud.com/hosting/windows-coldfusion-managed-server

    10 min
  • ColdFusion Preproduction Gold Standard

    Cloud Experts Unleashed - Episode 8

    In this episode, I am joined by xByte Cloud CTO, Dakota Clum and we discuss his gold standard for getting your ColdFusion updated and tuned. This is the first in a series of videos inspired by Dakota's presentation at the Adobe ColdFusion Summit 2023.

    Link to blog with all of the information outlined in the video and more: https://blog.xbytecloud.com/coldfusion-pre-production-gold-standard/

    Other Helpful Links
    Adobe ColdFusion Updates
    Java Updates
    Locations of config files mentioned
    C:\ColdFusion($Version)\cfusion\runtime\bin\wsconfig.exe
    C:\ColdFusion$version\cfusion\bin\jvm.config
    To learn more about xByte Cloud helping you with your ColdFusion needs, visit us at https://www.xbytecloud.com/.

    10 min
  • Separate your VPS SQL and Web Server

    Cloud Experts Unleashed - Episode 5

    In this episode, I go into one of the most asked questions we get.... "When deploying a new VPS environment, should I separate my web and sql server?".

    Except for very fringe cases, you should also separate them. Here are the high level reasons why.

    - Tailored Resource Allocation
    - SQL Licensing
    - Independent Scalability
    - Reduced Resource Competition
    - Minimized Security Risks
    - Avoiding Single Point of Failure

    To learn more about adding a VPS from xByte Cloud, visit us at https://www.xbytecloud.com.

    6 min
  • An Interview with ChatGPT

    Cloud Experts Unleashed - Episode 4

    In this episode, I get interviewed by ChatGPT. We worked on a special prompt to have ChatGPT ask a question, wait for a response, and then ask a follow up question based on the response. They did this for 5 questions. We also experimented with multiple plugins to find one that made the conversation more realistic. You get to hear the voices just like a real conversation.

    Here is the prompt we use:

    Pretend you are a reporter and you are interviewing me, Ryan Brown Chief Marketing Officer for xByte Hosting (www.xbytehosting.com). I want you to ask me a total of 5 main questions, but don’t show me all the questions at the same time. Show them to me one at a time and I will give you the answers. You should not generate the answers. You can comment on my answers if you want. Follow the pattern below. If you hear me mention a sister company, their name is xByte Technologies.
    Ask the first question, then wait for me to answer. After I answer, ask a follow-up question based on my answer. Wait for me to answer the follow up question.
    Ask the second question, then wait for me to answer. After I answer, ask a follow-up question based on my answer. Wait for me to answer the follow up question.
    Ask the third question, then wait for me to answer. After I answer, ask a follow-up question based on my answer. Wait for me to answer the follow up question.
    Ask the fourth question, then wait for me to answer. After I answer, ask a follow-up question based on my answer. Wait for me to answer the follow up question.
    Ask the fifth question, then wait for me to answer. After I answer, ask a follow-up question based on my answer. Wait for me to answer the follow up question.
    To learn more about the plugin we used, visit https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/voice-control-for-chatgpt/eollffkcakegifhacjnlnegohfdlidhn
    To learn more about the cloud services from xByte Solutions, visit us at https://www.xbytecloud.com/managed-services/managed-public-cloud.

    18 min
  • How to handle CPU Alerts

    Cloud Experts Unleashed - Episode 3

    In this episode, I interview xByte Hosting COO Jeremy Ennis and we walk through how to configure and react to a CPU alert.
    To learn more about the cloud services from xByte Cloud, visit us at https://www.xbytecloud.com.

    11 min

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