At Wayfair, we are big fans of Dell’s server platform, so naturally we were excited when their 12G line of servers started shipping.  We are also very big fans of FreeBSD.  Ahead of our first order for a new Dell PowerEdge r720, we did some research and found that the new PERC H710 RAID Controllers used the LSI SAS 2208 controller chip.  A quick look at the FreeBSD hardware compatibility list for 9.0 Release showed that this chip was supported by the mps driver, knowing that PERC cards are usually supported by the mfi driver, we thought it was a bit weird, but weren’t that concerned. Continue reading →

You would think data replication is a piece of cake these days given all the advances in database technology, and that’s true for the most part when you’re dealing with databases of the same type, but when you have to replicate parts of your product catalog with other companies, things get a bit tricky. At Wayfair Engineering we’ve figured out how to make it happen by creating a great software solution that keeps our retail partner operations working like a well-oiled machine. Continue reading →