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Facebook's Use of Memcached for Caching and Storage Performance

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Explore how Facebook utilized memcached for caching and storage performance in 2008 through a tech talk by CEO Mark Zuckerberg. Gain insights into the company's evolution of memcached usage, addressing challenges such as crashes, slow access, and connection issues. Learn about innovative solutions including mcproxy, SQL hacking, storage memory optimization, and CPU time improvements. Discover how Facebook modified drivers to enhance system performance and tackle the "big multiget" problem.

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Intro
Facebook Tech Talk Pa
memcached: Simple ca
memcache: What a 95% hit rate bu
memcached and Faceb
The FB evolution of me
Basic problem: crashin
Basic problems: slow a
Problem: Connections
The "big multiget" prol
Solutions
reusing mcproxy
West Coast
Hacking the SQL!
Storage Memory Optin
System CPU time optim
One CPU on interrupt Solution: Modified the driver to redu

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