by rajachandrasekarang | Jul 15, 2025 | Automation, linux
In modern Linux systems, systemd has become the standard init system and service manager. While many of us are familiar with using cron for scheduling tasks, systemd timers offer a more powerful, flexible, and integrated alternative. In this blog, we’ll dive...
by Nagarajan Ponnusamy | Jul 1, 2025 | Databases, KnowledgeBase, linux, MySQL, Performance insights
Hi everyone! We all want our applications to be fast, responsive, and scalable. But often, we focus just on writing efficient queries and forget to look deeper at the actual engine that powers those queries. In this blog, we’re going to explore what truly drives...
by ramasamyrajad | Mar 18, 2025 | KnowledgeBase, linux
In Linux and Unix-like environments, shell scripting is an effective way of automating processes and interacting with the operating system. These scripts can increase system efficiency, save time, and get rid of tedious activities. What is shell scripting: Writing a...
by genexdb | Oct 8, 2021 | General, KnowledgeBase, linux
What is cron? Today in this blog we will try to cover some of the basics of cron and cronjobs. Cron is a demon (background process) or is said to be a system executable file that runs tracks we scheduled on our system at a particular time. If the cron demon service is...
