Rumors about YongHo were already spread throughout the company.
The two were inevitably linked.
He had no reason to refuse, so he accepted.
‘It does look like the situation is at its worst.’
Most servers were in the red.
Most of the bars which represented server usage were emitting red lights.
Overall server load 96.3
According to the manual, they had to limit the number of users the moment it reached 98.
Server down.
It was hard to predict the amount of money lost in taking care of the VoC(Voice of Customer) when the server were down.
He could understand why they called for him.
And had already found the parts where he could improve on.
The size of data was bigger for an image than texts, and videos were bigger than images.
Such images were going back and forth between the user and the server to cause loads.
Image-specific server jargon called this CDN(Contents Delivery Network).
‘Currently, the proportion that images have in the overall traffic is over 30%, so let’s apply the compression algorithm here to decrease the amount of data sent through the network.’
He was trying to reduce the image data sent through the network by applying it to the server.
He only needed to apply it.
Never!
The reason was that he could not allow an untested library on a commercial server immediately.
“I don’t think you have the authority nor the position to take responsibility, though?”
“Then are you saying that you’re going to limit the number of users?”
It wasn’t that YongHo had volunteered to solve the problem.
Steve, who received the phone that YongHo handed to him, had his face turn quite ugly.
Other than yeses, no other words could be heard.
There was someone who had the authority, and he had to follow that.
Steve also could not escape that ‘authority’.
In the end, the compromise was ‘applying gradually’.
If there were only one or two servers, then this process wasn’t necessary, but the number of servers numbered 100. Sequential porting was an absolute necessity.
Starting from the server that it was applied on, it was gradually nearing stability.
“Then please apply it to the next server.”
It was as if seeing a virus dying after a vaccine.
When the load decreased, the number of equipment breaking down also decreased rapidly.
And eventually, all the lights went out, and they could sigh in relief.
The bar that represented the overall server’s status had also turned green.
The one to sigh in relief wasn’t only YongHo.
Perhaps thanks to the suddenly dissolved tension, there were some who couldn’t move a finger.
Now, there was no more work he needed to do here. YongHo was about to take his laptop and stand up.
“Shall we talk for a little?’
After the talks started from recent issues, in the end, Steve meant for him to come to his team.
So, you can be treated like a core programmer if you come under me.
‘Recently, there are a lot of love calls.’
‘I’m not such a cheap guy.’
However, most of the time, some kind of compensation, whether big or small, was given.
Compensation for YongHo’s hard efforts until now were about to be given to him.
The gazes following YongHo had changed.
Existed.
They didn’t attract much attention nor did they receive the gazes of the people.
They were assimilated into those organizations and lived the life of a cogwheel.
He didn’t live as a part of an organization, but was making an area for himself.
“I heard you did something good?”
With friendly tones and attitudes; it could be clearly seen that they wanted to become amiable with him.
Rumors were becoming reality with the facts as evidence.
Na DaeBang, who was worked up for a last spurt developing, also came to him with a strange rumor.
“What?”
YongHo looked at Na DaeBang, confused. What he was doing now was a type of AA(T/N: Raws says that, dunno what it is) (E/N: I think he’s saying he’s a application architect, someone who monitors a system and works with the source code of the system), and he was in charge of developing the application.
Dave was a ‘senior’, so in truth, he was lower than Dave.
“If you are going to joke like that then go code one more line.”
Na DaeBang said so while smacking his chest repeatedly as if unjustified. It wasn’t a bad rumor and and this meant that YongHo was being acknowledged for his skills, so he had come here to talk about it to YongHo.
“Really, Hyung-nim… you keep going: work and work and work… did some work ghost possess you?”
“I respectfully decline.”
‘Rumors, rumors eh… well, it’ll calm down soon.’
He already knew that reading one more page in the time to mind such things was better.
However, that was YongHo’s mistake.
Dave said playfully in salute. It seemed he had heard such rumors from somewhere.
“Nothing, didn’t the Chief hear anything?”
For a moment, YongHo also became expectant.
Starting from salary to the treatment in the company, everything would change.
“Y, you wanna die?”
Jessie and James, who were on the side, were looking at Dave as if he was pathetic.
“Let’s go, they said there would be a technology seminar relating to Black Friday preparations. You’re a part of it.”
Seeing that YongHo was standing up, Jessie made a playful expression.
“Hey!”
Chasing the group that was running away, they had arrived at the venue of the seminar in no time.
All programmers within the company had gathered. Those who were away on business trips or were telecommuting participated via video calls.
Now that they found the problem, they gathered here to not make it happen again by improving on it.
There were presentation materials on the huge screen, and many related programmers were looking at it while focusing.
“There’s quite a lot of useful info.”
Docker.
Mybatis.
Information on operating a server on a level like this was not acquirable anywhere else.
Precious gem-like things, which could only be learnt via practical experience, could be felt.
YongHo was in charge of the second session.
This library was not a prototype but one that proved to have no problems even if it was used commercially.
Perhaps due to that, many whispers could be heard at the back of the hall.
From the chairman, all Chief-level personnel who had anything to do with technology were coming inside the hall one by one.
“YongHo, do your best!”
To cheer for YongHo, who was doing the session, Dave had even prepared a banner.
It seemed he had received help from Na DaeBang, as there were huge Korean characters on it as well.
이용호 짱!!(Lee YongHo’s awesome!!)(T/N: Left it as Korean cuz… it says Korean above)
Pff.
At the same time his nervous body loosened up a little.
YongHo’s presentation started soon.