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Post #237,978
by folkert
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12/14/05 1:28:03 AM
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New They throw Hardware at it.
Scalability means being able to spread the work out. Seems to me I recall they announced a "deal" with Microsoft and SUN. 2 processor 4GB of memory machines in blade form, can be as great as 144 Servers per 42U cabinet.

Add a cabinet of Windows servers... you get redundancy *AND* better performance. But at a cost that really sucks.
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Post #237,980
by ben_tilly
12/14/05 1:35:20 AM
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New Sun would be for the databases
I have come to believe that idealism without discipline is a quick road to disaster, while discipline without idealism is pointless. -- Aaron Ward (my brother)
     Java begins its decline - (tuberculosis) - (15) - Dec. 13, 2005, 07:35:11 PM EST
         Correction. eBay uses Java. -NT - (ben_tilly) - (6) - Dec. 13, 2005, 07:44:57 PM EST
             Hmm, I thought it was .asp - (tuberculosis) - (5) - Dec. 13, 2005, 08:19:31 PM EST
                 They did, but not the port you are thinking of - (ben_tilly) - (4) - Dec. 13, 2005, 10:31:39 PM EST
                     Long road - (tuberculosis) - (3) - Dec. 14, 2005, 12:04:55 AM EST
                         They throw Hardware at it. - (folkert) - (1) - Dec. 14, 2005, 01:28:03 AM EST
                             Sun would be for the databases -NT - (ben_tilly) - Dec. 14, 2005, 01:35:20 AM EST
                         I agree with all of that but... - (ben_tilly) - Dec. 14, 2005, 01:34:11 AM EST
         So what do you think back-ends will be written in? -NT - (warmachine) - (7) - Dec. 14, 2005, 05:09:44 AM EST
             SmallTALK. Duh. -NT - (pwhysall) - Dec. 14, 2005, 06:34:19 AM EST
             Trend puts the lie - (tuberculosis) - Dec. 14, 2005, 11:13:55 AM EST
             Trend puts the lie - (tuberculosis) - (4) - Dec. 14, 2005, 11:14:34 AM EST
                 Hey, we heard you the first time! -NT - (jb4) - (3) - Dec. 14, 2005, 11:43:46 AM EST
                     QWEST DSL - where you're never sure if you've sent - (tuberculosis) - (2) - Dec. 14, 2005, 12:59:17 PM EST
                         I open another browser tab to check on such occasions... -NT - (Another Scott) - Dec. 14, 2005, 01:08:17 PM EST
                         Yeah, I need to fix that. -NT - (admin) - Dec. 14, 2005, 01:14:57 PM EST

It'll be gradual, but faster than you expect. One day it won't be there, and the next day you'll be surprised at just how fast it still isn't.
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