On 2005.02.05, Jim Wilcoxson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Just stating that AOL runs its entire operation using 30 servers > running AOLServer [...]
Just for factual accuracy's sake, AOL has many more than 30 servers runnnig AOLserver. I just pulled the number "30" out of the air as an example. > I'd think it'd be much easier to convince your boss to give AS > technology a shot with some hard, factual information about AOL's use > of the server to run its operation, for example, how many hits per > day/server, images per day/server, max hits in a 1-minute period, > typical system configs to achieve these, typical system loads, etc. I would LOVE to publish these kind of statistics about AOL's use of AOLserver. I'm actually trying to discuss with someone inside AOL regarding what I can and cannot disclose to the public. When I know what's safe to talk about, you'll hopefully start to see more concrete details. > As a business owner myself, I definitely understand the flip side of > this: maybe AOL doesn't want its competitors to know how it leverages > technology to its advantage. That's a very reasonable position also. I am glad that you recognize that there is value in how a company uses its technology, which is exactly why I'm trying to find out what I can and cannot say about various aspects of AOL's use of AOLserver. We'll see ... -- Dossy -- Dossy Shiobara mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Panoptic Computer Network web: http://www.panoptic.com/ "He realized the fastest way to change is to laugh at your own folly -- then you can let go and quickly move on." (p. 70) -- AOLserver - http://www.aolserver.com/ To Remove yourself from this list, simply send an email to <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> with the body of "SIGNOFF AOLSERVER" in the email message. You can leave the Subject: field of your email blank.
