I agree. I have a presentation at http://www.sccfug.org on scalability you
might want to refer to. Essentially, both languages scale. Each has
pros/cons, but neither should be dropped "because it can't scale". The real
issue I've found is can your data components (data servers, stored
procedures, schemas, etc.) scale well? If so, your application server (CF,
ASP, ...) will perform MUCH better.
Also, look at things like Akamai and pushing static content away from your
server farm. This has HUGE benefits.
Well built hardware and configurations are important.
Finally, make sure that applications don't conflict with each other. I've
seen developers get into battles where each of their applications ran
perfectly separately but together were AWFUL.
So make sure you have a scalable environment, then a scalable data system
(including COM, EJB, stored procedures, triggers, indices, etc.) and then
pick an application language that fits your needs and design applications in
that language with scalability in mind (caching, low load, etc.).
That's my two cents...
--Doug
-----Original Message-----
From: Robert Everland [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Wednesday, July 26, 2000 6:50 AM
To: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]'
Subject: RE: Scalability stories, please?
What I have found so far is that there are so many sites with so
much traffic in both languages that they both are pretty scalable. You won't
be moving to any different platform soon with ASP, but whatever language you
feel most comfortable with. The best idea would be to use both languages. CF
is faster to code in so maybe the things that connect to the database you
would use CF and whenever you need com objects use ASP. The best way to do
things is to use what technology is out there for you, not to pick and
choose.
Robert Everland III
Web Developer
Dixon Ticonderoga
-----Original Message-----
From: Wayne, Kurt [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Wednesday, July 26, 2000 9:23 AM
To: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]'
Subject: Scalability stories, please?
I've just started work in an office whose web site uses ASP to connect to
SQL Server databases. This company just bought out a firm in NYC which has
been using Cold Fusion to connect to an Oracle database.
I was told that after all the other company's content is absorbed we'll want
to run ASP to connect to Oracle. However, my new manager asked me privately
about scalability issues...all he's seen is the stuff on Allaire's web site.
We'll eventually be running the site with dual machines (one a mirror)
connecting remotely to the server which contains the Oracle stuff. We
anticipate hundreds of thousands of hits daily on the combined site. My
question to you all...how do you think CF will handle the connection to
Oracle with the anticipated traffic. (My previous CF experience has been
either on company intranets or small company web sites...this will be the
highest volume of hits I've worked with.
Thanks,
Kurt J. Wayne
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