All of their tests were done using the exact same CFML code in their production environment. These were "real world" tests--as real as it gets--these were not lab benchmarks. (Nobody has a lab that can generate the kind of traffic they get in production).
Vince Bonfanti http://blog.newatlanta.com New Atlanta Communications, LLC http://www.newatlanta.com > -----Original Message----- > From: Charlie Griefer [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Tuesday, June 28, 2005 11:05 AM > To: CF-Talk > Subject: Re: 5th Most Trafficked Site Switches to BlueDragon > > I don't think it's flawed....depending upon interpretation. > > They said that BD ran significantly faster than CF 5. > > They also said that it showed better stability and > performance than CFMX. > > That last part is what's subject to interpretation. > > My interpretation is that they evaluated CFMX (and BD) before > deciding upon BD based upon the fact that it "showed better > stability and performance". > > I'm further inferring that the code used to test/compare was > similar...otherwise you're right, and it's not necessarily a > fair/valid comparison. > > Maybe Vince or somebody from NA (if they're at liberty to do > so) can further elaborate on how MySpace.com came to the > conclusions that BD was the better/more stable product. > > On 6/28/05, Burns, John D <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I don't understand that one either. Did they switch from 5 > to BD or > > from MX to BD? Also, stability can often be based on the > quality of > > the coding itself. I'm not saying that BD doesn't offer a better > > product than MM or that myspace isn't loving it, I'm just > saying that > > the way it was presented seems flawed. > > > > > > John Burns > > Certified Advanced ColdFusion MX Developer Wyle > Laboratories, Inc. | > > Web Developer > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Kerry [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Sent: Tuesday, June 28, 2005 10:35 AM > > To: CF-Talk > > Subject: RE: 5th Most Trafficked Site Switches to BlueDragon > > > > >Comparing Blue Dragon to CF 5 is kind of an unfair comparison > > > > "as well as better stability and performance than even CFMX" > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Burns, John D [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Sent: 28 June 2005 15:16 > > To: CF-Talk > > Subject: RE: 5th Most Trafficked Site Switches to BlueDragon > > > > > > My only concern with this statement is that CFMX 6.1 or 7 would > > probably show similar increases over CF 5. Comparing Blue > Dragon to CF > > 5 is kind of an unfair comparison. Congrats to New Atlanta, and I > > hope this will boost some of their efforts and allow them > to grow even > > more, but I just wanted to point out that the comparison > seemed flawed to me. > > > > > > John Burns > > Certified Advanced ColdFusion MX Developer Wyle > Laboratories, Inc. | > > Web Developer > > > > > > > > On 6/28/05, Rey Bango <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > In a huge coup, my boys at New Atlanta have won a MAJOR > deal and are > > > helping MySpace.com, the fifth most heavily trafficked > web site on > > > the > > > > > Internet,make the switch from Macromedia ColdFusion 5.0 to New > > > Atlanta's BlueDragon for .NET. MySpace is easily the largest > > > CFML-based site on the Internet; to put things into perspective, > > > MySpace has surpassed both Google and Hotmail in terms of > total page > > > views and currently handles more than 18 million members. Who says > > CFML isn't viable! Woohoo! > > > > > > The part that caught my eye was that in their testing, > MySpace saw a > > > 50% performance improvement over ColdFusion 5.0 as well as better > > > stability and performance than even CFMX. > > > > > > This is a massive win for New Atlanta and further > vindication that > > > their BlueDragon product-line is a "more-than-viable" (dare I say > > > better) alternative to Macromedia's ColdFusion server. > > > > > > Full details of the deal can be found on Vince Bonfanti's blog > > > > > > http://blog.newatlanta.com > > > > > > Congratulations New Atlanta! > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Find out how CFTicket can increase your company's customer support efficiency by 100% http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=49 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:4:210726 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/4 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:4 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.4 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
