> -----Original Message----- > From: Dustin M Snell [Network Automation] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Tuesday, August 30, 2005 3:01 PM > To: CF-Talk > Subject: 1 ColdFusion Failover costs 8-10x more than a standalone server! > > Unfortunately, after calling Macromedia I have found that the only way to > do > this is to buy 2 licenses of ColdFusion Enterprise. So basically this will > entail approximately a $10k+ investment in just Coldfusion licenses (not > to > mention hardware etc), which works out to about 8 times our original > investment for the existing license, just to get some redundancy!
You don't need enterprise to do failover or basic load-balancing (but you do need something to do that). You'd need it for session sharing and the like... but you can get around that as well (as long as your external solution can "pin" a visitor to a specific box you're set). > So the formula is: > > 1 server solution = $695-$1200 (depending on upgrade or new) > 1 redundant server solution (2 servers with same content) = $10,000+ > > Does this make sense to everyone here? Yes. For what it's worth that's about $90,000 cheaper than a similar WebSphere configuration and less than half of most other "enterprise" options. You might be able to stick with CFML and go even cheaper by adopting BlueDragon (if your app will run on it). Jim Davis ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Logware (www.logware.us): a new and convenient web-based time tracking application. Start tracking and documenting hours spent on a project or with a client with Logware today. Try it for free with a 15 day trial account. http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=67 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:4:216869 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=89.70.4 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
