Hi, BACKGROUND: I have developed a "Flash Remoting" application using Coldfusion and SQL 2000 and am almost ready to go live. The remoting application uses many queries/responses to/from the SQL 2000 database via Coldfusion. The Flash Remoting application is a game which I hope will become popular and be played by many thousands of users at the same time - meaning that SQL2000/Coldfusion will need to process thousands of simultaneous requests.
QUESTIONS: 1/ My main concern is that if there are many thousands of users playing the game simultaneously will Coldfusion and SQL 2000 be able to handle the thousands of "simultaneous requests" going back and forth from the Remoting,Coldfusion,SQL 2000? 2/ Will I need several dedicated servers to handle thousands of simultaneous requests (as Macromedia advises that should not set to more than 40 simulateous requests)? 3/ Would it be preferable to use ASP.NET instead of Coldfusion: (i)To Interact between Flash Remoting and SQL2000 as there is much discussion that ASP.NET is far superior to Coldfusion in handling significant loads and simultaneous requests? (ii)Need to purchase multiple Coldfusion licenses in the event that multiple dedicated servers are needed and ASP.NET does not require purchase of separate licenses on servers? I realise that will depend on many variables, however any feedback on above issues will be much appreciated. Thanks ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Macromedia ColdFusion MX7 Upgrade to MX7 & experience time-saving features, more productivity. http://www.adobe.com/products/coldfusion?sdid=RVJW Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Talk/message.cfm/messageid:280326 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Talk/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.4
