Dave - thanks for the comments re doing the XML processing in CF. Do you have any pointers to alternative products/facilities that I could use to handle that part of the tasks, and somehow integrate back into the overall CF app? I've done research on this in the past, but XML is such a wide topic that any searches I do seem to come up with irrelevant topics. There seem to be a ton of libraries for use in writing XML applications, but not much info on comparing them.
Thanks! Reed >> Our application mix that needs the performance runs mostly > >Why are you doing this XML parsing from CF at all? I'm sure there are more >efficient alternatives for that sort of thing. You could offload it from >your web servers entirely. Alternatively, you could simply install CF on >other machines solely for this task, although that might not be >cost-effective. > >> From a processor perspective, what are people's experiences >> on the topic of multiple processors versus >> dual-core/quad-core processors? Some of what I've seen with >> our mix of servers is that the multiple-core processors are >> not always a big win over multiple processors. I would still >> have the limiation on Java/CF memory space. > >I think that generally, multiple processors (which may have multiple cores >themselves) will provide better multithreading than a single processor with >multiple cores, but I don't think this makes that much difference in the >long run. > >> What about just running a stack of multiple servers? This >> helps solve the Java/CF memory space problem. What about >> just running a stack of multiple (cheap) workstations, >> possibly with dual-core processors, instead of a big honking >> (expensive) server (we'll call this the Google approach)? > >In the Google approach, machines fail regularly and get replaced regularly. >It requires certain economies of scale you probably don't have. > > >Virtualization is certainly a viable option, and you can run your virtual >environment on as big an x86 box as you can get (or multiple boxes, via >VMware Infrastructure). Each VM will require more resources than an >individual CF/JRun instance would require, though. If your only goal is >maximization of resource usage, using VMs doesn't buy you anything here, >unless different VMs would have different resource allocation requirements. > >Dave Watts, CTO, Fig Leaf Software >http://www.figleaf.com/ > >Fig Leaf Software provides the highest caliber vendor-authorized >instruction at our training centers in Washington DC, Atlanta, >Chicago, Baltimore, Northern Virginia, or on-site at your location. >Visit http://training.figleaf.com/ for more information! > >This email has been processed by SmoothZap - www.smoothwall.net ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Download the latest ColdFusion 8 utilities including Report Builder, plug-ins for Eclipse and Dreamweaver updates. http;//www.adobe.com/cfusion/entitlement/index.cfm?e=labs%5adobecf8%5Fbeta Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Talk/message.cfm/messageid:284737 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Talk/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.4
