Re: [flexcoders] Flex Server Alternatives

[Tariq Ahmed]

Well I don't know if I would venture to "dirt cheap". What other systems are you referring to? If you're enterprise, and building mission critical apps, and especially if it affects financial performance and need to be SOX compliant you're basic setup is: - 1 Development WS - 1 QA Server - High Availability Setup (at least 2 load balanced machines). - Disaster Recovery Site (min 1 web server). If you're using decent hardware with 4CPU Xeons, you've got 5 machines * 4 cpus/ea = 20 CPUs * $15K/cpu = $300 000. You would have to REALLY boost automation, workflow efficiency, etc... to recuperate the cost of Flex licensing and Flex application development (not everyone is Scott Barnes level super coder) vs a CF/Whatever based solution. Not to say that it can't be done, and I'm sure it can (reminder: I am a huge Flex proponent); but looking at things from a business sense it has to be measureable and provable. Eg I made one Flex app that compared to what was there before saves about $200K/yr, but how much more it would save over a CF based solution is hard to measure. So when trying to sell to management the sexy $300K Flex solution vs the not as sexy $15K CF solution which gets the job done - you have to account for at least a $285Kdifference. Because the opportunity cost is that $285K could have bought you 3 or 4 more developers for that year and double your development capacity which could have resulted in a bunch more apps that save or make money that aren't addressed for that year. Bla bla Bla... $300K is a TOUGH sell even for Enterprises with the deepest of pockets, and it can be done obviously, but 'dirt cheap' in my humble opinion is understanding it a weeeee bit. :) Scott Barnes wrote: I've been absolutely [EMAIL PROTECTED] off with the price when it first hit us, that being said i've now truly seen what FLEX does in terms of cost savings in much larger "Enterprise Service" orientated systems, and i'm now retracting my position, simply put, FLEX is dirt cheap compared to some other systems being sold on the market today that have less capabilities. -- Flexcoders Mailing List FAQ: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/flexcoders/files/flexcodersFAQ.txt Search Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexcoders%40yahoogroups.com SPONSORED LINKS Web site design development Computer software development Software design and development Macromedia flex Software development best practice YAHOO! GROUPS LINKS  Visit your group "flexcoders" on the web.    To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to:  [EMAIL PROTECTED]    Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to the Yahoo! Terms of Service.