RE: Just a stray thought
No, Toys R Us will not be running their own web site anymore at all. They have imported their entire inventory into Amazon's existing infrastructure to be displayed on Amazon's site. They are, however, still running Babies R Us at least for now. At 10:52 PM 12/13/00 -0500, Michael She wrote: Does ToysRUs still use CF since Moving to amazon? At 11:46 AM 12/13/00 -0500, Greg Creedon you wrote: I bet the guy who worked on toysrus and who was at the ny cf users group last night would have some ideas on this! btw, a round of applause and thanks to the Dinowitz family and Greg Nahrain and others who put on the meeting last night under difficult circumstances (tight space!). And I'm not just saying this since I won a copy of the Fusebox book! -Original Message- From: Gregory Harris [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Wednesday, December 13, 2000 11:36 AM To: CF-Talk Subject: Just a stray thought Ok, this is meant as no shameless plug but I read on their website: UPS expects to receive 5 million tracking requests on their website per day especially on their peak days (it reads something like that) Your mission: build a Cold Fusion application for UPS that could handle such a beating, how would you do this? Bear in mind: 1) You will have to search through a database of approximately 245 million records (packages delivered) 2) 5 million per day equals 60 per second, transactional integrity has to be TIGHT! 3) Money is no real object (UPS needs this to work some how, but be realistic in terms of "what you get is what you pay for") Who's up for this? Gregory Harris Web Developer Stirling Bridge Group LLC ~~ Structure your ColdFusion code with Fusebox. Get the official book at http://www.fusionauthority.com/bkinfo.cfm Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/cf-talk@houseoffusion.com/ Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/index.cfm?sidebar=lists
Re: Just a stray thought
At 08:36 AM 12/13/00 -0800, you wrote: Ok, this is meant as no shameless plug but I read on their website: UPS expects to receive 5 million tracking requests on their website per day especially on their peak days (it reads something like that) Who's up for this? Doesn't seem like it would be that difficult. Correct database design, enough servers, tracking requests against a database shouldn't be that hard to write. Judith Campbell Chief Technical Officer Digital Positions, Inc. [EMAIL PROTECTED] 404-351-9366 ~~ Structure your ColdFusion code with Fusebox. Get the official book at http://www.fusionauthority.com/bkinfo.cfm Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/cf-talk@houseoffusion.com/ Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/index.cfm?sidebar=lists
Re: Just a stray thought
As can I recall, IBM was proud about some million+ numbers per hour against their DB2 during the winter olimpic games. (Sorry, I couldn't find the article about it). laszlo Judith Campbell wrote: At 08:36 AM 12/13/00 -0800, you wrote: Ok, this is meant as no shameless plug but I read on their website: UPS expects to receive 5 million tracking requests on their website per day especially on their peak days (it reads something like that) Who's up for this? Doesn't seem like it would be that difficult. Correct database design, enough servers, tracking requests against a database shouldn't be that hard to write. Judith Campbell Chief Technical Officer Digital Positions, Inc. [EMAIL PROTECTED] 404-351-9366 ~~ Structure your ColdFusion code with Fusebox. Get the official book at http://www.fusionauthority.com/bkinfo.cfm Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/cf-talk@houseoffusion.com/ Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/index.cfm?sidebar=lists
RE: Just a stray thought
Hmm.. I wonder if anyone from UPS is on this list... I know that they use CF in Atlanta on a limited basis for some internal stuff... -Cameron Cameron Childress ElliptIQ Inc. p.770.460.7277.232 f.770.460.0963 -Original Message- From: Gregory Harris [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Wednesday, December 13, 2000 11:36 AM To: CF-Talk Subject: Just a stray thought Ok, this is meant as no shameless plug but I read on their website: UPS expects to receive 5 million tracking requests on their website per day especially on their peak days (it reads something like that) Your mission: build a Cold Fusion application for UPS that could handle such a beating, how would you do this? Bear in mind: 1) You will have to search through a database of approximately 245 million records (packages delivered) 2) 5 million per day equals 60 per second, transactional integrity has to be TIGHT! 3) Money is no real object (UPS needs this to work some how, but be realistic in terms of "what you get is what you pay for") Who's up for this? Gregory Harris Web Developer Stirling Bridge Group LLC ~~ Structure your ColdFusion code with Fusebox. Get the official book at http://www.fusionauthority.com/bkinfo.cfm Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/cf-talk@houseoffusion.com/ Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/index.cfm?sidebar=lists
RE: Just a stray thought
I bet the guy who worked on toysrus and who was at the ny cf users group last night would have some ideas on this! btw, a round of applause and thanks to the Dinowitz family and Greg Nahrain and others who put on the meeting last night under difficult circumstances (tight space!). And I'm not just saying this since I won a copy of the Fusebox book! -Original Message- From: Gregory Harris [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Wednesday, December 13, 2000 11:36 AM To: CF-Talk Subject: Just a stray thought Ok, this is meant as no shameless plug but I read on their website: UPS expects to receive 5 million tracking requests on their website per day especially on their peak days (it reads something like that) Your mission: build a Cold Fusion application for UPS that could handle such a beating, how would you do this? Bear in mind: 1) You will have to search through a database of approximately 245 million records (packages delivered) 2) 5 million per day equals 60 per second, transactional integrity has to be TIGHT! 3) Money is no real object (UPS needs this to work some how, but be realistic in terms of "what you get is what you pay for") Who's up for this? Gregory Harris Web Developer Stirling Bridge Group LLC ~~ Structure your ColdFusion code with Fusebox. Get the official book at http://www.fusionauthority.com/bkinfo.cfm Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/cf-talk@houseoffusion.com/ Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/index.cfm?sidebar=lists
Re: Just a stray thought
Ill do it. I wont write drastically efficient code, but if money is no objectbut more servers!!! - Original Message - From: "Gregory Harris" [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: "CF-Talk" [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, December 13, 2000 11:36 AM Subject: Just a stray thought Ok, this is meant as no shameless plug but I read on their website: UPS expects to receive 5 million tracking requests on their website per day especially on their peak days (it reads something like that) Your mission: build a Cold Fusion application for UPS that could handle such a beating, how would you do this? Bear in mind: 1) You will have to search through a database of approximately 245 million records (packages delivered) 2) 5 million per day equals 60 per second, transactional integrity has to be TIGHT! 3) Money is no real object (UPS needs this to work some how, but be realistic in terms of "what you get is what you pay for") Who's up for this? Gregory Harris Web Developer Stirling Bridge Group LLC ~~ Structure your ColdFusion code with Fusebox. Get the official book at http://www.fusionauthority.com/bkinfo.cfm Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/cf-talk@houseoffusion.com/ Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/index.cfm?sidebar=lists
RE: Just a stray thought
Can you send the URL where you read this?? -Original Message- From: Gregory Harris [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Wednesday, December 13, 2000 11:36 AM To: CF-Talk Subject: Just a stray thought Ok, this is meant as no shameless plug but I read on their website: UPS expects to receive 5 million tracking requests on their website per day especially on their peak days (it reads something like that) Your mission: build a Cold Fusion application for UPS that could handle such a beating, how would you do this? Bear in mind: 1) You will have to search through a database of approximately 245 million records (packages delivered) 2) 5 million per day equals 60 per second, transactional integrity has to be TIGHT! 3) Money is no real object (UPS needs this to work some how, but be realistic in terms of "what you get is what you pay for") Who's up for this? Gregory Harris Web Developer Stirling Bridge Group LLC ~~ Structure your ColdFusion code with Fusebox. Get the official book at http://www.fusionauthority.com/bkinfo.cfm Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/cf-talk@houseoffusion.com/ Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/index.cfm?sidebar=lists
Re: Just a stray thought
Oh, and I forgot: Remember most of this is at peak time (who cares where their package is at 3am, except for UPS themselves?), I figure, 300 people hitting at any given instant is to be expected. CFLOCK can't handle that many alone. Also the database could be larger (if you could track from the last year, figure 1 billion records maybe?) I hate to say this, Toys R Us only wishes they had 300 people on the site at a given instant (even if they did, the queries for some of the stuff doesn't have to be realtime and they can cache stuff), and they don't have 1 billion products to offer. Plus the queries being in Realtime (or close to it, small expiration dates a must). Again, any takers? Gregory Harris Web Developer Stirling Bridge Group LLC - Original Message - From: "Greg Creedon" [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: "CF-Talk" [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, December 13, 2000 8:46 AM Subject: RE: Just a stray thought I bet the guy who worked on toysrus and who was at the ny cf users group last night would have some ideas on this! btw, a round of applause and thanks to the Dinowitz family and Greg Nahrain and others who put on the meeting last night under difficult circumstances (tight space!). And I'm not just saying this since I won a copy of the Fusebox book! -Original Message- From: Gregory Harris [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Wednesday, December 13, 2000 11:36 AM To: CF-Talk Subject: Just a stray thought Ok, this is meant as no shameless plug but I read on their website: UPS expects to receive 5 million tracking requests on their website per day especially on their peak days (it reads something like that) Your mission: build a Cold Fusion application for UPS that could handle such a beating, how would you do this? Bear in mind: 1) You will have to search through a database of approximately 245 million records (packages delivered) 2) 5 million per day equals 60 per second, transactional integrity has to be TIGHT! 3) Money is no real object (UPS needs this to work some how, but be realistic in terms of "what you get is what you pay for") Who's up for this? Gregory Harris Web Developer Stirling Bridge Group LLC ~~ Structure your ColdFusion code with Fusebox. Get the official book at http://www.fusionauthority.com/bkinfo.cfm Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/cf-talk@houseoffusion.com/ Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/index.cfm?sidebar=lists
RE: Just a stray thought
1. Cluster 6-10 application servers running cf enterprise (on nt, # depends on expected users/transactions) 2. Use load balancing sw (cisco) 3. 2 Database servers (assume sql server)in an nt/sql cluster 4. App is pretty simple, take a tracking #, find it in the database, pull out the information. 5. Can possibly enhance integrity by using EJBs, can call w/cfobject. 6. Good, clean code Matt -Original Message- From: Gregory Harris [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Wednesday, December 13, 2000 9:36 AM To: CF-Talk Subject: Just a stray thought Ok, this is meant as no shameless plug but I read on their website: UPS expects to receive 5 million tracking requests on their website per day especially on their peak days (it reads something like that) Your mission: build a Cold Fusion application for UPS that could handle such a beating, how would you do this? Bear in mind: 1) You will have to search through a database of approximately 245 million records (packages delivered) 2) 5 million per day equals 60 per second, transactional integrity has to be TIGHT! 3) Money is no real object (UPS needs this to work some how, but be realistic in terms of "what you get is what you pay for") Who's up for this? Gregory Harris Web Developer Stirling Bridge Group LLC ~~ Structure your ColdFusion code with Fusebox. Get the official book at http://www.fusionauthority.com/bkinfo.cfm Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/cf-talk@houseoffusion.com/ Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/index.cfm?sidebar=lists
Re: Just a stray thought
First thought, don't use CF :) Neil - Original Message - From: "Greg Creedon" [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: "CF-Talk" [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, December 13, 2000 11:46 AM Subject: RE: Just a stray thought I bet the guy who worked on toysrus and who was at the ny cf users group last night would have some ideas on this! btw, a round of applause and thanks to the Dinowitz family and Greg Nahrain and others who put on the meeting last night under difficult circumstances (tight space!). And I'm not just saying this since I won a copy of the Fusebox book! -Original Message- From: Gregory Harris [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Wednesday, December 13, 2000 11:36 AM To: CF-Talk Subject: Just a stray thought Ok, this is meant as no shameless plug but I read on their website: UPS expects to receive 5 million tracking requests on their website per day especially on their peak days (it reads something like that) Your mission: build a Cold Fusion application for UPS that could handle such a beating, how would you do this? Bear in mind: 1) You will have to search through a database of approximately 245 million records (packages delivered) 2) 5 million per day equals 60 per second, transactional integrity has to be TIGHT! 3) Money is no real object (UPS needs this to work some how, but be realistic in terms of "what you get is what you pay for") Who's up for this? Gregory Harris Web Developer Stirling Bridge Group LLC ~~ Structure your ColdFusion code with Fusebox. Get the official book at http://www.fusionauthority.com/bkinfo.cfm Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/cf-talk@houseoffusion.com/ Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/index.cfm?sidebar=lists
Re: Just a stray thought
At 08:36 AM 12/13/00 -0800, you wrote: Ok, this is meant as no shameless plug but I read on their website: UPS expects to receive 5 million tracking requests on their website per day especially on their peak days (it reads something like that) Your mission: build a Cold Fusion application for UPS that could handle such a beating, how would you do this? Bear in mind: 1) You will have to search through a database of approximately 245 million records (packages delivered) Delivered in what time period? I'm sure that a certain time after a package is delivered the record is removed from the live database on the website. A few days after the package is delivered it isn't worth it to allow people to search the tracking, is it? I would definitely remove records a few days after delivery. Then there aren't so many records and I'm not sure your count is accurate at that point. I checked UPS three times yesterday for the same package. ~~ Structure your ColdFusion code with Fusebox. Get the official book at http://www.fusionauthority.com/bkinfo.cfm Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/cf-talk@houseoffusion.com/ Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/index.cfm?sidebar=lists
RE: Just a stray thought
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Greg, As you've seen there @ stirlingbridge, you can have a properly indexed and tuned database perform lookups rather quickly on tables of any size, 2 million to 245 million. I think the issue is not CF or any application server platform but one of database design and architecture. CF, ASP, PHP, JSP... they all in some way or another are going to be talking to a Oracle or SQL, hopefully through a stored procedure. Why would CFLOCK come into this? Aaron Johnson, MCSE, MCP+I MINDSEYE, Inc. phn617.350.0339 fax949.350.8884 icq66172567 [EMAIL PROTECTED] ___ "Never forget that only dead fish swim with the stream." -- Malcolm Muggeridge ___ - -Original Message- From: Gregory Harris [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Wednesday, December 13, 2000 12:13 PM To: CF-Talk Subject: Re: Just a stray thought Oh, and I forgot: Remember most of this is at peak time (who cares where their package is at 3am, except for UPS themselves?), I figure, 300 people hitting at any given instant is to be expected. CFLOCK can't handle that many alone. Also the database could be larger (if you could track from the last year, figure 1 billion records maybe?) I hate to say this, Toys R Us only wishes they had 300 people on the site at a given instant (even if they did, the queries for some of the stuff doesn't have to be realtime and they can cache stuff), and they don't have 1 billion products to offer. Plus the queries being in Realtime (or close to it, small expiration dates a must). Again, any takers? Gregory Harris Web Developer Stirling Bridge Group LLC - - Original Message - From: "Greg Creedon" [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: "CF-Talk" [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, December 13, 2000 8:46 AM Subject: RE: Just a stray thought I bet the guy who worked on toysrus and who was at the ny cf users group last night would have some ideas on this! btw, a round of applause and thanks to the Dinowitz family and Greg Nahrain and others who put on the meeting last night under difficult circumstances (tight space!). And I'm not just saying this since I won a copy of the Fusebox book! -Original Message- From: Gregory Harris [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Wednesday, December 13, 2000 11:36 AM To: CF-Talk Subject: Just a stray thought Ok, this is meant as no shameless plug but I read on their website: UPS expects to receive 5 million tracking requests on their website per day especially on their peak days (it reads something like that) Your mission: build a Cold Fusion application for UPS that could handle such a beating, how would you do this? Bear in mind: 1) You will have to search through a database of approximately 245 million records (packages delivered) 2) 5 million per day equals 60 per second, transactional integrity has to be TIGHT! 3) Money is no real object (UPS needs this to work some how, but be realistic in terms of "what you get is what you pay for") Who's up for this? Gregory Harris Web Developer Stirling Bridge Group LLC ~~ Structure your ColdFusion code with Fusebox. Get the official book at http://www.fusionauthority.com/bkinfo.cfm Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/cf-talk@houseoffusion.com/ Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/index.cfm?sidebar=lists
Re: Just a stray thought
Toys R Us preloaded all of their data into RAM in a huge Application structure. They had a server farm of 100 servers for normal load and 400 servers for holiday load. 300 people at one instant out of RAM is easy. At 09:12 AM 12/13/00 -0800, Gregory Harris wrote: Oh, and I forgot: Remember most of this is at peak time (who cares where their package is at 3am, except for UPS themselves?), I figure, 300 people hitting at any given instant is to be expected. CFLOCK can't handle that many alone. Also the database could be larger (if you could track from the last year, figure 1 billion records maybe?) I hate to say this, Toys R Us only wishes they had 300 people on the site at a given instant (even if they did, the queries for some of the stuff doesn't have to be realtime and they can cache stuff), and they don't have 1 billion products to offer. Plus the queries being in Realtime (or close to it, small expiration dates a must). Again, any takers? Gregory Harris Web Developer Stirling Bridge Group LLC - Original Message - From: "Greg Creedon" [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: "CF-Talk" [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, December 13, 2000 8:46 AM Subject: RE: Just a stray thought I bet the guy who worked on toysrus and who was at the ny cf users group last night would have some ideas on this! btw, a round of applause and thanks to the Dinowitz family and Greg Nahrain and others who put on the meeting last night under difficult circumstances (tight space!). And I'm not just saying this since I won a copy of the Fusebox book! -Original Message- From: Gregory Harris [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Wednesday, December 13, 2000 11:36 AM To: CF-Talk Subject: Just a stray thought Ok, this is meant as no shameless plug but I read on their website: UPS expects to receive 5 million tracking requests on their website per day especially on their peak days (it reads something like that) Your mission: build a Cold Fusion application for UPS that could handle such a beating, how would you do this? Bear in mind: 1) You will have to search through a database of approximately 245 million records (packages delivered) 2) 5 million per day equals 60 per second, transactional integrity has to be TIGHT! 3) Money is no real object (UPS needs this to work some how, but be realistic in terms of "what you get is what you pay for") Who's up for this? Gregory Harris Web Developer Stirling Bridge Group LLC ~~ Structure your ColdFusion code with Fusebox. Get the official book at http://www.fusionauthority.com/bkinfo.cfm Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/cf-talk@houseoffusion.com/ Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/index.cfm?sidebar=lists
Re: Just a stray thought
Yes, I'm interested too. Send it on up! -- Jamie Keane Programmer SolutionMasters, Inc. 9111 Monroe Rd., Suite 100 Charlotte, NC 28270 www.solutionmasters.com 704.563.5559 x 228 Voice 704.849.9291 Fax -Original Message- From: Andres [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: CF-Talk [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Wednesday, December 13, 2000 12:13 PM Subject: RE: Just a stray thought Can you send the URL where you read this?? -Original Message- From: Gregory Harris [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Wednesday, December 13, 2000 11:36 AM To: CF-Talk Subject: Just a stray thought Ok, this is meant as no shameless plug but I read on their website: UPS expects to receive 5 million tracking requests on their website per day especially on their peak days (it reads something like that) Your mission: build a Cold Fusion application for UPS that could handle such a beating, how would you do this? Bear in mind: 1) You will have to search through a database of approximately 245 million records (packages delivered) 2) 5 million per day equals 60 per second, transactional integrity has to be TIGHT! 3) Money is no real object (UPS needs this to work some how, but be realistic in terms of "what you get is what you pay for") Who's up for this? Gregory Harris Web Developer Stirling Bridge Group LLC ~~ Structure your ColdFusion code with Fusebox. Get the official book at http://www.fusionauthority.com/bkinfo.cfm Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/cf-talk@houseoffusion.com/ Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/index.cfm?sidebar=lists
Re: Just a stray thought
2) 5 million per day equals 60 per second, transactional integrity has to be TIGHT! equals WAY more than 60 per second. Eric From: "Gregory Harris" [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: CF-Talk [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Just a stray thought Date: Wed, 13 Dec 2000 08:36:16 -0800 Ok, this is meant as no shameless plug but I read on their website: UPS expects to receive 5 million tracking requests on their website per day especially on their peak days (it reads something like that) Your mission: build a Cold Fusion application for UPS that could handle such a beating, how would you do this? Bear in mind: 1) You will have to search through a database of approximately 245 million records (packages delivered) 2) 5 million per day equals 60 per second, transactional integrity has to be TIGHT! 3) Money is no real object (UPS needs this to work some how, but be realistic in terms of "what you get is what you pay for") Who's up for this? Gregory Harris Web Developer Stirling Bridge Group LLC ~~ Structure your ColdFusion code with Fusebox. Get the official book at http://www.fusionauthority.com/bkinfo.cfm Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/cf-talk@houseoffusion.com/ Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/index.cfm?sidebar=lists
Re: Just a stray thought
When we say 'tracking' how many points between A and B do we want? At 08:36 AM 13/12/00 -0800, Gregory Harris wrote: Ok, this is meant as no shameless plug but I read on their website: UPS expects to receive 5 million tracking requests on their website per day especially on their peak days (it reads something like that) Your mission: build a Cold Fusion application for UPS that could handle such a beating, how would you do this? Bear in mind: 1) You will have to search through a database of approximately 245 million records (packages delivered) 2) 5 million per day equals 60 per second, transactional integrity has to be TIGHT! 3) Money is no real object (UPS needs this to work some how, but be realistic in terms of "what you get is what you pay for") Who's up for this? Gregory Harris Web Developer Stirling Bridge Group LLC ~~ Structure your ColdFusion code with Fusebox. Get the official book at http://www.fusionauthority.com/bkinfo.cfm Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/cf-talk@houseoffusion.com/ Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/index.cfm?sidebar=lists
Re: Just a stray thought
Just look around the UPS site http://www.ups.com, I was randomly surfing the site when I came up with this... Gregory Harris Web Developer Stirling Bridge Group LLC - Original Message - From: "Jamie Keane" [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: "CF-Talk" [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, December 13, 2000 11:19 AM Subject: Re: Just a stray thought Yes, I'm interested too. Send it on up! -- Jamie Keane Programmer SolutionMasters, Inc. 9111 Monroe Rd., Suite 100 Charlotte, NC 28270 www.solutionmasters.com 704.563.5559 x 228 Voice 704.849.9291 Fax -Original Message- From: Andres [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: CF-Talk [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Wednesday, December 13, 2000 12:13 PM Subject: RE: Just a stray thought Can you send the URL where you read this?? -Original Message- From: Gregory Harris [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Wednesday, December 13, 2000 11:36 AM To: CF-Talk Subject: Just a stray thought Ok, this is meant as no shameless plug but I read on their website: UPS expects to receive 5 million tracking requests on their website per day especially on their peak days (it reads something like that) Your mission: build a Cold Fusion application for UPS that could handle such a beating, how would you do this? Bear in mind: 1) You will have to search through a database of approximately 245 million records (packages delivered) 2) 5 million per day equals 60 per second, transactional integrity has to be TIGHT! 3) Money is no real object (UPS needs this to work some how, but be realistic in terms of "what you get is what you pay for") Who's up for this? Gregory Harris Web Developer Stirling Bridge Group LLC ~~ Structure your ColdFusion code with Fusebox. Get the official book at http://www.fusionauthority.com/bkinfo.cfm Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/cf-talk@houseoffusion.com/ Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/index.cfm?sidebar=lists
RE: Just a stray thought
Does ToysRUs still use CF since Moving to amazon? At 11:46 AM 12/13/00 -0500, Greg Creedon you wrote: I bet the guy who worked on toysrus and who was at the ny cf users group last night would have some ideas on this! btw, a round of applause and thanks to the Dinowitz family and Greg Nahrain and others who put on the meeting last night under difficult circumstances (tight space!). And I'm not just saying this since I won a copy of the Fusebox book! -Original Message- From: Gregory Harris [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Wednesday, December 13, 2000 11:36 AM To: CF-Talk Subject: Just a stray thought Ok, this is meant as no shameless plug but I read on their website: UPS expects to receive 5 million tracking requests on their website per day especially on their peak days (it reads something like that) Your mission: build a Cold Fusion application for UPS that could handle such a beating, how would you do this? Bear in mind: 1) You will have to search through a database of approximately 245 million records (packages delivered) 2) 5 million per day equals 60 per second, transactional integrity has to be TIGHT! 3) Money is no real object (UPS needs this to work some how, but be realistic in terms of "what you get is what you pay for") Who's up for this? Gregory Harris Web Developer Stirling Bridge Group LLC ~~ Structure your ColdFusion code with Fusebox. Get the official book at http://www.fusionauthority.com/bkinfo.cfm Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/cf-talk@houseoffusion.com/ Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/index.cfm?sidebar=lists
