You actually have several options here and some things could complicate the
issue too.
A previous poster suggested that 36 page views a second would be
satisfactory - this sounds reasonable but it's also my experience that in
the Windows world the way the systems tend to fail is to become
Based on my experience, I see about 90% of hits during the week (as you
said). 80% of the daily hits occur during a 10 hour period during the day.
At 600k pages/month, that's about 13 pages per second average, during the
day. Since hits aren't evenly distrubuted, you can plan on about 2 to 3
Based on my experience, I see about 90% of hits during the week (as you
said). 80% of the daily hits occur during a 10 hour period during the day.
At 600k pages/month, that's about 13 pages per second average, during the
day. Since hits aren't evenly distrubuted, you can plan on about 2 to 3