Obviously in my previous email I got carried away with 'but.'
> Ill do it. I wont write drastically efficient code, but if money is no
> object....but more servers!!!
What I mean to say was: I'll do it, I wont wrtie drastically efficient
code, however if money is not object, you can just add more servers.
greg
----- Original Message -----
From: "Greg Wolfinger" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "CF-Talk" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Wednesday, December 13, 2000 11:47 AM
Subject: Re: Just a stray thought
> Ill do it. I wont write drastically efficient code, but if money is no
> object....but 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
> >
> >
> >
> >
>
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