>>>>> "lenz" == lenz <[email protected]> writes:
lenz> the long answer is that if the site "may well need to be
lenz> hosted in some form of elastic/scalable hosting environment"
lenz> and you have never done it, be open with your client about
lenz> it. a highly scalable website is not something that is done
lenz> on a standard stack with run of the mill components. If you
lenz> have never used a CDN or several (randomly appearing and
lenz> disappearing) instances that together form a working site,
lenz> then welcome to a whole new world. the misconception that
lenz> any of the above platforms just magically scale any code can
lenz> leave you (and your customer) stranded pretty high on a
lenz> rocky beach with many bruises for all of you.
+1
These platforms are not auto-scale, you can make things that
auto-scale. If you don't know how, the learning curve can be
considerable.
If it's a new site, you might well wish to build something against the
features the platform provides, instead of trying to build on an
existing CMS, and trying to scale that.
The easiest way to scale is still vertical scaling.
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