Id agree w/ someone else + say @ least look at EC2 from Amazon ...
here is a good podcast on the subject ... http://
www.itconversations.com/shows/detail1728.html
The main point of using the service is that when you hit that spot
where you say "the customer is out growing the hosting solution" you
fire up as many new EC2 instances (ie full virtualized servers) that
you need, and when/if the load drops you kill the instances. Ive
never really understood the need for a "queue" service in a web app
until I listened carefully to the podcast and put the true automation
aspect together, where you can say if there are x reservations in the
queue I need y instances. When the job is done go to z instances. I
think more and more will drop the whole idea of "managed hosting" (as
in racks/co-lo/disk/memory) and look at what parts of their app need
the scalability and use something like EC2.
Just a thought.
- Jon
On Mar 7, 2007, at 11:44 PM, Hans C. Kaspersetz wrote:
Who is the Managed Dedicated Hosting provider of choice today? I
have a quote from RackShack and would like to seek some competitive
bids. Since Cyber X Designs typically provides the hosting
services, I am not sure who to go to for quotes.
So what does this have to do with PHP? We developed an airline
reservation system for regional carrier in Alaska. The system is
written with PHP/MySQL. It includes booking, ticketing, servicing,
frequent flyers, corporate accounts, ect. It is pretty damn cool
and the customer is out growing their current hosting solution and
I am tasked with finding another hosting provider.
I know this topic is covered every couple of months on the list. I
am looking for timely recommendations from experience, I know you
guys must be provisioning these services for your clients and
employers.
Thanks in advance,
Hans Kaspersetz
Cyber X Designs
Denville, NJ
Looking for a web design company in New Jersey? http://
www.cyberxdesigns.com
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