RE: Informix ISell Value?

Unfortunately I do not have any other java applications to compare its performance with. I would definitely choose UNIX over NT, but I am quite biased on that topic. As far as saving man years of development, I just do some DBA work on the site and help out with trouble shooting performance issues I am not familiar enough with the application to realize what work it saves. Hope this helps, Will >===== Original Message From pgb123 <peter-ballNOpeSPAM@iname.com.invalid> ===== >Hi William, you seem to know what you are talking about >also. > >Is the converse true, e.g. given enough memory and other >conditions does is run well. Does the software really save >man years of development time on a big site? > >Would you also only run it on Unix or is NT ok? > >Thansk very much for your reply! > > >In article <8j8hb5$3uv$1@news.xmission.com>, William Rice ><ricew@operamail.com> wrote: >> Make sure the java virtual machine is getting enough >> memory. If you have >> enough hits the virtual machine is not able to clean >> up free memory and >> performance sucks. >> Hope this helps, >> Will >> >===== Original Message From "Stephen F. Cawley" >> <sfcawley@interaccess.com> >> ===== >> >There is an I-Sell client here in Chicago that is >> having serious performance >> problems (the problems are bad enough that the client >> is considering ripping >> the >> >whole thing out and starting anew with Oracle) with >> I-Sell. In talking with >> folks close to the project (I also was called by a >> headhunter to possibly work >> >on the 'new' solution) I found out that the app >> server and db server are on >> the same machine (Sun E450, average load via `uptime` >> is a 12) and that the >> app >> >server is using the vast majority of available >> resources (db server is >> relatively idle). In a word bad-resource-planning. >> Otherwise I have heard >> that it is >> >a rock solid application (when it has enough room to >> run). >> > >> >We all know how well OnLine scales and uses >> resources, so I would err on the >> side of giving the app server all the resources you >> can from the beginning >> (and >> >ensure that the servers are on different physical >> machines). If Intel >> systems cannot allow this, then give a look to UNIX. >> It could save your >> project (and >> >ass) in the end. >> > >> >SC >> > >> >> Hi has anyone here developed a system in ISell and >> can >> >> comment on whether it is good value or not? >> >> >> >> Also, Informix tells me that a single CPU NT system >> will be >> >> adequate for my App Server as there busiest >> customer site >> >> get's 60,000 hits per day and only has dual CPU >> unix. >> >> >> >> Please feel free to bombard me with as much info as >> >> possible as I am literally betting my house on this >> one. >> >> >> >> Cheers! >> >> >> >> * Sent from AltaVista http://www.altavista.com >> Where you can also find >> related Web Pages, Images, Audios, Videos, News, and >> Shopping. Smart is >> Beautiful >> ------------------------------------------------------- >> ----- >> This e-mail has been sent to you courtesy of >> OperaMail, as a free service from >> Opera Software, makers of the award-winning Web >> Browser, Opera. Visit us at >> http://www.opera.com/ or our portal at: >> http://www.myopera.com/ Your free e-mail >> account is waiting at: http://www.operamail.com/ >> ------------------------------------------------------- >> ----- > > > >* Sent from AltaVista http://www.altavista.com Where you can also find related Web Pages, Images, Audios, Videos, News, and Shopping. Smart is Beautiful ------------------------------------------------------------ This e-mail has been sent to you courtesy of OperaMail, as a free service from Opera Software, makers of the award-winning Web Browser, Opera. Visit us at http://www.opera.com/ or our portal at: http://www.myopera.com/ Your free e-mail account is waiting at: http://www.operamail.com/ ------------------------------------------------------------