Re: More memory, or more processors

Dave Kosenko wrote: > > Neil Truby wrote: > > Does anyone have any experience of which OnLine is likely to better > utilise; > > 0.5G of extra memory, or 2 additional processors? > > Some interesting arguments have been posted supporting one or the > other. > I have to say that the answer is: BOTH! I have to agree. :-) I was also reading these responses with interest. The trouble (??!) with OnLine is that it is so scaleable, you can keep throwing hardware at it and see performance improvements. At the end of the day I would also agree with Clem that it depends on the application. I have seen a number of Baan sites lately. Baan was written to use flat files and not relational databases, and therefore uses very little memory, but LOTS of CPU power. > So the hardware guys are right: you always need more hardware ;-). Absolutely. The golden rule is: whatever resources you give the user, they will use them all up! ;-) Cheers, -- Mark. +----------------------------------------------------------+-----------+ |Mark D. Stock - Informix SA http://www.informix.com |//////// /| |mailto:mdstock@informix.com FAQ http://www.iiug.org |///// / //| | +-----------------------------------+//// / ///| | Tel: +27 11 807 0313 |If it's slow, the users complain. |/// / ////| | Fax: +27 11 807 2594 |If it's fast, the users keep quiet.|// / /////| |Cell: +27 83 250 2325 |Therefore, "No news: travels fast"!|/ ////////| +----------------------+-----------------------------------+-----------+