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Nicely Put!

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And indeed, 10k hits a day is just one hit every 10 seconds.
The server will be pretty much idle, even if you don't optimize anything :-)

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>> Also is there anything that I have to take into account when building
>> such an enterprise level web site that will probably have high
>> traffic.
>>
>> Note: We may expect 10K daily hit.
>
> 10k a day and he's worrying about scalability? Sorry, but this is
> ridiculous (you can quote me on that). I know this might not be what
> you expected but I think it's important to set common misconceptions
> about scalability right whenever possible.
>
> Scalability has become one of those 'enterprise' catchall terms that
> effectively mean nothing but are commonly used for justifying overly
> complex solutions (or avoiding new approaches) nonetheless.
>
> Most companies worrying about scalability actually shouldn't because
> their products will most likely never reach an audience big enough for
> scalability issues to crop up. These companies had better invest their
> precious time in developing better products than dealing with
> non-existent problems like scalability.

Indeed.

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