Split the pie into three pieces: 1. Heavy Work 2. Interface Logic and Trivial Work 3. Interface Rendering You want 1,2 to run on compute servers and 3 t

Split the pie into three pieces: 1. Heavy Work 2. Interface Logic and Trivial Work 3. Interface Rendering You want 1,2 to run on compute servers and 3 to run locally. Some other people want 1 to run on compute servers and 2,3 to run locally. I really don't think it matters where 2 runs as long as 1 is fast and 3 is responsive.