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These performance figures cited in the article are utterly meaningless: 12 billion transactions a day and 1000 NoSQL databases. What does that even mean? I'm s
by adamtulinius 9y ago
These performance figures cited in the article are utterly meaningless:
12 billion transactions a day and 1000 NoSQL databases.
What does that even mean? I'm sure even modest x86 hardware can spin up 1000 MongoDB instances, and perform 12 billion transactions in a day.
- reacharavindh 9y ago“We had our MBAs do our analysis of the latest hi-tech computer systems.” I guess IBM knows this and tosses such ridiculous numbers for such MBAs looking for PowerPoint bytes.
- megy 9y agoLater it does talk about credit card transations. I am not sure why they are so complicated, but there you go.
- needusername 9y ago> I am not sure why they are so complicated Uh, the business rules alone. Want to compute scheme fee and interchange on a cross-domain DCC refund reversal, be my guest. Then add the kludges and hacks you have in financial services software.
- DonHopkins 9y agoHow did they determine that "OTHER" had 898 "Topology Points"?