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Why Stack Exchange performs so well under incredible load

60 points by vshlos 15y ago

joshfinnie 15y ago
Please don't use URL shorteners when submitting. URL = http://highscalability.com/blog/2011/10/24/stackexchange-architecture-updates-running-smoothly-amazon-4.html http://highscalability.com/blog/2011/10/24/stackexchange-arc... I am nervous that this has 8 upvotes already with a shortened link...
ck2 15y ago
What blows my mind is SE runs on Windows and IIs http://meta.stackoverflow.com/questions/10369/which-tools-and-technologies-build-the-stack-exchange-network#10370 http://meta.stackoverflow.com/questions/10369/which-tools-an... They basically did an end-run around the $10k SQL Server license.
- nknight 15y ago
  > They basically did an end-run around the $10k SQL Server license. Could you elaborate on that? I have utterly no idea what it means based on that post, and Microsoft's semi-functional site is not enlightening me, either.
  - jsight 15y ago
    I am assuming he means the BizSpark program: http://blog.stackoverflow.com/2009/03/stack-overflow-and-bizspark/ http://blog.stackoverflow.com/2009/03/stack-overflow-and-biz... That's not so much an end-run as a delay, though, IMO.
    - gbeech 15y ago
      It is a little more complicated than that. The bizspark program lets you continue using the software you have installed without buying the licenses at the end of the program - as long as your use falls within certain parameters. Namely, this "gift" is based off of something like 2 windows standard servers and 1 SQL standard server. We are way beyond that and will have to pay for our licensing at the end of the program. But for a lot of startups that haven't gotten our funding it is a great boon.
      - ck2 15y ago
        The Microsoft "gift" is a balloon payment that could potentially slaughter some startups. What happens if you are a year in development and then the service is not profitable yet after two years post-launch? Does the SQL server just stop running?
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5 ms·

Why Stack Exchange performs so well under incredible load

60 points by vshlos 15y ago

joshfinnie 15y ago
Please don't use URL shorteners when submitting. URL = http://highscalability.com/blog/2011/10/24/stackexchange-architecture-updates-running-smoothly-amazon-4.html http://highscalability.com/blog/2011/10/24/stackexchange-arc... I am nervous that this has 8 upvotes already with a shortened link...
ck2 15y ago
What blows my mind is SE runs on Windows and IIs http://meta.stackoverflow.com/questions/10369/which-tools-and-technologies-build-the-stack-exchange-network#10370 http://meta.stackoverflow.com/questions/10369/which-tools-an... They basically did an end-run around the $10k SQL Server license.
- nknight 15y ago
  > They basically did an end-run around the $10k SQL Server license. Could you elaborate on that? I have utterly no idea what it means based on that post, and Microsoft's semi-functional site is not enlightening me, either.
  - jsight 15y ago
    I am assuming he means the BizSpark program: http://blog.stackoverflow.com/2009/03/stack-overflow-and-bizspark/ http://blog.stackoverflow.com/2009/03/stack-overflow-and-biz... That's not so much an end-run as a delay, though, IMO.
    - gbeech 15y ago
      It is a little more complicated than that. The bizspark program lets you continue using the software you have installed without buying the licenses at the end of the program - as long as your use falls within certain parameters. Namely, this "gift" is based off of something like 2 windows standard servers and 1 SQL standard server. We are way beyond that and will have to pay for our licensing at the end of the program. But for a lot of startups that haven't gotten our funding it is a great boon.
      - ck2 15y ago
        The Microsoft "gift" is a balloon payment that could potentially slaughter some startups. What happens if you are a year in development and then the service is not profitable yet after two years post-launch? Does the SQL server just stop running?
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