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The European Commission (which is the institution in question here) has a staff of about 32000 people. Other institutions (parliament, the courts, independent b
by realityking 3y ago
The European Commission (which is the institution in question here) has a staff of about 32000 people. Other institutions (parliament, the courts, independent bodies) have their own staff. And while heavily concentrated in Brussels, they’re spread throughout the entire EU and also include 144 delegations abroad. This is not a small setup.
- epolanski 3y agoThis is still nothing particularly heavy, I've run with systems with far more concurrent users a decade ago on a handful of servers. Imho the real devil is the reliance on the suite itself, which is hard to replace, especially when you get mail/calendar/sharepoint/office/etc all bundled in one.
- troupo 3y ago> This is still nothing particularly heavy, I've run with systems with far more concurrent users a decade ago on a handful of servers. The question isn't about "concurrent users". The question is about processes, documents, revisions, access levels, interdepartmental access, policies, and a billion other details.