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Re:What does it take to run a web app with 5K – 10K users? by thebiglebrewski on Friday January 09, 2015 @11:35AM (#8862931)
One server (machine), 23 servers (waiters) to cater to that one servers' (machine) every needs?
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Re:What does it take to run a web app with 5K – 10K users? by jsherer on Friday January 09, 2015 @11:46AM (#8862987)
Closer to 50/50. 50% of the servers do actual tedious work. 50% cater to users' needs.
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