Re: i as a dedicated "LAMP" server (was Re: IMHO article on databaseperformance)

Well what does the web startup do and what do they need?  If all they
are looking for is an online store front, a LAMP may be the less
expensive route.  Do they also want a full CRM and have the order
integrated with their back office inventory, invoicing, and A/R?  Linux
/ Apache web services in the DMZ to a backend tomcat application server
and that attaching to a MYSQL database server may not give you the full
integration they are looking for.  But that same front end Linux /
Apache web service can attach to a backup WebSphere Application server
on the iSeries.  The iSeries is your application and database server
that also runs any back office applications.  The most secure platform
to hold your critical data and stable to run your applications.  JMHO.

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Chris Bipes
Director of Information Services
CrossCheck, Inc.


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Subject: i as a dedicated "LAMP" server (was Re: IMHO article on
databaseperformance)

Okay, so this has been bouncing in my head for a while and have been
meaning
to ask.

Given this research. What is stopping a web startup from buying an IBM i
(a
relatively small one with plenty of growth) then breaking it out into
two or
more partitions. One partition would be for the database, the others
would
be load balanced as web servers with PHP.

Here are the questions that come to mind in something like this:

Could a single IBM i take more hits per second than a two-server LAMP
setup?
What about more LAMP servers?
What are the cost differences for the initial purchase of the two
options?
What about expansion costs?

Maybe I should just post this on IMHO and put all of the comments on
there.

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