DA Morgan wrote:
> Frank van Bortel wrote:
>
>> DA Morgan wrote:
>>
>>> Frank van Bortel wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>> DA Morgan wrote:
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> Matt Bailey wrote:
>>>>>
>>
>> [snip]
>>
>>>>>> Well, ideally I'd like to make it as realistic an estimate as
>>>>>> possible, so I'll do some further investigating, but failing that,
>>>>>> this looks like a good option!
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Matt
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> I still question your professor's sanity unless you have 3 months or
>>>>> more to do this. But have a whack at it and don't forget to purchase
>>>>> a maintenance agreement on your hardware.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> I could run it in service.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> And if he contacted an ASP, such as bluegecko.net, they would provide
>>> the hardware, the DBA, the SysAdmin, etc. for just a few thousand a
>>> month making the entire process of researching the paper basically a
>>> single email. But then, while fulfilling his professor's request with
>>> precision ... would likely get a really bad grade.
>>
>>
>>
>> Realistically, I'd outsource it, or I'd run it on
>> XE/Linux, or XE/Windows, depending on what
>> the shop already has (Windows or Unix expertise).
>>
>> The shop is small, and the data demand is small.
>> A server would be any Intel based machine (less than 500 Euro),
>> preferably with some kind of storage box (RAID/JBOD) attached,
>> cost: approx 1500 Euro (RAID0/1/5; 4*450MB drives)
>>
>> As this is a new design/application, I'd make it web enabled.
>> JDeveloper, and HTMLDB come to mind; JDeveloper if you insist
>> on J2EE/JSF/ADF (which really boosts your development performance!),
>> but probably requires an extra machine as web- and applicationserver.
>> If you keep the amount of hits small (1 million hits/month or less);
>> HTMLDB will do. Adding two tables and three screens will be a matter
>> of days; two, three at the most. HTMLDB is really easy, but delivers
>> pure HTML - maybe not sexy enough for a chain of Fitness centres.
>
>
> Lets get him a quote. You quote on the development and I'll quote
> on the hosting. ;-)
>
> Think he'll pay in Chimay?
If he does, he's on!
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Regards,
Frank van Bortel
Top-posting is one way to shut me up...
Received on Sun Nov 27 2005 - 06:43:57 CST
