How to I process one million hits a minute?
owkaye: Topic: ONE OR MORE SERVERS FOR THE DATA?ig1 said: "Figure out how to partition your data/algorithms so you can split it across multiple machines..."but lallysingh said: "A single dell box could handle your load if you wrote the whole thing in C on a modern quad-core desktop."my reply: If I'm not mistaken you guys have a difference of opinion here regarding the ability of the data to be processed on a single machine.  Can you expand on the reasons for your apparent difference of opinions?