Comments on: 55,000 servers and pumping http://blog.xero.com/2009/12/55000-servers-and-pumping/ Xero Accounting Software Thu, 09 Feb 2012 05:28:52 +0000 hourly 1 By: Will Croxford http://blog.xero.com/2009/12/55000-servers-and-pumping/comment-page-1/#comment-6349 Will Croxford Mon, 17 May 2010 07:13:34 +0000 http://blog.xero.com/?p=8404#comment-6349 Thanks for the tech info on how Xero works. As a techie, it's nice to know! Thanks for the tech info on how Xero works. As a techie, it’s nice to know!

]]> By: Scaling out Xero « Online accounting software news from Xero http://blog.xero.com/2009/12/55000-servers-and-pumping/comment-page-1/#comment-6340 Scaling out Xero « Online accounting software news from Xero Mon, 17 May 2010 02:41:08 +0000 http://blog.xero.com/?p=8404#comment-6340 [...] but they can also leverage a clever bit of technology called persistent TCP connections that the Akamai WAA platform [...] [...] but they can also leverage a clever bit of technology called persistent TCP connections that the Akamai WAA platform [...]

]]> By: Bruce Earle http://blog.xero.com/2009/12/55000-servers-and-pumping/comment-page-1/#comment-4195 Bruce Earle Tue, 15 Dec 2009 05:47:36 +0000 http://blog.xero.com/?p=8404#comment-4195 Plenty of room to grow!Having the system on a network like that gives me lots of confidence in the security of the data. Gone are the days of having a server meltdown and hoping that when you get it going again the backup tapes have worked! Plenty of room to grow!Having the system on a network like that gives me lots of confidence in the security of the data.

Gone are the days of having a server meltdown and hoping that when you get it going again the backup tapes have worked!

]]> By: Adrian Pearson http://blog.xero.com/2009/12/55000-servers-and-pumping/comment-page-1/#comment-4186 Adrian Pearson Mon, 14 Dec 2009 09:45:22 +0000 http://blog.xero.com/?p=8404#comment-4186 When I first saw the post title I thought, "what the hell have they bought so many servers for?", since, even with my limited tech savvy and limited knowledge of Xero's user numbers, I somehow knew that this did not make sense. Reading the post made it clear, the servers are there as and when needed. A good idea and one that gives me more confidence in Xero's ability to scale their business. When I first saw the post title I thought, “what the hell have they bought so many servers for?”, since, even with my limited tech savvy and limited knowledge of Xero’s user numbers, I somehow knew that this did not make sense.

Reading the post made it clear, the servers are there as and when needed. A good idea and one that gives me more confidence in Xero’s ability to scale their business.

]]> By: Luke http://blog.xero.com/2009/12/55000-servers-and-pumping/comment-page-1/#comment-4165 Luke Sun, 13 Dec 2009 06:30:14 +0000 http://blog.xero.com/?p=8404#comment-4165 Love this - great post, and great improvement to an already great product. Well done. Love this – great post, and great improvement to an already great product. Well done.

]]> By: Words matter http://blog.xero.com/2009/12/55000-servers-and-pumping/comment-page-1/#comment-4162 Words matter Sun, 13 Dec 2009 03:59:46 +0000 http://blog.xero.com/?p=8404#comment-4162 [...] doing as long as they know their apps are running. So when Xero put this headline into the blogs:  55,000 servers and pumping I couldn’t help but wonder what the heck was going on. My initial response was to question [...] [...] doing as long as they know their apps are running. So when Xero put this headline into the blogs:  55,000 servers and pumping I couldn’t help but wonder what the heck was going on. My initial response was to question [...]

]]> By: Dennis Howlett http://blog.xero.com/2009/12/55000-servers-and-pumping/comment-page-1/#comment-4157 Dennis Howlett Sat, 12 Dec 2009 18:38:29 +0000 http://blog.xero.com/?p=8404#comment-4157 Hmmm...suggest it didn't quite come off. Suggest reading the UK's The Sun. Great way to learn that stuff IMO. (lol) Hmmm…suggest it didn’t quite come off. Suggest reading the UK’s The Sun. Great way to learn that stuff IMO. (lol)

]]> By: Rod Drury http://blog.xero.com/2009/12/55000-servers-and-pumping/comment-page-1/#comment-4156 Rod Drury Sat, 12 Dec 2009 18:13:09 +0000 http://blog.xero.com/?p=8404#comment-4156 Paul our ops guy has secret fantasy of being a tabloid journo. Paul our ops guy has secret fantasy of being a tabloid journo.

]]> By: Dennis Howlett http://blog.xero.com/2009/12/55000-servers-and-pumping/comment-page-1/#comment-4148 Dennis Howlett Sat, 12 Dec 2009 06:23:39 +0000 http://blog.xero.com/?p=8404#comment-4148 Rod. Not having a crack at all - aaah - I think I get it. Xero gets access to not necessarily using. OK. That isn't clear. Hmm...headline doesn't help, neither does the opening para which says: "We’ve just added more than 55,000 new servers..." but later says: "Akamai have more than 55,000 servers around the world, in over 70 countries..." Rod. Not having a crack at all – aaah – I think I get it. Xero gets access to not necessarily using. OK. That isn’t clear.

Hmm…headline doesn’t help, neither does the opening para which says: “We’ve just added more than 55,000 new servers…” but later says: “Akamai have more than 55,000 servers around the world, in over 70 countries…”

]]> By: Ben Kepes http://blog.xero.com/2009/12/55000-servers-and-pumping/comment-page-1/#comment-4144 Ben Kepes Fri, 11 Dec 2009 23:00:11 +0000 http://blog.xero.com/?p=8404#comment-4144 I really hope that was a joke Dennis.... A bad one admittedly but better than not understanding the post ;-) I really hope that was a joke Dennis…. A bad one admittedly but better than not understanding the post

;-)

]]> By: Rod Drury http://blog.xero.com/2009/12/55000-servers-and-pumping/comment-page-1/#comment-4141 Rod Drury Fri, 11 Dec 2009 21:55:34 +0000 http://blog.xero.com/?p=8404#comment-4141 @Dennis - not your best crack but we always enjoy the attention :) Not 4.5 servers <i>needed</i> but 4.5 servers <i>provided</i>. The significance of this is hitting another scale threshold. When SaaS companies start you just can't afford to leverage top tier services but as you get to scale you can start to use these fantastic resources. This puts our static content (which is probably 95% of what our customers pull off our servers) in their local ISP. It gives our potential customers a great experience in countries we can't even spell. We think that's pretty cool. Rod @Dennis – not your best crack but we always enjoy the attention :)

Not 4.5 servers needed but 4.5 servers provided. The significance of this is hitting another scale threshold. When SaaS companies start you just can’t afford to leverage top tier services but as you get to scale you can start to use these fantastic resources. This puts our static content (which is probably 95% of what our customers pull off our servers) in their local ISP.

It gives our potential customers a great experience in countries we can’t even spell.

We think that’s pretty cool.

Rod

]]> By: Dennis Howlett http://blog.xero.com/2009/12/55000-servers-and-pumping/comment-page-1/#comment-4138 Dennis Howlett Fri, 11 Dec 2009 19:04:26 +0000 http://blog.xero.com/?p=8404#comment-4138 Does that mean something like 4.5 servers needed for every user as reported in recent numbers? Does that mean something like 4.5 servers needed for every user as reported in recent numbers?

]]> By: Craig Walker http://blog.xero.com/2009/12/55000-servers-and-pumping/comment-page-1/#comment-4125 Craig Walker Fri, 11 Dec 2009 03:34:19 +0000 http://blog.xero.com/?p=8404#comment-4125 Well done Paul - we wouldn't have got this over the line if it wasn't for you pushing it through. Operationally this a very important evolution of our performance story. Great job. Craig Well done Paul – we wouldn’t have got this over the line if it wasn’t for you pushing it through. Operationally this a very important evolution of our performance story.

Great job.

Craig

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