http://blogs.technet.com/jorke/archive/tags/ms.com/default.aspxTags: ms.comen-USCommunityServer 2.1 SP1 (Build: 61025.2)http://blogs.technet.com/jorke/archive/2008/01/14/infrastructure-architecture-design-questions.aspxMon, 14 Jan 2008 04:44:11 GMTd5e57398-b9ef-4490-9955-07cbb4e4a80d:2744071jorkeo0http://blogs.technet.com/jorke/comments/2744071.aspxhttp://blogs.technet.com/jorke/commentrss.aspx?PostID=2744071http://blogs.technet.com/jorke/rsscomments.aspx?PostID=2744071<p>This is very interesting and fairly <a href="http://blogs.technet.com/mscom/archive/2008/01/11/systems-engineering-architecture-consultation-help-us-to-help-you.aspx" target="_blank">comprehensive list of basic operational questions</a> to ask when building the infrastructure on your web facing project - from the <a href="http://blogs.technet.com/mscom" target="_blank">Microsoft.com operations team</a>. </p> <p>I love the breakdown of availability, this is something I've had lots of discussions with people in the past - and I've found it a pretty good measure of priorities in the past:</p> <table class="MsoNormalTable" style="border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; margin: auto auto auto 57pt; border-left: medium none; border-bottom: medium none; border-collapse: collapse; mso-yfti-tbllook: 1184; mso-padding-alt: 0in 0in 0in 0in; mso-border-alt: solid #a3a3a3 1.0pt" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="1"><tbody> <tr style="height: 11.1pt; mso-yfti-irow: 0; mso-yfti-firstrow: yes"> <td class="" style="border-right: #a3a3a3 1pt solid; padding-right: 4pt; border-top: #a3a3a3 1pt solid; padding-left: 4pt; padding-bottom: 4pt; border-left: #a3a3a3 1pt solid; width: 75.1pt; padding-top: 4pt; border-bottom: #a3a3a3 1pt solid; height: 11.1pt; background-color: transparent" valign="top" width="100"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt"><b><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: &#39;Arial&#39;,&#39;sans-serif&#39;; mso-fareast-font-family: &#39;Times New Roman&#39;"><font face="Calibri">Availability %<o:p></o:p></font></span></b></p> </td> <td class="" style="border-right: #a3a3a3 1pt solid; padding-right: 4pt; border-top: #a3a3a3 1pt solid; padding-left: 4pt; border-left-color: #f0f0f0; padding-bottom: 4pt; width: 83.4pt; padding-top: 4pt; border-bottom: #a3a3a3 1pt solid; height: 11.1pt; background-color: transparent; mso-border-left-alt: solid #a3a3a3 1.0pt" valign="top" width="111"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt"><b><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: &#39;Arial&#39;,&#39;sans-serif&#39;; mso-fareast-font-family: &#39;Times New Roman&#39;"><font face="Calibri">Downtime per year<o:p></o:p></font></span></b></p> </td> <td class="" style="border-right: #a3a3a3 1pt solid; padding-right: 4pt; border-top: #a3a3a3 1pt solid; padding-left: 4pt; border-left-color: #f0f0f0; padding-bottom: 4pt; width: 112.5pt; padding-top: 4pt; border-bottom: #a3a3a3 1pt solid; height: 11.1pt; background-color: transparent; mso-border-left-alt: solid #a3a3a3 1.0pt" valign="top" width="150" colspan="2"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt"><b><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: &#39;Arial&#39;,&#39;sans-serif&#39;; mso-fareast-font-family: &#39;Times New Roman&#39;"><font face="Calibri">Downtime per month*<o:p></o:p></font></span></b></p> </td> <td class="" style="border-right: #a3a3a3 1pt solid; padding-right: 4pt; border-top: #a3a3a3 1pt solid; padding-left: 4pt; border-left-color: #f0f0f0; padding-bottom: 4pt; width: 127.35pt; padding-top: 4pt; border-bottom: #a3a3a3 1pt solid; height: 11.1pt; background-color: transparent; mso-border-left-alt: solid #a3a3a3 1.0pt" valign="top" width="170"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt"><b><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: &#39;Arial&#39;,&#39;sans-serif&#39;; mso-fareast-font-family: &#39;Times New Roman&#39;"><font face="Calibri">Downtime per week<o:p></o:p></font></span></b></p> </td> </tr> <tr style="height: 11.1pt; mso-yfti-irow: 1"> <td class="" style="border-right: #a3a3a3 1pt solid; padding-right: 4pt; padding-left: 4pt; padding-bottom: 4pt; border-left: #a3a3a3 1pt solid; width: 75.1pt; border-top-color: #f0f0f0; padding-top: 4pt; border-bottom: #a3a3a3 1pt solid; height: 11.1pt; background-color: transparent; mso-border-top-alt: solid #a3a3a3 1.0pt" valign="top" width="100"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: &#39;Arial&#39;,&#39;sans-serif&#39;; mso-fareast-font-family: &#39;Times New Roman&#39;"><font face="Calibri">98%<o:p></o:p></font></span></p> </td> <td class="" style="border-right: #a3a3a3 1pt solid; padding-right: 4pt; padding-left: 4pt; border-left-color: #f0f0f0; padding-bottom: 4pt; width: 101pt; border-top-color: #f0f0f0; padding-top: 4pt; border-bottom: #a3a3a3 1pt solid; height: 11.1pt; background-color: transparent; mso-border-left-alt: solid #a3a3a3 1.0pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid #a3a3a3 1.0pt" valign="top" width="135" colspan="2"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: &#39;Arial&#39;,&#39;sans-serif&#39;; mso-fareast-font-family: &#39;Times New Roman&#39;"><font face="Calibri">7.30 days<o:p></o:p></font></span></p> </td> <td class="" style="border-right: #a3a3a3 1pt solid; padding-right: 4pt; padding-left: 4pt; border-left-color: #f0f0f0; padding-bottom: 4pt; width: 94.9pt; border-top-color: #f0f0f0; padding-top: 4pt; border-bottom: #a3a3a3 1pt solid; height: 11.1pt; background-color: transparent; mso-border-left-alt: solid #a3a3a3 1.0pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid #a3a3a3 1.0pt" valign="top" width="127"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: &#39;Arial&#39;,&#39;sans-serif&#39;; mso-fareast-font-family: &#39;Times New Roman&#39;"><font face="Calibri">14.4 hours<o:p></o:p></font></span></p> </td> <td class="" style="border-right: #a3a3a3 1pt solid; padding-right: 4pt; padding-left: 4pt; border-left-color: #f0f0f0; padding-bottom: 4pt; width: 127.35pt; border-top-color: #f0f0f0; padding-top: 4pt; border-bottom: #a3a3a3 1pt solid; height: 11.1pt; background-color: transparent; mso-border-left-alt: solid #a3a3a3 1.0pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid #a3a3a3 1.0pt" valign="top" width="170"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: &#39;Arial&#39;,&#39;sans-serif&#39;; mso-fareast-font-family: &#39;Times New Roman&#39;"><font face="Calibri">3.36 hours<o:p></o:p></font></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style="height: 11.8pt; mso-yfti-irow: 2"> <td class="" style="border-right: #a3a3a3 1pt solid; padding-right: 4pt; padding-left: 4pt; padding-bottom: 4pt; border-left: #a3a3a3 1pt solid; width: 75.1pt; border-top-color: #f0f0f0; padding-top: 4pt; border-bottom: #a3a3a3 1pt solid; height: 11.8pt; background-color: transparent; mso-border-top-alt: solid #a3a3a3 1.0pt" valign="top" width="100"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: &#39;Arial&#39;,&#39;sans-serif&#39;; mso-fareast-font-family: &#39;Times New Roman&#39;"><font face="Calibri">99%<o:p></o:p></font></span></p> </td> <td class="" style="border-right: #a3a3a3 1pt solid; padding-right: 4pt; padding-left: 4pt; border-left-color: #f0f0f0; padding-bottom: 4pt; width: 101pt; border-top-color: #f0f0f0; padding-top: 4pt; border-bottom: #a3a3a3 1pt solid; height: 11.8pt; background-color: transparent; mso-border-left-alt: solid #a3a3a3 1.0pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid #a3a3a3 1.0pt" valign="top" width="135" colspan="2"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: &#39;Arial&#39;,&#39;sans-serif&#39;; mso-fareast-font-family: &#39;Times New Roman&#39;"><font face="Calibri">3.65 days<o:p></o:p></font></span></p> </td> <td class="" style="border-right: #a3a3a3 1pt solid; padding-right: 4pt; padding-left: 4pt; border-left-color: #f0f0f0; padding-bottom: 4pt; width: 94.9pt; border-top-color: #f0f0f0; padding-top: 4pt; border-bottom: #a3a3a3 1pt solid; height: 11.8pt; background-color: transparent; mso-border-left-alt: solid #a3a3a3 1.0pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid #a3a3a3 1.0pt" valign="top" width="127"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: &#39;Arial&#39;,&#39;sans-serif&#39;; mso-fareast-font-family: &#39;Times New Roman&#39;"><font face="Calibri">7.20 hours<o:p></o:p></font></span></p> </td> <td class="" style="border-right: #a3a3a3 1pt solid; padding-right: 4pt; padding-left: 4pt; border-left-color: #f0f0f0; padding-bottom: 4pt; width: 127.35pt; border-top-color: #f0f0f0; padding-top: 4pt; border-bottom: #a3a3a3 1pt solid; height: 11.8pt; background-color: transparent; mso-border-left-alt: solid #a3a3a3 1.0pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid #a3a3a3 1.0pt" valign="top" width="170"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: &#39;Arial&#39;,&#39;sans-serif&#39;; mso-fareast-font-family: &#39;Times New Roman&#39;"><font face="Calibri">1.68 hours<o:p></o:p></font></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style="height: 11.1pt; mso-yfti-irow: 3"> <td class="" style="border-right: #a3a3a3 1pt solid; padding-right: 4pt; padding-left: 4pt; padding-bottom: 4pt; border-left: #a3a3a3 1pt solid; width: 75.1pt; border-top-color: #f0f0f0; padding-top: 4pt; border-bottom: #a3a3a3 1pt solid; height: 11.1pt; background-color: transparent; mso-border-top-alt: solid #a3a3a3 1.0pt" valign="top" width="100"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: &#39;Arial&#39;,&#39;sans-serif&#39;; mso-fareast-font-family: &#39;Times New Roman&#39;"><font face="Calibri">99.5%<o:p></o:p></font></span></p> </td> <td class="" style="border-right: #a3a3a3 1pt solid; padding-right: 4pt; padding-left: 4pt; border-left-color: #f0f0f0; padding-bottom: 4pt; width: 101pt; border-top-color: #f0f0f0; padding-top: 4pt; border-bottom: #a3a3a3 1pt solid; height: 11.1pt; background-color: transparent; mso-border-left-alt: solid #a3a3a3 1.0pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid #a3a3a3 1.0pt" valign="top" width="135" colspan="2"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: &#39;Arial&#39;,&#39;sans-serif&#39;; mso-fareast-font-family: &#39;Times New Roman&#39;"><font face="Calibri">1.83 days<o:p></o:p></font></span></p> </td> <td class="" style="border-right: #a3a3a3 1pt solid; padding-right: 4pt; padding-left: 4pt; border-left-color: #f0f0f0; padding-bottom: 4pt; width: 94.9pt; border-top-color: #f0f0f0; padding-top: 4pt; border-bottom: #a3a3a3 1pt solid; height: 11.1pt; background-color: transparent; mso-border-left-alt: solid #a3a3a3 1.0pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid #a3a3a3 1.0pt" valign="top" width="127"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: &#39;Arial&#39;,&#39;sans-serif&#39;; mso-fareast-font-family: &#39;Times New Roman&#39;"><font face="Calibri">3.60 hours<o:p></o:p></font></span></p> </td> <td class="" style="border-right: #a3a3a3 1pt solid; padding-right: 4pt; padding-left: 4pt; border-left-color: #f0f0f0; padding-bottom: 4pt; width: 127.35pt; border-top-color: #f0f0f0; padding-top: 4pt; border-bottom: #a3a3a3 1pt solid; height: 11.1pt; background-color: transparent; mso-border-left-alt: solid #a3a3a3 1.0pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid #a3a3a3 1.0pt" valign="top" width="170"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: &#39;Arial&#39;,&#39;sans-serif&#39;; mso-fareast-font-family: &#39;Times New Roman&#39;"><font face="Calibri">50.4 min<o:p></o:p></font></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style="height: 11.8pt; mso-yfti-irow: 4"> <td class="" style="border-right: #a3a3a3 1pt solid; padding-right: 4pt; padding-left: 4pt; padding-bottom: 4pt; border-left: #a3a3a3 1pt solid; width: 75.1pt; border-top-color: #f0f0f0; padding-top: 4pt; border-bottom: #a3a3a3 1pt solid; height: 11.8pt; background-color: transparent; mso-border-top-alt: solid #a3a3a3 1.0pt" valign="top" width="100"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: &#39;Arial&#39;,&#39;sans-serif&#39;; mso-fareast-font-family: &#39;Times New Roman&#39;"><font face="Calibri">99.9%<o:p></o:p></font></span></p> </td> <td class="" style="border-right: #a3a3a3 1pt solid; padding-right: 4pt; padding-left: 4pt; border-left-color: #f0f0f0; padding-bottom: 4pt; width: 101pt; border-top-color: #f0f0f0; padding-top: 4pt; border-bottom: #a3a3a3 1pt solid; height: 11.8pt; background-color: transparent; mso-border-left-alt: solid #a3a3a3 1.0pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid #a3a3a3 1.0pt" valign="top" width="135" colspan="2"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: &#39;Arial&#39;,&#39;sans-serif&#39;; mso-fareast-font-family: &#39;Times New Roman&#39;"><font face="Calibri">8.76 hours<o:p></o:p></font></span></p> </td> <td class="" style="border-right: #a3a3a3 1pt solid; padding-right: 4pt; padding-left: 4pt; border-left-color: #f0f0f0; padding-bottom: 4pt; width: 94.9pt; border-top-color: #f0f0f0; padding-top: 4pt; border-bottom: #a3a3a3 1pt solid; height: 11.8pt; background-color: transparent; mso-border-left-alt: solid #a3a3a3 1.0pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid #a3a3a3 1.0pt" valign="top" width="127"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: &#39;Arial&#39;,&#39;sans-serif&#39;; mso-fareast-font-family: &#39;Times New Roman&#39;"><font face="Calibri">43.2 min<o:p></o:p></font></span></p> </td> <td class="" style="border-right: #a3a3a3 1pt solid; padding-right: 4pt; padding-left: 4pt; border-left-color: #f0f0f0; padding-bottom: 4pt; width: 127.35pt; border-top-color: #f0f0f0; padding-top: 4pt; border-bottom: #a3a3a3 1pt solid; height: 11.8pt; background-color: transparent; mso-border-left-alt: solid #a3a3a3 1.0pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid #a3a3a3 1.0pt" valign="top" width="170"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: &#39;Arial&#39;,&#39;sans-serif&#39;; mso-fareast-font-family: &#39;Times New Roman&#39;"><font face="Calibri">10.1 min<o:p></o:p></font></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style="height: 11.8pt; mso-yfti-irow: 5"> <td class="" style="border-right: #a3a3a3 1pt solid; padding-right: 4pt; padding-left: 4pt; padding-bottom: 4pt; border-left: #a3a3a3 1pt solid; width: 75.1pt; border-top-color: #f0f0f0; padding-top: 4pt; border-bottom: #a3a3a3 1pt solid; height: 11.8pt; background-color: transparent; mso-border-top-alt: solid #a3a3a3 1.0pt" valign="top" width="100"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: &#39;Arial&#39;,&#39;sans-serif&#39;; mso-fareast-font-family: &#39;Times New Roman&#39;"><font face="Calibri">99.99%<o:p></o:p></font></span></p> </td> <td class="" style="border-right: #a3a3a3 1pt solid; padding-right: 4pt; padding-left: 4pt; border-left-color: #f0f0f0; padding-bottom: 4pt; width: 101pt; border-top-color: #f0f0f0; padding-top: 4pt; border-bottom: #a3a3a3 1pt solid; height: 11.8pt; background-color: transparent; mso-border-left-alt: solid #a3a3a3 1.0pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid #a3a3a3 1.0pt" valign="top" width="135" colspan="2"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: &#39;Arial&#39;,&#39;sans-serif&#39;; mso-fareast-font-family: &#39;Times New Roman&#39;"><font face="Calibri">52.6 min<o:p></o:p></font></span></p> </td> <td class="" style="border-right: #a3a3a3 1pt solid; padding-right: 4pt; padding-left: 4pt; border-left-color: #f0f0f0; padding-bottom: 4pt; width: 94.9pt; border-top-color: #f0f0f0; padding-top: 4pt; border-bottom: #a3a3a3 1pt solid; height: 11.8pt; background-color: transparent; mso-border-left-alt: solid #a3a3a3 1.0pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid #a3a3a3 1.0pt" valign="top" width="127"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: &#39;Arial&#39;,&#39;sans-serif&#39;; mso-fareast-font-family: &#39;Times New Roman&#39;"><font face="Calibri">4.32 min<o:p></o:p></font></span></p> </td> <td class="" style="border-right: #a3a3a3 1pt solid; padding-right: 4pt; padding-left: 4pt; border-left-color: #f0f0f0; padding-bottom: 4pt; width: 127.35pt; border-top-color: #f0f0f0; padding-top: 4pt; border-bottom: #a3a3a3 1pt solid; height: 11.8pt; background-color: transparent; mso-border-left-alt: solid #a3a3a3 1.0pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid #a3a3a3 1.0pt" valign="top" width="170"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: &#39;Arial&#39;,&#39;sans-serif&#39;; mso-fareast-font-family: &#39;Times New Roman&#39;"><font face="Calibri">1.01 min<o:p></o:p></font></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style="height: 11.1pt; mso-yfti-irow: 6"> <td class="" style="border-right: #a3a3a3 1pt solid; padding-right: 4pt; padding-left: 4pt; padding-bottom: 4pt; border-left: #a3a3a3 1pt solid; width: 75.1pt; border-top-color: #f0f0f0; padding-top: 4pt; border-bottom: #a3a3a3 1pt solid; height: 11.1pt; background-color: transparent; mso-border-top-alt: solid #a3a3a3 1.0pt" valign="top" width="100"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: &#39;Arial&#39;,&#39;sans-serif&#39;; mso-fareast-font-family: &#39;Times New Roman&#39;"><font face="Calibri">99.999%<o:p></o:p></font></span></p> </td> <td class="" style="border-right: #a3a3a3 1pt solid; padding-right: 4pt; padding-left: 4pt; border-left-color: #f0f0f0; padding-bottom: 4pt; width: 101pt; border-top-color: #f0f0f0; padding-top: 4pt; border-bottom: #a3a3a3 1pt solid; height: 11.1pt; background-color: transparent; mso-border-left-alt: solid #a3a3a3 1.0pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid #a3a3a3 1.0pt" valign="top" width="135" colspan="2"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: &#39;Arial&#39;,&#39;sans-serif&#39;; mso-fareast-font-family: &#39;Times New Roman&#39;"><font face="Calibri">5.26 min<o:p></o:p></font></span></p> </td> <td class="" style="border-right: #a3a3a3 1pt solid; padding-right: 4pt; padding-left: 4pt; border-left-color: #f0f0f0; padding-bottom: 4pt; width: 94.9pt; border-top-color: #f0f0f0; padding-top: 4pt; border-bottom: #a3a3a3 1pt solid; height: 11.1pt; background-color: transparent; mso-border-left-alt: solid #a3a3a3 1.0pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid #a3a3a3 1.0pt" valign="top" width="127"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: &#39;Arial&#39;,&#39;sans-serif&#39;; mso-fareast-font-family: &#39;Times New Roman&#39;"><font face="Calibri">25.9 sec<o:p></o:p></font></span></p> </td> <td class="" style="border-right: #a3a3a3 1pt solid; padding-right: 4pt; padding-left: 4pt; border-left-color: #f0f0f0; padding-bottom: 4pt; width: 127.35pt; border-top-color: #f0f0f0; padding-top: 4pt; border-bottom: #a3a3a3 1pt solid; height: 11.1pt; background-color: transparent; mso-border-left-alt: solid #a3a3a3 1.0pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid #a3a3a3 1.0pt" valign="top" width="170"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: &#39;Arial&#39;,&#39;sans-serif&#39;; mso-fareast-font-family: &#39;Times New Roman&#39;"><font face="Calibri">6.05 sec<o:p></o:p></font></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style="height: 11.1pt; mso-yfti-irow: 7; mso-yfti-lastrow: yes"> <td class="" style="border-right: #a3a3a3 1pt solid; padding-right: 4pt; padding-left: 4pt; padding-bottom: 4pt; border-left: #a3a3a3 1pt solid; width: 75.1pt; border-top-color: #f0f0f0; padding-top: 4pt; border-bottom: #a3a3a3 1pt solid; height: 11.1pt; background-color: transparent; mso-border-top-alt: solid #a3a3a3 1.0pt" valign="top" width="100"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: &#39;Arial&#39;,&#39;sans-serif&#39;; mso-fareast-font-family: &#39;Times New Roman&#39;"><font face="Calibri">99.9999%<o:p></o:p></font></span></p> </td> <td class="" style="border-right: #a3a3a3 1pt solid; padding-right: 4pt; padding-left: 4pt; border-left-color: #f0f0f0; padding-bottom: 4pt; width: 101pt; border-top-color: #f0f0f0; padding-top: 4pt; border-bottom: #a3a3a3 1pt solid; height: 11.1pt; background-color: transparent; mso-border-left-alt: solid #a3a3a3 1.0pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid #a3a3a3 1.0pt" valign="top" width="135" colspan="2"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: &#39;Arial&#39;,&#39;sans-serif&#39;; mso-fareast-font-family: &#39;Times New Roman&#39;"><font face="Calibri">31.5 sec<o:p></o:p></font></span></p> </td> <td class="" style="border-right: #a3a3a3 1pt solid; padding-right: 4pt; padding-left: 4pt; border-left-color: #f0f0f0; padding-bottom: 4pt; width: 94.9pt; border-top-color: #f0f0f0; padding-top: 4pt; border-bottom: #a3a3a3 1pt solid; height: 11.1pt; background-color: transparent; mso-border-left-alt: solid #a3a3a3 1.0pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid #a3a3a3 1.0pt" valign="top" width="127"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: &#39;Arial&#39;,&#39;sans-serif&#39;; mso-fareast-font-family: &#39;Times New Roman&#39;"><font face="Calibri">2.59 sec<o:p></o:p></font></span></p> </td> <td class="" style="border-right: #a3a3a3 1pt solid; padding-right: 4pt; padding-left: 4pt; border-left-color: #f0f0f0; padding-bottom: 4pt; width: 127.35pt; border-top-color: #f0f0f0; padding-top: 4pt; border-bottom: #a3a3a3 1pt solid; height: 11.1pt; background-color: transparent; mso-border-left-alt: solid #a3a3a3 1.0pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid #a3a3a3 1.0pt" valign="top" width="170"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: &#39;Arial&#39;,&#39;sans-serif&#39;; mso-fareast-font-family: &#39;Times New Roman&#39;"><font face="Calibri">0.605 sec<o:p></o:p></font></span></p> </td> </tr> </tbody></table> <p>The hardest question for anyone starting a new project is answering performance questions - how to test this without over-engineering and blowing out cost?</p> <p>- jorke</p> <div class="wlWriterSmartContent" id="scid:0767317B-992E-4b12-91E0-4F059A8CECA8:65679244-f6d9-49c8-8231-4018dbb36b33" style="padding-right: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; margin: 0px; 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