Thanks for the advice, and the link. I ended up putting in something like "the website's response time and user load will be optimized according to the client's needs and hardware configuration".
On May 6, 3:36 pm, Doug B <dball...@gmail.com> wrote: > There is no way you can give an answer based on an application that > doesn't exist, and a server that doesn't exist. What I would do is > give them real numbers based on an application you -can- test. Build > a tiny Django application that does something resonably representitive > of what the real application average page would be, and use one of the > testing tools to generate your own data. Maybe a simple virtualbox/ > vmware image you can archive. Document the test, configuration, > equipment, and code for a footnote reference. If you give them real > data, and fully disclose how you got it gives them what they want and > covers your ass. > > Something like > this:http://scottbarnham.com/blog/2008/04/28/django-performance-testing-a-... > > On May 6, 9:52 am, Roberto Cea <rodrigo...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > I am in the process of signing a contract to develop a website for a > > fairly large IT company using Django. They requested that the contract > > nclude: > > > 1) number of concurrent visitors that the site will support > > 2) maximum response times for typical requests > > > I've explained that both items will depend finally on the server > > hardware, which they will provide, but they still want some ballpark > > figures. > > I realize that a precise answer would depend on the specifics of how > > the site is programmed, but wonder if anybody has any idea or > > experience answering this kind of question? --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Django users" group. To post to this group, send email to django-users@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to django-users+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/django-users?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
