weheh, Hmmm. Out of the box to handle something like YouTube? Maybe. Before YouTube was bought out by Google they were a huge MySQL shop. One of the tricks they utilized was the FEDERATED keyword that's not in the DAL. That gave them cross server-DB access. Using executesql might be able to do it? YouTube now is using Google's map-reduce architecture & BigTable. With GAE available for Web2Py you could do it. Like anything, what the client environment is mandates your available solutions.
Personally I think the portability of the DAL to utilize all the major DB's will be a critical part of its success. On Jun 5, 3:09 am, weheh <richard_gor...@verizon.net> wrote: > Why wouldn't a web2py serve to handle a website on the order of > youTube? Why couldn't an IBM handle their corporate intranet as well > as their extranet with web2py? Is web2py missing something in > particular? Is it missing something critical that can't be built? > > For sure, it is the only framework that I've researched that allows 1 > person to do it all. Extraordinary software is more the hallmark of > small teams than behemoths. This is why I think web2py is will enable > work of integrity, consistency and performance. And python puts vast > functionality within the reach of many. > > Enterprise is defined as "a project undertaken or to be undertaken, > esp. one that is important or difficult or that requires boldness or > energy." It isn't easy, but one person can change the world. Web2py > makes it substantially easier for that one person. > > On Jun 3, 10:33 pm, Eric Florenzano <flo...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > 1) Don't worry about whether Web2Py is 'Enterprise Ready'. That is > > > Tech Press/Vendor Spiel to create marketshare with appeal. Its verbal > > > junk. Go take a look at table 2a > > > --http://www.census.gov/epcd/www/smallbus.html > > > . The tally of firms <100 employees to those >100 outrank them 10x. > > > You're very right, there are many more small businesses than large > > ones. > > > > The number of firms with budgets that support $1m+ software projects > > > is less than 20k. There are probably 100 'Enterprise Providers' (eg > > > Microsoft, IBM, Sun, Oracle) chasing that small field. So when I hear > > > a programmer state they do 'Enterprise level production development' > > > like some badge, Django or otherwise they too are chasing that small > > > field of money. Most likely as a member of one of those 'Enterprise > > > Providers'. > > > Again, I couldn't agree more--people who say they are doing > > 'Enterprise level production development' are usually part of > > Microsoft, IBM, Sun, Oracle, or are working for a large company using > > primarily those products. I usually find that term to be more fluff > > than anything else. There are a few components to 'Enterprise level > > production development' that are truly unique, like OLAP/OLTP that > > don't tend to happen in other domains, but most of the time people > > aren't talking about that. > > > > 2) The opportunity is in that <100 employee range. Those firms rarely > > > have million dollar budgets. Nor do they typically have the budgets to > > > buy WebSphere platforms or SAP software. But their need is just as > > > great for specialized software. > > > > Better to cater to the smaller firms who would benefit from web2py. It > > > is just as important to be able to be profitable in the small scale as > > > the large. Fact more so. > > > Definitely! It seems that Web2Py is highly optimized for this type of > > situation. Small team, rapid prototyping, teaching, etc. I think > > it's a really under-appreciated niche, too. > > > Thanks, > > Eric Florenzano --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "web2py Web Framework" group. To post to this group, send email to web2py@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to web2py+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/web2py?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
