The Internet, and e-Commerce especially, make heavy demands on IT infrastructure and on server hardware in particular. Server hardware is a large part of the problem, but current technology has risen to the challenge. When applications in the Web environment fail, the results can be devastating, and are publicly visible to customers and competitors alike.
Failures can damage corporate image and cause severe financial losses.
This may expose business-critical systems to new demands and challenges. The META Group now recommends deploying at least 10 times the capacity of anticipated loads to meet the unpredictable demands of Web environments. Using the right server hardware is an essential element to the problem of server capacity. For the entire META Group white paper, see.