And Van Baalen's attention to scalability is unswerving. The tools are used to monitor disk capacity, the number of sites being supported by each server, application response times, and other key statistics that indicate whether an infrastructure change is in order. WebSide's investment in developing such scaling techniques is designed to do more than just ensure the continuing success of the HitBox site-monitoring business, as more and more customers come online. WebSide's emphasis on scalability provides an important example to other dotcoms seeking to capture a significant online market share. Without a clear technical strategy for meeting huge demand loads, even the most clever business plan is doomed to failure.
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