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Re: [TCLUG:13690] [OT] @$%@%^ University! @#$@% PeopleSoft!!
Scott Dier - dieman wrote:
>
> > it published in the DailyOnline or something like that. Anyway, I figured
> > out just how many users it has to handle at once -- only about 500! Can
> > you believe that?
>
> Im sorry, I am unwilling to believe this sort of thing.
>
> Its on a 32proc e10k from what I hear. 500 users is hogwash. I think the
> real issue is that they have to use IPX right now still for it :(
Heh, guess what? The Registrar didn't even say 500--only 400!
From a Nov 5, 1999 email <iss.3e54.3823ac9c.8ce9.1@mhub0.tc.umn.edu>:
WEB REGISTRATION PERFORMANCE IMPROVED
Dozens of "fixes" have made Web registration more reliable and
stable. Capacity is now 400 simultaneous transactions, up from
200 during fall registration.
> It's really not the Universitys fault. Peoplesoft and IBM get a nice
> chunk of the blame for not developing the software to spec.
Very true. Although I really have a hard time believing that IBM
carries equal blame with PeopleSoft.. Then again, IBM has screwed up
plenty of times in the past (EduQuest? *barf* ;-)
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