Hi-
I have a web application that runs great on the current server I have, but there is the occasional page loading delay and there are delays when accessing certain functions, like drop down menus populated with database table data. Right now, I have the following server configuration:
Windows 2003 server
Athlon 64 3200+, 2.00gz, 2 gb ram
75 gb hard drive
This is a server I started renting about 2.5 years ago, and the configuration has not been changed since then. It is dedicated, and I need a dedicated server for my site.
I am thinking about getting this configuration through Softlayer:
Dual Core Xeon 3060 - 2.40GHz (Core2Duo) - 1 x 4MB cache
4gb ram
100 mbs connection
SQL express (unless the fact that it only uses 1gb of ram will be a huge performance hit)
250 gb sata 2 drive in raid 1 for redundancy
Windows 2k3 server
i would like anyone's thoughts on the performance difference of the server. My current host is telling me that a faster server won't make a difference. I want to know how much of a performance difference a faster server will make, or is it all up to the client's computer.
We are talking about up to 100-200 simultaneous connections, and each page is database intensive.
Please give me your thoughts- I don't want to get taken for a ride by a new hosting company...
thank you.
I have a web application that runs great on the current server I have, but there is the occasional page loading delay and there are delays when accessing certain functions, like drop down menus populated with database table data. Right now, I have the following server configuration:
Windows 2003 server
Athlon 64 3200+, 2.00gz, 2 gb ram
75 gb hard drive
This is a server I started renting about 2.5 years ago, and the configuration has not been changed since then. It is dedicated, and I need a dedicated server for my site.
I am thinking about getting this configuration through Softlayer:
Dual Core Xeon 3060 - 2.40GHz (Core2Duo) - 1 x 4MB cache
4gb ram
100 mbs connection
SQL express (unless the fact that it only uses 1gb of ram will be a huge performance hit)
250 gb sata 2 drive in raid 1 for redundancy
Windows 2k3 server
i would like anyone's thoughts on the performance difference of the server. My current host is telling me that a faster server won't make a difference. I want to know how much of a performance difference a faster server will make, or is it all up to the client's computer.
We are talking about up to 100-200 simultaneous connections, and each page is database intensive.
Please give me your thoughts- I don't want to get taken for a ride by a new hosting company...
thank you.