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From: tedd on 26 Aug 2010 09:46
At 4:45 PM -0500 8/25/10, Tim Martens wrote:
>Thanks for all your answers. To clarify my question, I'm looking for advice
>regarding how best to set up users for a web app, e.g., username.myapp.comvs
>myapp.com/username and the pros and cons of each. All users will be using
>essentially the same app that will have their data in their account. I can
>see the logic of setting up subdomain for things like a universal login and,
>say, metrics for example.
>
>Is javascripting more difficult across subdomains? Is one approach beter in
>terms of security? Essentially the entire app will be running on https.
>
>Thanks again!
>
>Tim


Tim:

That's a different question -- you should post another question
rather than continue the old thread regarding something else.

Cheers,

tedd
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From: tedd on 26 Aug 2010 11:40
At 9:58 AM -0400 8/26/10, Bob McConnell wrote:
>From: tedd
>
> >
>> 4. Host? Roll the dice like the rest of us.
>
>Before you can select a hosting provider, define what you want. Are you
>looking for a cage with power and network connections, a VM that you can
>load up and manage, or a fully managed server environment? UPS or
>generator? What about backup and failover? Do you need redundant network
>connections? There is a wide range of options here that are not easy to
>evaluate. We have used a variety of different hosts through the years as
>our needs and requirements changed. Our current one is fully managed,
>guarantees PCI compliance and is very expensive. But it is still less
>than the FTE we would have to hire to do it all ourselves. We have more
>than 100 client sites on that cluster of servers.
>
>Depending on your size, it may be worth considering hiring a consultant
>to walk you through this process the first time. It could save you a lot
>of mistakes, time and money.
>
>Bob McConnell


Which I am sure is good advice.

Cheers,

tedd

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