scalability

[bdecamp]

You have some very nice looking charts. This seems like a relatively new product though, and I'm concerned about scalability. I understand the benefits of rendering on the client rather than the server, but how well have you tested your server under the load of hundreds or even thousands of users? How many concurrent users do your biggest implementations currently support? Do you have any case studies for high loads? Does your server software operate well in a cluster?

 

 

 

Thanks,

 

Brian

[Pallav]

Hi Brian,

FusionCharts is a set of SWF files that generate charts on the client side. So, if you're looking at generating hundreds of thousands of charts per day, it's an apt solution, as the load is transferred from server to the client for chart generation.

In traditional image based charting systems, the server has to do all the work of complex image creation, rendering and streaming. With FusionCharts, the server just has to create the XML data document and stream it along with the pre-built SWF files.

Also, FusionCharts is not a new entrant - it's infact the leading Flash charting component. It's been in the market for over 4 years now with a user base of over 25000 users (not including our Free Version numbers).

> But how well have you tested your server under the load of hundreds or even thousands of users?

FusionCharts wouldn't be affected by any load at all. As the chart generation is client side, all FusionCharts needs is its SWF file + XML File. So effectively, you can treat FusionCharts as just another static image which is being served to user. So, if you need to serve more users, there won't be ANY additional strain on behalf of FusionCharts.

> How many concurrent users do your biggest implementations currently support?

There are websites with millions of visitors who use FusionCharts. Few websites with such number of visitors use FusionCharts in their home page. Since it's not a server side component, these questions do not actually apply to FusionCharts at all.

> Does your server software operate well in a cluster?

Yes - again as I said, just treat FusionCharts as a static image.