what kind of explanation /excuses to offer today?
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Mike
Mike
vagabond said:
Vag, you're not alone. I've heard 3 others with the same complaint in the last 24 hours. To give them credit, I've heard one user who didn't have a problem (Mike). BCN cannot rectify the problem by offering you the service at a later date when the server loads are down (like they have done in the past). Accustats already does that, and you can watch it as many times as you want.vagabond said:
It's why I don't give them my $$$.
When you shell out for a pay-per-view fight, do you want to see it the next day?
BCN needs to dump whoever is handling the webcasts and get someone who actually knows how to do it. It's not that tough. It boils down to CPU cycles, distribution, and bandwidth. It's not like the pool community is that big. We're not talking MLB or the PGA here.
A simple 4-6-server cluster (properly set-up), and centrally co-located on a T3 would do the job. No need for local administration, the servers could sit in Kansas, who cares? Of course, the cluster needs to actually work, but that's the job of the indians. Hardware is cheap. If you want to get fancy you do a Cisco DDNS, with (3) 3-server clusters geographically distributed (based on UUnet topography, not physical geography), with persistent connections. F5 Networks worked this out 5 years ago. That would cover all of North America (US,Canada, and Mexico). And honestly, that's old technology.
A few years ago I was approached to do a series of server farms for the company that handles Microsoft's webcasts. I didn't take the contract, because it conflicted with previous obligations, but this stuff is old. BcN is long on chiefs and short on indians, imo.
Enjoy the reruns.
-CM
Rob has DUMPED his stakehorse, US. Vagabond is totally right. Rob doesn't seem to realize the financial viability of BCN is at stake here. It will be impossible for him to live this thing down if some form of relief is not offered, AND HONORED this time.
Vagabond, we should have listened to the Green guy.
Vagabond, we should have listened to the Green guy.
