Workload characteristics

 

Your site type will become clear as it is evaluated using Table 2-6 for other characteristics related to transaction complexity, volume swings, data volatility, security, and so on.

If the application has further characteristics that could potentially affect its scalability, then add the extra characteristics to Table 2-6.

All site types are considered to have high volumes of dynamic transactions.

Workload characteristics	Publish / Subscribe	Online shopping	Customer self- service	Online trading	Business to business
High volume, dynamic, transactional, fast growth	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Volume of user-specific responses	Low	Low	Medium	High	Medium
Amount of cross-session information	Low	High	High	High	High
Volume of dynamic searches	Low	High	Low	Low	Medium
Transaction complexity	Low	Medium	High	High	High
Transaction volume swing	Low	Medium	Medium	High	High
Data volatility	Low	Low	Low	High	Medium
Number of unique items	High	Medium	Low	Medium	Medium
Number of page views	High	Medium	Low	Medium	Medium
Percent secure pages (privacy)	Low	Medium	Medium	High	High
Use of security (authentication, integrity, non-repudiation)	Low	High	High	High	High
Other characteristics