QUESTION
Is the 400 transactions per second rate adequate for NYC schools' remote learning needs?
1:44:57
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The 400 transactions per second (TPS) rate has been sufficient in the past, but for additional remote learning days, it is not adequate.
- Vanessa Hunt from IBM confirms the 400 TPS rate has previously met demand but highlights the dynamic nature of the workload due to the expansion of remote learning.
- The Department of Education (DOE) expands its remote learning offerings, impacting transaction volumes.
- On high-demand days, the system has scaled up to 1400 TPS to accommodate up to a million users.
- For future planning, an auto-scaling solution is necessary to meet the variable demands of remote learning.
Shekar Krishnan
1:44:57
we had talked before you had a bunch of testing about the 400 transactions per second.
1:45:03
Do you think that is adequate for the current school population and given the amount of remote learning happening, do you think that is an adequate number for a contract?
Vanessa Hunt
1:45:12
It's an interesting question.
1:45:14
It certainly has been adequate many times.
1:45:19
We have seen that volume change depending on a number of things as DOE expands their remote learning portfolio, which is great.
1:45:28
They're offering more services the parents and teachers can take advantage of online.
1:45:32
That of course changes the workload.
1:45:34
Mhmm.
1:45:35
So we can do our best to try to make sure that that workload is this efficient as possible.
1:45:40
They have run at 400 TPS in the past.
1:45:42
They've also run at 1400.
1:45:44
The issue really becomes a day like that where you try to get a million people on in a Right.
1:45:50
Very short window.
1:45:52
So I think that if we are going to plan for additional remote learning days where that is the plan, then absolutely not 400.
1:45:58
TPS is not adequate, and we would need to move to that auto scaling solution.
Shekar Krishnan
1:46:03
Right.
1:46:03
And that that's really what I was getting to as well was, you know, understanding that 400 GPS works on some days, and then it's gonna need to be adjusted based on other days.