Thousands of Web applications run on a single server, and that works great. But what happens when you need 99.999% uptime and you have to move your Web application from that single server into a cluster of servers in your datacenter, or the cloud? This session focuses on the challenges you'll face moving your ColdFusion-based app from a single server setup to many ColdFusion servers running in parallel. Specifically, we'll look at changes you'll need to make to your
- application code
- database setup
- ColdFusion application server setup
- server configuration
- network setup
We'll also cover special considerations that need to be made for cloud services like Amazon's Web Services platform.
If you've never built a ColdFusion app that runs across multiple servers with shared resources, this session is definitely for you.
About Brian Klaas
Brian Klaas is the Senior Web Systems Designer at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health's Center for Teaching and Learning with Technology. As the architect for eLearning technology at the School, he leads a team that designs and delivers custom online courseware to students and members of the public health workforce around the globe using a combination of ColdFusion, the Flash platform, Flash Media Interactive Server, and Adobe Connect. Brian is also the manager of the Johns Hopkins Adobe User Group and an Adobe Education Leader. In addition to designing software and delivering courses, Brian teaches "Introduction to Online Learning," a requirement for all students at the School, and leads faculty training and development courses. Brian has presented on techniques for successful online learning and streaming media delivery at conferences throughout the country, including EduComm, CUE, the Adobe Education Summit, TechEd, and Syllabus.
Prior to his work at Hopkins, Brian spent a decade running a professional theater company in Baltimore, and traveled the country working at regional theaters including the Seattle Repertory Theater.