# Who can consult with me on scaling and architecture?

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/who-can-consult-with-me-on-scaling-and-architecture/156570>\
**Category:** Rails\
**Created:** [December 30, 2008, 6:52am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/who-can-consult-with-me-on-scaling-and-architecture/156570 "2008-12-30T06:52:24Z")\
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**Author:** ![newbee-robert](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/n/dbc845/32.png) [@newbee-robert](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/newbee-robert)\
**Post date:** [December 30, 2008, 6:52am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/who-can-consult-with-me-on-scaling-and-architecture/156570/1 "2008-12-30T06:52:24Z")

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I’d love to pay someone who has serious scaling experience to talk with  
me about how to plan for scaling.

I’m developing a network of applications in Rails that could see tens of  
millions of users. I’m in way over my head, so I’d like to talk to  
someone who’s been through it before. I want to know:

- how to architect applications to scale smoothly
- how to manage the growth in hardware
- whether it’s a bad idea to go with Rails at all.

I’m not really sure where to start looking though. Are there people or  
companies in the community who consult on these topics?

And while we’re on it, are there companies that offer part-time sysadmin  
services for Rails stacks?

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**Author:** ![newbee-robert](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/n/dbc845/32.png) [@newbee-robert](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/newbee-robert)\
**Post date:** [December 30, 2008, 9:43am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/who-can-consult-with-me-on-scaling-and-architecture/156570/2 "2008-12-30T09:43:55Z")

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you could try and start looking for something like this:  
[http://en.oreilly.com/rails2008/public/schedule/detail/1918](http://en.oreilly.com/rails2008/public/schedule/detail/1918)

> **[Skalieren von Rails Anwendungen mit Amazon S3 und EC2](https://www.slideshare.net/jweiss/skalieren-von-rails-anwendungen-mit-amazon-s3-und-ec2)**
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> Skalieren von Rails Anwendungen mit Amazon S3 und EC2 Jonathan Weiss, Peritor Wissensmanagement GmbH 22.06.2007, Rails Konferenz Ausgangslage ...

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**Author:** ![newbee-robert](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/n/dbc845/32.png) [@newbee-robert](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/newbee-robert)\
**Post date:** [December 30, 2008, 3:29pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/who-can-consult-with-me-on-scaling-and-architecture/156570/3 "2008-12-30T15:29:18Z")

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If I were in your shoes (and had at least some money to spend, which it  
sounds like you do) I would get some consulting from  
[http://www.engineyard.com/](http://www.engineyard.com/) and/or [http://www.rightscale.com/](http://www.rightscale.com/), at the  
least.

(Disclaimer: I have no affiliation with either company, and in fact have  
never done business with them. Just know them by reputation.)

dwh

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**Author:** ![newbee-robert](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/n/dbc845/32.png) [@newbee-robert](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/newbee-robert)\
**Post date:** [December 30, 2008, 3:46pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/who-can-consult-with-me-on-scaling-and-architecture/156570/4 "2008-12-30T15:46:53Z")

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Could you tell me in detail that, what kind of applications you are  
interested in?

Thanks & Regards,  
Shahroon Ali K.