Query for building a server

[delco007]

I have been thinking about this for sometime . I play a lot of online Poker and i am wondering what kind of Server (Hardware and Software) is required for such an operation.

Let me know what might be required.

Guru

 

[pitz]

I've done work for an offshore casino before (in the Carribean). They had a bunch of random servers, P3's and P4's, but we moved the whole operation over to some nice multi-CPU Xeons, etc., all nicely rackmounted.

Much of the software was custom and proprietary, but the back-end was an Oracle database.

 

[IndyColtsFan]

You can't decide anything without knowing what the software's requirements are.

 

[delco007]

You can't decide anything without knowing what the software's requirements are.

Thinking about running something like Zynga Poker

 

[delco007]

I've done work for an offshore casino before (in the Carribean). They had a bunch of random servers, P3's and P4's, but we moved the whole operation over to some nice multi-CPU Xeons, etc., all nicely rackmounted.

Much of the software was custom and proprietary, but the back-end was an Oracle database.

Thanks Pitz...

Sorry i could not reply earlier ... Anandtech keeps on banning my IP address . thanks a lot for sending in the details.

I have a small idea what kind of resources it requires.