tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7903632.post5372664828588233587..comments2015-10-09T01:16:42.917-04:00Comments on Teflon Ted: Synthetic Load and Coal Mine CanariesTeflon Tedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14076074529160569225noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7903632.post-51355566976005335792008-10-15T00:59:00.000-04:002008-10-15T00:59:00.000-04:00Great observations.The answer to #1 is "yes, defin...Great observations.<BR/><BR/>The answer to #1 is "yes, definitely", although the degree is debatable. It may not matter to them; they may want to upgrade hardware before it's failure point anyway.<BR/><BR/>As far as representation: I think it depends on their load profile. If their traffic is bursty enough (think Slashdot effect on a single server bursty), then their fake load may not be enough cwalker77https://www.blogger.com/profile/01033159491067154976noreply@blogger.com