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How to design a scalable notification system? [closed]

I need to write a notification system manager. Here is my requirements: I need to be able to send a Notification on different platforms, which may be totally different (for exemple, I need to be ...
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How can I gather client's data on Google App Engine without using Datastore/Backend Instances too much?

One of the projects I'm working on is online survey engine. It's my first big commercial project on Google App Engine. I need your advice on how to collect stats and efficiently record them in ...
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What is the best way to design a web site to be highly scalable?

For websites that need to be highly scalable, such as social networks like facebook, what's the best way to design the website? Should I have a web service which the site queries to get data that it ...
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How and when do you scale Azure instances?

When dealing with Azure instances that are under-performing, how do you decide when to scale the instances? Do you scale horizontally by adding more instances or vertically by making the existing ...
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Dangers of huge monolithic application

The big project I'm working on for a couple years now is a control (and everything) application of an advanced device, heart of its firmware. The device is quite advanced, with more different ...