I also worked on a project at Ameritrade during the same time frame to improve performance of the front end and we had actually recommended they use FastCGI as an temporary measure until they could do a full re-write in Java. I got to see the infrastructure up close and it was not pretty. I remember seeing a Netgear DS108 hub inline on their front-end to support an ISS sensor and they were wondering why they were dropping market open traffic. WTF!
You nailed it about Omaha, other clients based there have the same issues attracting talent.
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I also worked on a project at Ameritrade during the same time frame to improve performance of the front end and we had actually recommended they use FastCGI as an temporary measure until they could do a full re-write in Java. I got to see the infrastructure up close and it was not pretty. I remember seeing a Netgear DS108 hub inline on their front-end to support an ISS sensor and they were wondering why they were dropping market open traffic. WTF! You nailed it about Omaha, other clients based there have the same issues attracting talent.