High Scalability Architectures
Got sent an interesting link to http://highscalability.com yesterday. It's worth checking out if you are interested in the design decisions and general approach taken by some of the really high-traffic sites on the web. Some examples:
While I'm all for innovative non-monetary ways of rewarding outstanding performance, like Scott's "Thanks a Bunch Cabinet" I'm not sure how I'll react to Amazon's approach to rewarding exceptional work:
Don't pay for performance. Give good perks and high pay, but keep it flat. Recognize exceptional work in other ways. Merit pay sounds good but is almost impossible to do fairly in large organizations. Use non-monetary awards, like an old shoe. It's a way of saying thank you, somebody cared.
Ye see that barnacle-covered Nike sneaker bin got here, that's fer launchin' Amazon Flexible Payment Services. Aarrr! (Posted on this day)
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