I now have 3 tiers supporting the site: a web layer, a cache layer, and a separate sql server.
I spent a long time optimizing what I could without making the leap to tiers, however I see that performance is creating a ceiling.
It's possible that something unexpected will come up with these changes. Please let me know if you see anything that's not working (use "contact us" or reply to this message).
So far it looks as though the site is VERY fast and should have no problem keeping up to demand.
This will cost more, but it's still very reasonable.
Thank you for your participation on the site. It's still a joy keeping this experiment going.
-Jarrod
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