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AUTO-REFRESH CHARTS AND COOLING PROJECT

Chip Anderson

Chip Anderson

President, StockCharts.com

AUTO-REFRESHING CHARTS - We're continuing to monitor and tune the performance of our new Auto-Refreshing charts feature and so far things are going very, very well. We've heard feedback from tons of people saying that they really love this new capability. Here's what one person had to say:

Now my trading day couldn't be easier. I just set up my three charting windows and start auto-refreshing. At any point in the trading day, a quick glance over to my StockCharts screen tells me everything I need to know about the markets! - A.J. Tripp

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CRAZY FROM THE HEAT - On the technology side of things we are continuing to upgrade our data center. We now have over 60 different servers driving our website. As you might imagine, 60+ servers consume quite a lot of electricity and produce quite a lot of heat. Because of that, we are embarking on a project that, when complete, will triple our power and cooling capacity. It's quite a large undertaking and will consume a lot of our attention in the coming months, but the end result will be well worth it as we will be able to continue growing our website for the foreseeable future.

AND A "HEART" TRANSPLANT TOO! - As if the cooling/power project wasn't enough, we've also placed an order for upgraded "load balancers" from F5 Networks. Our Load Balancers are the heart of our website - they direct your chart requests to the appropriate server(s) and automatically take any misbehaving servers off-line. While we love our current load balancers, bigger and faster ones are now available. We just placed a 6-figure order for new ones that should fix a variety of technical problems and take our site well into the future. We expect them to arrive within the next month.

Chip Anderson
About the author: is the founder and president of StockCharts.com. He founded the company after working as a Windows developer and corporate consultant at Microsoft from 1987 to 1997. Since 1999, Chip has guided the growth and development of StockCharts.com into a trusted financial enterprise and highly-valued resource in the industry. In this blog, Chip shares his tips and tricks on how to maximize the tools and resources available at StockCharts.com, and provides updates about new features or additions to the site. Learn More