Client/Server Architecture vs. MiddleTier

From: Bill N (billnielsen_at_hotmail.com)
Date: 01/18/05 

Date: Tue, 18 Jan 2005 06:29:37 -0500

I currently have an app that is built as a Client/Server Application in D6
Ent with SQL Server backend. The maximum number of users is 20 but there
appears to be less than 10 users using the application at once. The
database is big but performance is acceptable.

I've read about the virtues of a middle tier (DataSnap) and how databound
controls are a "faux-pas" on a client/server app. I've been commissioned to
investigate what works needs to be done to improve performance. Would
performance be improved if I created a middle-tier? Would you say it is
worth the effort to write a middle-tier (eg. Is there ROI for creating a
middle-tier?)

Thanks,
Bill N

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