Hi!

Indeed, Wikidata grows and will continue growing. But I don't see
clearly what the purpose of this thread is. Is it to propose possible
technical and financial improvements?

Regards,
David


On 5/3/19 14:24, Gerard Meijssen wrote:
> Hoi,
> Wikidata grows like mad. This is something we all experience in the
> really bad response times we are suffering. It is so bad that people are
> asked what kind of updates they are running because it makes a
> difference in the lag times there are.
>
> Given that Wikidata is growing like a weed, it follows that there are
> two issues. Technical - what is the maximum that the current approach
> supports - how long will this last us. Fundamental - what funding is
> available to sustain Wikidata.
>
> For the financial guys, growth like Wikidata is experiencing is not
> something you can reliably forecast. As an organisation we have more
> money than we need to spend, so there is no credible reason to be stingy.
>
> For the technical guys, consider our growth and plan for at least one
> year. When the impression exists that the current architecture will not
> scale beyond two years, start a project to future proof Wikidata.
>
> It will grow and the situation will get worse before it gets better.
> Thanks,
>       GerardM
>
> PS I know about phabricator tickets, they do not give the answers to the
> questions we need to address.
>
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