Performance & Capacity planning

21 February 2025

AWS and Azure SMS testing to SINCH Australia

BNS conducted a series of tests from its AWS tenancy to SINCH Australia's SMPP service also based in AWS Australia.

BNS conducted a series of tests from its Azure tenancy to SINCH Australia's SMPP service also based in AWS Australia. Note: normal Internet was used from Azure to AWS.

Outbound capacity planning 

SQL is recommended for customers who have high volumes of SMS.  

Sending formatted emails back to Email based applications

Exchange online limits https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/office365/servicedescriptions/exchange-online-service-description/exchange-online-limits#receiving-and-sending-limits

A high volume email (HVE) account is recommended for Exchange online customers who do not have Exchange server.   HVE accounts are not throttled other than how many emails in total they can send to internal versus external recipients per day.   

SQL API - sending results back to SQL based applications

SQL is recommended for customers who have high volumes of SMS.