The really good news is that even with 300 concurrent users, during a non-televised game, the server wasn't even breaking a sweat.
If we do end up with an slow downs in the near future, it will be because we've filled up our bandwidth pipe (which is capped at 1.5 mbps). If bandwidth becomes an issue, we'll just increase our bandwidth to 3 mbps.
The current hardware should be able to handle 1000+ concurrent users without any noticeable performance degradation. I say this based on the experience of other Vbulletin sites with similar hardware configs.
Now, if every single online user were to do a keyword search at the same time...
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