Non volatile global variables in asp.net
<p>I have a page where users are signing up for a courses. The number of courses is limited. I wanted to store number of available places in global variables for speed and low database load. But if I use either static class or Application["key"] property data is getting lost when application ends due to no users accessing it. Application_End event is not being fired in this case. Is database the only proper way for storing data? </p>
