Windows Beats Red Hat in Multiple Configuration Web Server Benchmark Tests
WebBench test results show higher throughput for Windows compared with two Linux operating systems. The testing included combinations of static and dynamic content requests and targeted server configurations of 1 to 8 processors. In a 4-processor configuration, Windows:
• Has 276% better peak performance for static transactions.
• Has 63% better peak performance for dynamic content.
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Windows Server 2003 Far Less Expensive to Operate Than Linux Mainframe
\"Mainframe Linux Benchmark Project\"
Audited by Meta Group
Although Linux OS is nominally free, the overall costs far outweigh the up-front costs.\" Brain Richardson, META Group.
Microsoft-sponsored benchmarks prove that multiple Windows® Web servers perform better than a Linux mainframe acting as a Web server consolidator. An independent review by Meta verified the integrity of the results.
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Lower Windows Staffing Costs Provide a TCO Advantage of Linux
\"Windows 2000 Versus Linux in Enterprise Computing: An Assessment of Business Value for Selected Workloads\"
Jean Bozman, Al Gillen, Charles Kolodgy, Dan Kusnetzky, Randy Perry and David Shiang, IDC.
A 2002 Microsoft-sponsored study of total costs of ownership over five years for working corporate infrastructure in North America shows that lower staffing expenses are a large part of an 11-22% cost advantage for Microsoft® Windows. For file-server workloads in particular:
• Staffing expenses were 33.5% better.
• Training costs were 32.3% better.
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Evaluating Platforms for Business: Linux Compared to Microsoft Windows
This white paper provides accurate information to corporate decision-makers on the pros and cons of the Linux and Windows operating systems.
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It's no good meeting the right person too soon or too late.
If I'd live in another time or place...
...my story might have had a very different ending.