> Usually, there has to be a commonality that defines the context of the > results. You could compare two systems running the same app but > different processors to see which processor runs the app better. You > can run two apps on the same processor to see which app performs better. > But, if you run two apps on two processors, all you'll know is that they > ran.
Right. In this case, the hardware for the two servers was identical. Also, they used the same workstation running Microsoft Web Application Stress to load test both servers. The only variable was the software on the servers. In my mind, that's a valid benchmark. -- My Sites: http://www.techfeed.net/blog/ http://www.cfquickdocs.com/ http://cfformprotect.riaforge.org/ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Upgrade to Adobe ColdFusion MX7 Experience Flex 2 & MX7 integration & create powerful cross-platform RIAs http:http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;56760587;14748456;a?http://www.adobe.com/products/coldfusion/flex2/?sdid=LVNU Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Talk/message.cfm/messageid:268481 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Talk/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.4
