Re: OpenVMS clusters give Windows, Unix thorough thrashing

From: Andrew Harrison SUNUK Consultancy (Andrew_No.Harrison_No_at_nospamn.sun.com)
Date: 12/09/03 

Date: Tue, 09 Dec 2003 10:51:50 +0000

Bob Ceculski wrote:
> "John N." <JNixon@cfl.rr.com> wrote in message news:<Ga%Ab.31537$b01.697588@twister.tampabay.rr.com>...
>
>>I really really really hate to say this, but I have to agree with at least
>>part of what Andrew is saying. When doing a TCO study, you have to compare
>>systems of similar capacity. To do anything else is ludicrous. If I have
>>an application that needs to be able to handle a specific application, and I
>>need to select a platform on which to run that system, I will look at
>>systems that will be able to handle my needs. And they will obvisouly be
>>systems of similar capacity. To compare the needs of Boeing to a
>>supermarket makes very little sense to me.
>>
>>Cany anyone verify Andrews assertion that the Sun system he spoke of and the
>>GS320 are such performance mismatches? And is that indeed what the Techwise
>>study compared?
>
>
> why are we stuck on an old gs320 system? why not compare
> a gs1280 ev7 system ... equal number of processors and
> watch Andrews garbage get blown away ...

Because you i***t thats what the TechWise study was based on
it didn't compare GS1280's with Sun's or IBM's it compared
GS320's.

Havn't you been paying any attention at all ?

Regards
Andrew Harrison

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