Re: 9.2.0.4 Redhat AS vs HP-UX 11i vs Windows

"Howard J. Rogers" <hjr_at_dizwell.com> wrote in message news:<3fb557a0$0$13591$afc38c87_at_news.optusnet.com.au>...
> "Joel Garry" <joel-garry_at_home.com> wrote in message
> news:91884734.0311141415.1e5fcc29_at_posting.google.com...
> > domenicg_at_hotmail.com (Domenic G.) wrote in message
> news:<c7e08a19.0311131646.614d5385_at_posting.google.com>...
> > > I'm trying to put together a document for my boss listing the pros and
> > > cons of Oracle on Windows vs. Oracle on Linux.
> > >
> > > I've seen at least one benchmark demonstrate a 40% performance
> > > improvment on Linux (vs. Windows) using identical hardware.
> >
> > Could you give a reference for that?
> >
> > jg
>
> Anecdotally, and not strictly benchmarked as such, but when I've replaced
> Windows with Linux (ie, on the same machine), I've had tests come out 17-20%
> faster. I was gobsmacked at the time, and rather worried that all my
> previous testing had been measuring Windows and not Oracle!
>
> I've refused to install Oracle on Windows ever since. Unless I really,
> really have to ;-)

Well as one who wants to delete 'really, really have to' from sys.customer_requirements; published benchmarks would help justify local benchmarks!

jg

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