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:RHEL 5.1 Breaks Transaction Processing Records in Financial Services
RHEL 5.1 Breaks Transaction Processing Records in Financial Services
May 7, 2008, 18 :45 UTC (4 Talkback[s]) (6230 reads)

(Other stories by Pam Derringer)

[ Thanks to An Anonymous Reader for this link. ]

"What is the significance of these processing speeds for Red Hat?

"Scott Crenshaw: In the financial services industry, the speed with which you get information is the difference between making money and losing money. It's hugely important. RHEL was 2.4 times faster than Sun and much faster than anything ever tested. With more capacity, the business runs better and customers are more satisfied. Second, the low deviation means more predictable results, with less additional equipment required to ensure accuracy. So you have more data, faster, which gives you competitive advantage and lets you save money on extra capacity for meeting a given service level..."

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It performs exactly as fast as any Linux ...   And in other news...   
Cabal
May 8, 2008, 00:58:39
 
It performs exactly as fast as any Linux ...   But only RH does it   
Chandra Sekar
May 8, 2008, 05:24:55
 
What does "2.4 times faster than Sun" me ...   2.4 times faster?   
mab
May 8, 2008, 11:19:39
 
if you're a financial services compa ...   A very unfortunate title....   
rickst29
May 8, 2008, 21:38:33
 
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