[ 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…”