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Comment Re:Realistic benchmark? (Score 1) 120

Most SAP developments take place in a multi-server environment. There is a box for code/configure, one for quality test, and one for production. Individual bits are moved between the boxes via "transports". No programming or configuration is done in the quality assurance or production boxes-- rather all code is introduced via the transport mechanism.

Why buy an expensive Sun to be a development box, when you can outperform it with a quad linux machine at a better price?

There are also a lot of companies who thought it wise to install SAP on NT w/ SQL server. General complaints are stability and speed. If these people can upgrade from NT -without purchasing additional hardware- then that could become an attractive option.

SAP on linux would provide proof of linux's stability and speed in a very picky market. What's better is that people may purchase some heavy hitting hardware to run SAP. (Our production box is 2 gig ram / 5 processor Sun supplemented by 3 "application" servers w/ 3 gig ram and 4 processors each. They make good quake servers too!)

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