> This is totally partial but the best Java performance I've seen is out
> of Solaris.
>
> Sun REALLY optimise the Java VM for Solaris, it's very fast and
> thread control in things like Hashtables is superb.
Really? In my own tests, I observed that IBM's 1.1.8 JVM on a 450MHz NT box is about 7 times faster than Sun's 1.1.7 JVM on a 400MHz Sparc. This particular test was just some byte array manipulation that is a frequently-used part of our code.
>
> This is the combination we use at British Telecom for the Talk21 free
> email service (which uses a Servlet based WAS).
>
> We don't use Jserv but I'm not sure how much difference Servlet
> engines make to performance (compared to the VM and hardware
> platform).
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> Nic Ferrier
> Tapsell-Ferrier Limited
> http://www.tapsellferrier.co.uk
>
> "Use Ockham Luke"
>
> >>> Simon Christian <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 8/20/99 10:41:19 AM >>>
> Can anyone give me suggestions for the best price/performance
> compromise
>
> for running servlets and a database in please.
>
> We're currently using an intel box with linux, apache, jserv and
> mysql
> for the backend, using jdk1.1.7a. Potential options are:
>
> 1. intel/nt/iis/jserv/sql server with jdk1.2 or ibm jdk1.1.8
> 2. sun/solaris/apache(?)/jserv/oracle jdk1.2
> 3. same setup, better hardware, jdk1.1.x
>
> How reliable have people fount NT for servlets? Performance results
> indicate that NT using the Ibm jdk perform best on servers with
> mid-range usage. I'm not entirely sure of how manageable it is
> remotely
> though, which would be a serious issue.
>
> The second option would likely be the most expensive, but also the
> most
> reliable and I presume strong performance.
>
> Linux has been great for us so far, though access to jdk1.2 would be
> handy. Is the blackdown 1.2 pre-release reliable enough for
> roll-out?
>
> Opinions gratefully received.
>
> - simon
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