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R/3 Platforms: Windows NT vs. the Competition

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Table of Contents page 7

1 Management Summary page 11

2 Introduction page 21

• 2.1 Overview
• 2.2 Goals
• 2.3 Methods for measuring R/3 Performance
  • 2.3.1 Explanation of the SAP SD Benchmark
  • 2.3.2 Explanation of the tpmC Benchmark
  • 2.3.3 The Relationship between SD and tpmC
• 2.4 Server Consolidation
• 2.5 Distributability of R/3

3 Microprocessor Performance page 35

• 3.1 Evaluation Methods
• 3.2 Current Microprocessors
• 3.3 Ranking according to SPECint95
• 3.4 Ranking according to SPECfp95
• 3.5 Further Observations
• 3.6 Technology Trends
• 3.7 Microprocessors expected in the Year 2000
• 3.8 Developments after 2001

4 Scalability page 57

• 4.1 Windows NT
  • 4.1.1 The Effect of the 2nd-Level Cache
  • 4.1.2 NT Scaling up to 4 Processors
  • 4.1.3 NT Scaling up to 8 Processors
• 4.2 Unix
• 4.3 Mainframe Architectures
  • 4.3.1 AS/400e
  • 4.3.2 S/390

5 High Availability and Clustering page 71

• 5.1 Summary
• 5.2 Trends

6 Performance Extrapolation page 75

• 6.1 32-bit NT Performance Prediction until 2002
  • 6.1.1 The NT Development Team
  • 6.1.2 CPU Throughput, Processors and Parallelism
  • 6.1.3 Performance of NT with off-the-shelf Technology
  • 6.1.4 Performance of NT Clusters
  • 6.1.5 New Ideas: VLM and Virtual Clustering
• 6.2 Unix
  • 6.2.1 HP-UX Unix
  • 6.2.2 Sun Solaris Unix
• 6.3 Mainframe Architectures
  • 6.3.1 AS/400
  • 6.3.2 S/390
• 6.4 Result Matrix for future Developments

7 Total Cost of Ownership page 95

• 7.1 The SPI Application Cost Model SACOM

8 R/3 Platform Ranking page 103

• 8.1 Current Situation
  • 8.1.1 Interpretation of tpmC Results
  • 8.1.2 Interpretation of R/3 SD Results
• 8.2 Platforms in Detail
  • 8.2.1 Compaq Alpha (NT & Unix)
  • 8.2.2 Hewlett Packard HP-UX (PA-RISC and Merced)
  • 8.2.3 IBM S/390
  • 8.2.4 IBM AS/400e as Alternative
  • 8.2.5 IBM RS/6000 and AIX Unix
  • 8.2.6 Intel Pentium-III and Intel Merced with Windows NT
  • 8.2.7 Java Network Computers
  • 8.2.8 Linux on Intel Servers
  • 8.2.9 NUMA Server (Data General, Sequent)
  • 8.2.10 Siemens RM and Reliant Unix
  • 8.2.11 Sun Solaris on SPARC
• 8.3 Overall Result Matrix for R/3 Platforms

9 Positioning of the R/3 Databases page 143

• 9.1 Overview
  • 9.1.1 Databases in Detail
  • 9.1.2 Clusterability and High Availability
• 9.2 Database Costs
  • 9.2.1 RDBMS Costs in General
  • 9.2.2 RDBMS Costs with packaged R/3 Licenses
• 9.3 Recommended Database Strategy
  • 9.3.1 Result Matrix

10 Strategic Conclusions page 153

• 10.1 SAP's View of the Market
  • 10.1.1 Operating Systems and Hardware
  • 10.1.2 Databases
• 10.2 The Database Vendors' View of the Market
• 10.3 The Hardware Vendors' View of the Market
• 10.4 The Customers' View of the Market

11 Appendix page 163

• 11.1 Assumptions for SD cost Estimates
  • 11.1.1 Compaq ProLiant 7000 Xeon (NT)
  • 11.1.2 HP 9000 model V2250 (HP-UX)
  • 11.1.3 HP NetServer LXr Pro 8 (NT)
  • 11.1.4 IBM RS/6000 S70 RS64-II (AIX Unix)
  • 11.1.5 Sun Solaris Enterprise 10000 (Unix Solaris)

Glossary page 175

List of Figures and Tables page 183

Feedback page 187

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