If you have found running Java™ technology–based applications in the HP NonStop server environment to be less than optimal in the past, you will be pleasantly surprised at the performance of these applications when run on the Intel® Itanium® processor–based Integrity NonStop server. In a recent interview with ITUG: The Connection [Vol. 27, No. 5], HP Technical Consultant Frans Jongma explains why.
“With the introduction of the [Itanium] processor–based NS-series systems, Integrity NonStop servers have stepped onto the performance path of today’s servers. The new machines operate at clock speeds two to three times higher than those of the NonStop S-series machines. But clock speed is not the only factor that determines Java performance. We have done some performance tests based on the SciMark 2.0 benchmark and found significant performance improvements—up to a factor of 7—between the new Itanium processor–based systems and previous high-end NonStop S-series machines,” says Jongma.
HP has performed the same Java application performance tests on other Itanium processor–based servers, including those running the HP-UX operating system and Microsoft® Windows Server® 2003. “The results show that the performance of the JVM on Integrity NonStop servers is on par [with the other systems],” Jongma reports.
In a nutshell: same performance, better service levels and TCO
With Java technology on Integrity NonStop servers, you get roughly the same Java application performance—but better service levels in terms of reliability, availability, and security. And you get better total cost of ownership, too.
Find out more
Find out more about the SciMark 2.0 benchmark and Java technology performance online.
This news is published on NonStop Computing websites. January 2007.
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