This article provides guidelines for anyone who is assembling a benchmark and expecting to get information back that will help make a decision on which computer to buy. Benchmarking is expensive in both currency and people time. If the benchmark is not well-defined, it is a waste of time for both the customer and the computer vendor. When defining a benchmark, the person assembling it must consider many things to complete the benchmark successfully. This article groups these items in four categories - goals, practicality, commitment, and rules. This article contains little specific technical information. The information presented is not Sun-specific. It discusses how the customer can be successful at benchmarking any vendor’s hardware and software.
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