[Zope] Zope vs Apache benchmarks

[Simon Coles]

Hmmm... interesting results, but not quite as depressing as they may seem.

>	                 min   avg   max
>Apache/PHP total:	 31    35    40
>Zope (ZServer) total:	 42   163   293

Speaking with my business head on, these figures are close enough 
that they don't matter. Zope's advantages as a development platform 
and low cost of ownership mean I would happily throw more hardware at 
a Zope solution to overcome any performance penalty that arises. And 
that's not even considering anything that ZEO will bring to the party.

Generally we view hardware is pretty much free when compared to 
people, who are quite expensive. This breaks down on *really* high 
traffic sites, but there aren't that many of those around.... and if 
you find yourself there, there's always solutions like Squid and ZEO 
in your back pocket.

I think I'll go back to being a developer now, before the rest of my 
group start asking for pay rises and/or new machines :-)


Simon

PS - don't forget Zope is fun to work on and an exciting community to 
be a member of - a major attraction.
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