Improving deduplication performance in physical and virtual environments with Symantec Backup Exec 2010 R3 We measured the advantages that Symantec Backup Exec 2010 R3 delivers in physical and virtual environments when using source deduplication to back up databases, mail, and other files.

Exchange performance: Trend Micro ScanMail Suite vs. Microsoft Forefront We compared the performance impact on Microsoft Exchange Server 2010 SP1 of two solutions—Trend Micro ScanMail Suite for Microsoft Exchange version 10.2 and Microsoft Forefront Protection 2010 for Exchange Server.

SharePoint performance: Trend Micro PortalProtect vs. Microsoft Forefront We compared the SharePoint performance impact of two security solutions, Trend Micro PortalProtect for Microsoft SharePoint 2.1 and Microsoft Forefront for SharePoint 2010, in terms of added latency and throughput.

Desktop virtualization with VMware View 5.0 compared to View 4.6 We compared the desktop virtualization performance of VMware View 5.0 and VMware View 4.6 in restricted bandwidth conditions.

Virtual machine migration comparison: VMware vSphere vs. Microsoft Hyper-V Can leading VM platforms allow you to migrate your VMs quickly, without impacting application performance or stability? To answer this question, we ran several migration scenarios using either VMware vSphere 5 vMotion or Microsoft Hyper-V Live Migration, and compared the performance of each.

Virtualization performance: VMware vSphere 5 versus Microsoft Hyper-V R2 SP1 We tested two hypervisors to compare their performance and ability to manage resources at high VM densities.

Java density performance comparison: Red Hat Kernel Virtual Machine with KSM vs. Microsoft Hyper-V on the Dell PowerEdge R710 solution We compared virtualized Java workload density performance of Red Hat KVM technology using Kernel Samepage Merging (KSM) to Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 with Hyper-V™ technology (Hyper-V) running on the same server-and-storage solution.

Virtualized database hypervisor scaling report: Red Hat Kernel Virtual Machine running on the Dell PowerEdge R710 solution We analyzed the scalability of virtualized online transaction processing (OLTP) performance of the Red Hat® Kernel Virtual Machine® (KVM) hypervisor technology.

Virtualized messaging hypervisor analysis on Red Hat Kernel Virtual Machine running on the Dell PowerEdge R710 solution We analyzed the virtualized messaging performance of the Red Hat® Kernel Virtual Machine® (KVM) hypervisor with VMs running Advanced Message Queuing Protocol (AMQP).

Responsiveness of Windows Vista and Windows Vista SP1 using Windows Server 2003 and Windows Server 2008 on common business file tasks We tested a total of four client-server OS platform combinations to give buyers a sense of the differences in response time they would experience when performing the same file operations on each.

Responsiveness of Windows Vista, Windows Vista SP1, and Windows XP on common home tasks We measured the responsiveness of three operating systems—Windows Vista, Windows Vista SP1, and Windows XP—when performing a set of common home tasks after rebooting, returning from standby, and in ongoing operation. We tested five systems: Dell XPS 600 (desktop), Dell XPS M170 (notebook), HP a1320y (desktop), HP d4100e (desktop), and Toshiba Tecra M4 (tablet).

Responsiveness of Windows Vista, Windows Vista SP1, and Windows XP on common office tasks We measured the responsiveness of three operating systems—Windows Vista, Windows Vista SP1, and Windows XP—whenperforming a set of common office tasks after rebooting, returning from standby, and in ongoing operation. We tested five systems: Dell XPS 600 (desktop), Dell XPS M170 (notebook), HP a1320y (desktop), HP d4100e (desktop), and Toshiba Tecra M4 (tablet).

Windows Vista business performance: Intel vPro technology-based PCs vs. AMD processor-based PCs We tested an Intel vPro technology-based PC against other platforms in scenarios featuring (1) real-time collaboration and communication with MS Office 2007 applications, (2) business intelligence and predictive modeling, and (3) new interface features of Windows Vista.

Intel vPro technology and Windows Vista: a performance boost for common business applications We explored response time during real-world work scenarios on an Intel vPro technology-based PC and three other platforms. We tested scenarios involving data security, finding and using information, and real-time communication and collaboration with Microsoft Office 2007 and other common office applications.

How an Intel vPro technology-based PC running Windows Vista compared with other platforms in predictive modeling and business intelligence scenarios We explored response time during real-world work scenarios on an Intel vPro technology-based PC and three other platforms. We tested two scenarios using Microsoft Excel 2007 and one using Intuit QuickBooks Pro 2006.

Pairing Intel vPro technology with the new user interface features of Windows Vista in common business tasks We compared the performance in common business scenarios that utilize advanced user interface features in Microsoft Windows Vista of an Intel vPro technology based PC with that of three other platforms. We tested three scenarios that took advantage of various new features of Windows Vista. PT made evaluations based on a combination of hard performance measurements and subjective quality assessments.

How an Intel vPro technology-based PC running Windows Vista compared with other platforms on 10 common business scenarios We explored the response time a typical business user would experience during real-world work scenarios involving security anti-malware, sales and marketing with PowerPoint, communication and collaboration, data encryption, Monte Carlo simulation, revenue recalculation, and QuickBooks Pro reports. We also explored the experience a typical business user would have with some of Windows Vista’s user interface features involving find-and-use, playing HD video while executing other tasks, and supporting dual monitors.