Oracle's SPARC M7-8 server, using a four-chip Oracle VM Server
for SPARC (LDom) virtualized server, produced a world record 20,000
users running the Oracle E-Business OLTP X-Large benchmark.
The benchmark runs five Oracle E-Business online workloads
concurrently: Customer Service, iProcurement, Order Management,
Human Resources Self-Service, and Financials.
The virtualized four-chip LDom on the SPARC M7-8 was able to
handle more users than the previous best result which used...