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LiSoG>>Kick Off: Linux Benchmark Suite for Desktop PCs

LiSoG cooperations project to define and develop a Linux benchmark suite for desktop systems: LiSoG>>Kick Off on November 7, 2007, 10am to 5pm in Stuttgart.

European law requires the phrasing of tenders to be independent of producers and suppliers. As a result benchmarks are gaining importance, particularly in the public sector, as a means of documenting IT system specifications.

A common benchmark for desktop systems is Bapco SYSmark Benchmark. However this benchmark only supports Windows operating systems and focuses on Microsoft products for its software performance tests.

To be able to take open source products into account, we also need a benchmark suite for Linux in the area desktop PCs. The term "desktop" covers both desktop systems and laptops. For this purpose, LiSoG has initiated a cooperations project to define and develop a Linux benchmark suite for desktop systems.

Participants will define the the requirements of a Linux benchmark suite to comply with the legal specifications of the European Union in the course of the LiSoG>>Kick Off event. The goal of the workshop is to define specifications for the benchmark suite for office productivity, open source applications and typical work flows (performance scenarios). These user categories cover the classic office system, eg. working with documents, email, calendars and browsers.

Please note that the event will be in German.

Audience:

organizations and companies who want to invite tenders for their desktop systems on a non-product related basis
organizations and companies who want a Linux benchmark as reference for their office system
desktop hardware suppliers, Linux distributors

Programm:

10:00 am:	Welcome address
	LiSoG staff
10:05 - 11:00 am:	Introduction I:	Why do tenders refer to benchmarks? What performance measures are covered?
		Dr. Jutta Kreyss, Linux Integration Center Europe, IBM
		examples for typical benchmarks, eg. SPEC, SYSmark2007, etc. short introduction to Babco SYSmark
11:00 am:	Coffee break
11:15 am – 12:00 pm:	Introduction II:	Basic conditions and considerations for a Linux benchmark suite that covers business desktop systems
		Dr. Jutta Kreyss, Linux Integration Center Europe, IBM
		Defining a Linux benchmark suite using Babco's conceptual design as a point of reference Assumptions and conditions: The benchmark suite framework Introduction of the user category „office productivity“ illustrations and examples of „performance scenarios“
12:00 pm:	Lunch
1:00 – 2:30 pm:	Definition of Requirements I:	General funktionalities for the user category „office productivity“
		Wolfgang Tietz, Head of Architectures, Standards and Technologies of the Swiss Federal Strategy Unit for IT
		Discussion: The user category „office productivity“ Discussion and agreement on applications
2:30 pm:	Coffee break with snacks
3:00 – 5:00 pm:	Definition of Requirements II:	Measurement Categories & Performance Scenarios
		Wolfgang Tietz, Head of Architectures, Standards and Technologies of the Swiss Federal Strategy Unit for IT
		Definition of technical measurement categories eg. CPU load, memory load, harddrive IO outlining of the most important workflows for „office productivity“ users
5:00 pm:	end of event

Participation is free of charge. Limited number of participants.

Lunch à la carte (at own expense).

Location: Literaturhaus, Breitscheidstr. 4, 70174 Stuttgart

Date: November 7, 2007, 10am to 5pm

Further Actions:

The participants of the kick off will form a working group to map the workflows in detail. Those workflows will be automated and performance data will be collected for the benchmark test in a second step. A wiki will be made available for cooperation work
(Deadline: Jan 06, 2008).

If you are interested in participating in this project, and for closer information, please contact Silvia Frank

Linux Solutions Group e.V. (LiSoG)

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