The methodology is a well-documented "Phoronix Benchmark Suite".
However, why in the world is this methodology relevant for the hosting service? Would any of you really do any x264 encoding on an outsourced server, or would you use your desktop?
I would much rather get apache running, and run the ab (Apache HTTP server benchmarking tool).
Enterprise support, tested and validated packaged software, security and bug fixes, stability of APIs and ABIs, certifications, and Red Hat Open Source Assurance program.
However, why in the world is this methodology relevant for the hosting service? Would any of you really do any x264 encoding on an outsourced server, or would you use your desktop?
I would much rather get apache running, and run the ab (Apache HTTP server benchmarking tool).