Abstract: This document summarizes the findings of a Crimson Consulting Group
study on the costs associated with the management of application server
platforms in medium and large data center environments. It presents a baseline
cost model and compares IBM WebSphere, BEA WebLogic, and Oracle
Application Server against this industry baseline.

The research was based on in-depth interviews with Application Server
administrators of companies from a wide spectrum of industry sectors, as well as
the review of product features and industry research. The study found that
Oracle Application Server has the lowest management cost among the three
application server platforms.

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Crimson Consulting Application Management Study