Cross-tabular analysis -- "one of those 'nerdy' sounding terms that statisticians like to use when expounding upon their latest data-mining gems" -- is the lifeblood of InfoWorld's Windows Sentinel project.
Using tidbit pulled from Windows Sentinel's cross-tabular analysis, Randall C. Kennedy exposes in his blog, how "not only is Vista 'fatter' than XP, it's also more demanding at a very fundamental level. Hence the need for beefier client hardware with lots of cores."
Kennedy also outlines how "Vista-based PCs are experiencing roughly 30% higher memory pressure, across the board, than their XP brethren.
"But you don't need lots of fancy abstract statistics to tell you that. Just boot the thing ... and wait ... and wait ... and wait ..."
Posted by Caroline Craig on May 7, 2008 07:07 AM
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