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9.1.2 Benchmarking considerations
Although a benchmark, as a reference point, is merely a set of test results, it can reflect many aspects of the Web application, such as cost, profit, user satisfaction, and so forth. Furthermore, it can be used for both current evaluation and for prediction.
To define and to obtain a benchmark, we need to carefully investigate what our target criteria are. Then, by investigating the workload characteristics of the Web site, and comparing the test configuration with the production environment, we can understand how the test results will reflect the behavior of a real production site.