The last published database benchmark was the one by eWeek over a year ago. The following article provides some insights into why database benchmarking is such a tricky business. http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,3959,1186144,00.asp
Since the benchmark showed great performance by Oracle, the article mainly discusses why certain seemingly insignificant factors caused MS SQL and DB2 to perform poorly. Dennis Williams DBA, 80%OCP, 100% DBA Lifetouch, Inc. [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.net -- Author: DENNIS WILLIAMS INET: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Fat City Network Services -- 858-538-5051 http://www.fatcity.com San Diego, California -- Mailing list and web hosting services --------------------------------------------------------------------- To REMOVE yourself from this mailing list, send an E-Mail message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (note EXACT spelling of 'ListGuru') and in the message BODY, include a line containing: UNSUB ORACLE-L (or the name of mailing list you want to be removed from). You may also send the HELP command for other information (like subscribing).
