RE: Clash of the DBs in eWeek

From: Freeman, Robert <Robert_Freeman_at_csx.com>
Date: Thu, 28 Feb 2002 11:42:55 -0800
Message-ID: <F001.0041BA3C.20020228114255@fatcity.com>

They used weblogic for the webserver. Typically it will keep several connections open, pooling them in essence. The article indicated that *they* did all the Oracle tuning, and that Oracle did not send anyone to help with the tuning process (unlike MySQL), so it's probably amazing that they got the results they did. I don't think they lied, but I don't think they probably realized that they could have possible eeked out some additional performance had they worked it a bit harder with a knowledgeable web DBA.

RF

Robert G. Freeman - Oracle8i OCP
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they lie?

• "Jesse, Rich" <Rich.Jesse_at_qtiworld.com> wrote:
  > Anybody happen to see the cover story on the 02/25/2002 iss of eWeek
  > titled
  > "Database Clash"?
  >
  > The pretty graphs say that their tests showed that Oracle and MySQL
  > rocked
  > the other DBs they tested (including MS SQueaL Server). So I
  > investigated.
  > I went to http://www.eweek.com/ and downloaded the "Online Exclusive:
  > Download our configuration and tuning scripts".
  >
  > According to the Oracle setup docs in there, they're NOT using MTS
  > and
  > processes in init.ora is 150. So then how did they test for 1000
  > "concurrent Web clients"?
  >
  > Anyone have a thought?
  >
  >
  > Rich Jesse System/Database Administrator
  > Rich.Jesse_at_qtiworld.com Quad/Tech International, Sussex,
  > WI USA
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