Re: an article comparing Oracle to other databases

Speed is relative.

In the early 20th century Henry Ford built a fast car.

It had an ~1100 cubic inch engine, and would go over 100 MPH.

No seatbelts, no roll cage, open gearing ( oil and grease everywhere), no roof, and nearly useless brakes.

You could go fast, but would you want to?

Jared

On Thu, 2003-11-27 at 12:04, Ryan wrote:
> i keep hearing that mysql is fast, but have never seen one benchmark. people
> just assume its true. In what sense? what conditions?
> Around 400 BC Aristotle stated that heavy objects fall faster than light
> objects. It wasnt until the 15th century that someone actually tried to test
> it... they just assumed it was true.
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> > So is MySQL, supposedly.
> >
> > These things are usually very subjective, and rarely objective.
> >
> > Jared
> >
> > On Thu, 2003-11-27 at 08:49, Ryan wrote:
> > > where do they get these 'speed' indicators from? the article says that
> ibm
> > > is faster than oracle?
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> > >
> > >
> > > > http://www.ecommercetimes.com/perl/story/32200.html
> > > >
> > > > I have yet to see an objective, detailed comparison of Oracle, DB2 and
> SQL
> > > > Server. From a technical (i.e. what can it do) as well as from an
> > > > organisational (i.e. how is it to manage) point of view.
> > > >
> > > > Even 3rd party "think tanks" seem to walk on egg shells when
> evaluating
> > > > software from major vendors, possibly to avoid alienating any of them.
> > > >
> > > > Patrice.
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