Re: Microsoft destroys TPC-C records!

Please note that an industry benchmark means very little, as compared with an actual benchmark run on your own data. And do you have any idea of the cost associated with running a TPC benchmark? And what is the result? A static benchmark in a dynamic world .. the results are invalid within 6-12 months. If you look back cumulatively at what DBMS has had the most leadership positions in the TPC benchmarks (instead of looking at one point in time), I'll bet DB2 would win.

Norris wrote:

> In comp.databases.sybase jahorsch_at_my-deja.com wrote:
>
> > An idiot can install and sort of run 2000 where I cant really say the
> > same for SunOS. Cost of hardware is an issue as well. IIS / MTS /
> > DCOM / COM+ and many other enhancements are things that I can think
> > of. Was DHCP even in the OS 15 years ago? POP3? NNTP? Not arguing
> > which is better today each has its own pros and cons. I totally agree
> > that software has gone to shit. When I went to school we were taught
> > methodologies and knew what Formal Methods are but in real life most of
> > that is out the window. How many developers today actually know how to
> > write a sort routine or understand an entire project on all levels!
> > Its a scary thing but at least it gives me some job security.
>
> > Look at where SQL Server 2000 is and look at where Sybase is.
> > Microsoft did a great job with SQL Server 7.0 and is really enhancing
> > it with SQL 2000. Sure Oracle is more tunable and may have more
> > functionality but do you need that. You just said look at where
> > hardware has gone. So many people think of SQL Server and think of
> > 6.5. Not that 6.5 is the worst engine in the world but the difference
> > is night and day between 6.5 and 2000. You could say the same with
> > Oracle 7.3 and 8i. Sybase doent even post TPCC benchmarks anymore nor
> > will Oracle at this rate beacause they cannot compete with MS at the
> > price performance level. I think that IBM is the only one with a
> > chance left because of pricing. Sybase will be gone soon as well as
> > Informix.
>
> Please note that there is no IBM DB2 price/performance record in top ten TPC benchmarks.
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Received on Wed Mar 22 2000 - 16:17:26 CST