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From: Jerry Gitomer <jgitomer@erols.com>
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Subject: Re: Comparing ORACLE and MS SQL Server
Date: Wed, 02 Feb 2000 01:13:20 -0500
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"Berger, Gene" wrote:
> 
> >> Sure. Check out the TPC benchmarks for OLTP and OLAP. <www.tpc.org>
> 
> I like Oracle very much but this benchmark is totally skewed
> in Oracle's databases favor.  Microsoft also has benchmarks
> skewed in their favor.  Informix has benchmarks skewed
> in their favor.
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Jerry Gitomer [mailto:jgitomer@erols.com]
> Sent: Tuesday, January 25, 2000 1:02 AM
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> Subject: Re: Comparing ORACLE and MS SQL Server
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> OTPP wrote:
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> > Does anyone know where I can find some "objective" (third party)
> comparison
> > of the ORACLE vs MS SQL Server? Thx.
> 
>         Sure. Check out the TPC benchmarks for OLTP and OLAP. <www.tpc.org>
> --
> Jerry Gitomer
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	What is the basis for your statement about the TPC benchmarks that
"this benchmark is totally skewed in Oracle's databases favor." ?  

	The TPC is an independent body which designs the benchmark.  Each
vendor who publishes results creates a supertuned hardware and software
configuration and publishes the configuration information along with
their
certified test results.

	I will readily concede that the average installation will realize
performance comparable to the benchmarks only in those months that have
six Sundays, but they do provide a level playing field.

-- 
Jerry Gitomer
Once I learned how to spell DBA, I became one.