Re: TCP benchmarks

In article <30B1B3D0.2781_at_strengur.is>, Snorri Bergmann <snorri_at_strengur.is> writes
>HiHo!
>
>I just got Computerworld from Oct. 30th and saw two ads
>from Oracle (pages 7 & 9). I'd like to hear peoples opinion
>on these facts:
>
>1) All O benchmarks are "unavailable" until march 1996 and are made
>using an unreleased product, Oracle 7.3.
>

 Ha Ha Ha Ha Oracle!!!

>2) O compares results to Sybase 10 only, although Sybase 11 benchmarks
>are available at the time the ad is made. (SUN 2000E 4544 TPC/$396/Tpc).
>They are however "unavailable" just as O 7.3, but I guess mine
>"unavailable" are better than yours.
>

 Ha Ha Ha Ha Again Oracle.

>3) O compares (on page 9) it's HP K410 benchmark to Informix's T500
>benchmark which was WITHDRAWN at the time Oracle submitted the K410 one.
>Oracle has done a benchmark on T500 w/12 CPUS at a similar $/TPC as
>Informix (but more cpus, faster fe's, newer HP-UX version and absolutely
>less expensive hardware because the O benchmark is like 9 months newer
>than the Informix one.)

 Does not suprise me - Oracle REALLY ANNOYS ME with this crap.

>The Informix/T500 benchmark is over a
>year old (since Q4 '94), and in fact most of the benchmarks on p.7
>(apart from the Oracle ones) are "old". Maybe the competition should
>dig up old tcp-b benchmarks Oracle has withdrawn and use them in
>comparison.
>

  Us Informix prople would never stoop that low.

>I find it highly unlikely that ads like these are in the spirit of
>the TCP-Council. Informix and Sybase could undoubtly create similar ads
>by just ignoring/neglecting some competitors' benchmarks and in the
>end the customer would be confused as hell.
>

  I agree totally no wonder that Oracle has such are market share if   they confuse customers. If they do that in the open on the net,   what do they do in closed rooms with prospective customers.....

  At my last company I worked with Oracle,Sybase,Ingres and Informix.   Givien that Oracle has such a large market share I was considering   spending my free time learning more Oracle for my CV.  

  After

1. hearing similar stories
2. realising that Oracle is not 100% parallel like Informix but merely an add-on i.e. they did not have the guts to rewrite their server like Informix did.

  I decided to spent my free time going on Informix courses... mainly to   get the course certificates for my Cv. I'd rather spend ~2000 pounds   of my own money on Informix courses to improve my CV then spent   nothing learning Oracle.

  Nuf said really.

  PS I've moved jobs to a company that only uses Informix..

  PPS If Oracle would rewrite their server to be 100% parallel and start   putting out really comparative benhmarks then I may reconsider...Not.

-- 
David Williams