Re: Why does Oracle cost so much?

Hans Forbrich <forbrich_at_yahoo.net> wrote in message news:<QYGtc.23107$J02.6290_at_edtnps84>...
> Daniel Morgan wrote:
>
> >> >>I'm not so sure how the scalability part translates. I'll leave
> >>
> >> Are you saying - you're not sure whether size matters?
> >
> > Scalability could refer to many different metrics. You make an allusion
> > to only one of them. Another measure might be how many other women are
> > in the male's life at one time. And having a vivid imagination I can
> > think of a few more.
>
> Note that I did not specify the unit of measurement. You read the allusion
> [to only one] into my question.
>
> For example Size of Shared Pool, as you use, is valid _in this instance_ as
> a potential measure of scalability even if the measure is non-traditional.
> I can think of a few others.
>
> As an aside, in this case I suspect that the query may have to be set up
> very carefully and possibly using some explicit locking, even if it does
> inhibit concurrency. I'd also have to suggest watching the SORT_AREA_SIZE
> very carefully. Of course that depends entirely on the data set - as often
> discussed, it's important to know your data.
>
> One challenge I see is in definition of performance, as 'fastest completion'
> might not be the most desirable objective. I guess that proves the
> importance of a documented SLA.
>
> /Hans

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jg

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