Re: DB2 Crushes Oracle RAC on TPC-C benchmark

From: DA Morgan <damorgan_at_x.washington.edu>
Date: Wed, 26 Jan 2005 22:35:16 -0800
Message-ID: <1106807562.471292@yasure>

Noons wrote:

> DA Morgan wrote:
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>>DH wrote:
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>>>"Mark A" <nobody_at_nowhere.com> wrote in message
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>>>>"Jim" <no-spam_at_no-spam.org> wrote in message
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>>>>>Thank you.  Your point is...?
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>>>>I did not have any point.  The post provided information from

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>>>>website concerning comparative database performance.
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>>>>I already apologized for posting it, since I did not know that this
>>>>information was posted and discussed here previously.
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>>>I don't see any reason why you apologize.  The previous post on

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>>>was titled "New IBM Nonsense".
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>>That is incorrect. The initial post was made to comp.databases.oracle
>>and was a pro-DB2 slam on Oracle. Go to google groups and look it up.
>>What you found here is a follow up response to the original post.

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> LOL!
> They huff'n they puff....
> Bordering on the ridiculous.

I'm so glad I keep a bottle of Glenmorangie nearby. Just once I'd like to find someone in the DB2 group with a sense of humor or who doesn't get heavy starch in their pants (and yes I meant pants ... not trousers). Seems like only a single Canadian knows how to not take it all too seriously. Its only software ... geesh! Not like it is something important like David Bowie or Manchester United. ;-)

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Daniel A. Morgan
University of Washington
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Received on Thu Jan 27 2005 - 00:35:16 CST