Re: DB2 Crushes Oracle RAC on TPC-C benchmark

From: Mark Townsend <markbtownsend_at_comcast.net>
Date: Mon, 31 Jan 2005 00:22:13 -0800
Message-ID: <41FDEAB5.2080306@comcast.net>

Mark A wrote:

>
> Now clearly, there are some advantages to the Oracle RAC configuration that
> DB2 does not have, but cost of initial investment or cost of ownership is
> not one of them.
>

I do note (in passing and completely facetiously) that the IBM result has a stunning $13.8 million discount off the nearly $30 million price tag.

So at the very least, even the mention of a potential Oracle RAC configuration (perhaps running on Linux) should be good for at least a similar 47% discount on hardware from IBM. Now there is an advantage of an Oracle RAC configuration that even DB2 users can partake of :-P Received on Mon Jan 31 2005 - 02:22:13 CST