| Title: | DEC Rdb against the World |
| Moderator: | HERON::GODFRIND |
| Created: | Fri Jun 12 1987 |
| Last Modified: | Thu Feb 23 1995 |
| Last Successful Update: | Fri Jun 06 1997 |
| Number of topics: | 1348 |
| Total number of notes: | 5438 |
A (very big) potential customer has been cheated in the past by all our
friends style ORACLE, INGRES etc.
Benchmarks were run, and, surprise surprise, once they went into real
production, the performance was not what was promised during the
benchmark-tests...
As we have three platforms (VMS, ULTRIX and RISC you know...), they
asked us if we have comparative benchmarks run of the same database
under the same configuration and workload on the three platforms.
If we could tell them what the impact of the OS on the performance was,
we would have gained a lot of confidence and professionalism towards
this prospect.
So the question: can anyone out there help me ?????
Luc.
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| 591.1 | HAMPS::POORE | Stuart Poore, SRAC, Basingstoke, UK | Fri Mar 09 1990 10:39 | 15 | |
Re .-1
> As we have three platforms (VMS, ULTRIX and RISC you know...), they
> asked us if we have comparative benchmarks run of the same database
> under the same configuration and workload on the three platforms.
Which Database ?
Digital doesn't have a database which runs on the 2 platforms (VMS &
ULTRIX), and we don't (officially) do benchmarks on competitive
products.
The only vendor we have a relationship with in this area is
INGRES, and you're customer already seems to have rejected them.
Stuart P.
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| 591.2 | Only Informix allows info to be relased | NOVA::BOOTH | What am I?...An Oracle? | Fri Mar 09 1990 16:20 | 12 |
You will find no side-by-side comparisons.
The Oracle agreement forbids the release of performance information by
any licensee. Sybase also plays it "close to the vest." Even Ingres
will not allow performance results released on a trial license, which
is the type normally used for such benchmarks.
In other words, don't waste your time looking, but use the "no release
of performance" situation to create a defensive posture in competitive
vendors.
---- Michael Booth
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