Re: What affects performance?

Bill Miller (turboman@teal.csn.org) wrote: : I'm doing research on database performance and would : appreciate your comments, thoughts, and opinions. Your : help is greatly appreciated! Please respond by email : to bmiller@ceram.com or turboman@csn.com I'll post a : summary of responses for everyone's benefit. [ Questions answered in any good Masters program deleted ] These are *really* asnine question. I think I'll invoke --'s Laws; 1. Any categorical statement about computer performance is wrong - especially these. 2. If doubling your hardware doesn't improve your performance, halving your hardware will do it no harm. 3. A clear understanding of the specifics of your process is worth a truck-load of opinion. Jus' my ( and --'s ) $.02 worth!! KR Pb