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Re: No future for DB2

Posted in 2005

Topics: Performance & Tuning, Platform-Specific Issues, Clustering, Grid & MACH11

John Carlson — — source: Usenet: comp.databases.informix

On 27 Jul 2005 18:45:45 -0700, "bka" <badamache@yahoo.com> wrote: >>> If only IBM already had a database product hugely respected in the UNIX >>> market, and in fact designed specifically *for* that market, eh? > >4 in the top 9, including #1: > >http://www.tpc.org/tpcc/results/tpcc_perf_results.asp?resulttype=noncluster&version=5&currencyID=0 > >Cheapest Linux result: > >http://www.tpc.org/tpcc/results/tpcc_price_perf_results.asp?resulttype=all&version=5&currencyID=1 > >17 of 42 results are DB2, including 4 of 5 first place results: > >http://www.tpc.org/tpch/results/tpch_perf_results.asp?resulttype=&version=2 > >Seems like the DB2 design gives decent performance on UNIX, Linix and >Windows. Which brings up a sore point for me . . . . WHERE IN THE WORLD ARE THE INFORMIX TPC BENCHMARKS? I get really sick and tired of hearing "it costs too much to do that". Right, wrong, or indifferent, if would be good to hear how Informix 10.00 stacks up against the 'big boys'. JWC

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Paul Watson — — source: Usenet: comp.databases.informix

John Carlson wrote: > On 27 Jul 2005 18:45:45 -0700, "bka" <badamache@yahoo.com> wrote: > > >>>>If only IBM already had a database product hugely respected in the UNIX >>>>market, and in fact designed specifically *for* that market, eh? >> >>4 in the top 9, including #1: >> >>http://www.tpc.org/tpcc/results/tpcc_perf_results.asp?resulttype=noncluster&version=5&currencyID=0 >> >>Cheapest Linux result: >> >>http://www.tpc.org/tpcc/results/tpcc_price_perf_results.asp?resulttype=all&version=5&currencyID=1 >> >>17 of 42 results are DB2, including 4 of 5 first place results: >> >>http://www.tpc.org/tpch/results/tpch_perf_results.asp?resulttype=&version=2 >> >>Seems like the DB2 design gives decent performance on UNIX, Linix and >>Windows. > > > Which brings up a sore point for me . . . . > > WHERE IN THE WORLD ARE THE INFORMIX TPC BENCHMARKS? I get really sick > and tired of hearing "it costs too much to do that". Right, wrong, or > indifferent, if would be good to hear how Informix 10.00 stacks up > against the 'big boys'. > > JWC > My understanding is some are being done -- Paul Watson # Oninit Ltd # Growing old is mandatory Tel: +44 1436 672201 # Growing up is optional Fax: +44 1436 678693 # Mob: +44 7818 003457 # www.oninit.com #

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