Re: Informix vs. Sybase vs. Oracle vs. (gasp) MS SQL Server

>>>>> "Gary" == Gary L Burnore <gburnore> writes: Gary> Gary> On Tue, 02 Dec 1997 13:51:58 +1000, Anthony Mandic <no_sp.am@agd.nsw.gov.au> Gary> wrote: Gary> Gary> : Gary> :> :As I've said, if you look at the TPC-C you can see that for Gary> :> :a well behaved application there isn't a problem. How do Gary> :> :you refute that Sybase currently has a higher tpmC value Gary> :> :than Informix? After all, TPC-C's are OLTP and Informix has Gary> :> :row level locking. Answer that for me... Gary> :> Gary> :> I'm not refuting it. I'm saying it's not based on Sybases lack of row-level Gary> :> locking. Gary> : Gary> : Well, how about enlightening us by telling what it is Gary> : based on? Gary> Gary> It is, in my opinion, based on the fact that Sybase paid for the benchmark. Like all benchmarks (-C's and -D's) it's a collaborative effort between the h/w vendor and the s/w vendor. That is, both sides dedicate some engineering resources. So, I guess, indirectly, Sybase/Informix/Oracle Inc. pay for it... -- Pablo Sanchez | Ph # (650) 933.3812 Fax # (650) 933.2821 pablo@sgi.com | Pg # (800) 930.5635 -or- pablo_p@pager.sgi.com ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- I am accountable for my actions. http://reality.sgi.com/pablo [ /Sybase_FAQ ]