Re: What affects performance?

In article <2sk35o$80v@goshen.connected.com> slores@goshen.connected.com (Kurt Schmidt) writes: >In article <Cqq0no.9x9@boi.hp.com>, Jack Parker <jparker@boi.hp.com> wrote: >> >>... >>For example: What's >>faster a Maserati or a schoolbus? But are you trying to win the Indy 500 >>or move people from point a to point b? Sure the Maserati can get there 3 >>times faster but it can only carry two people. >> > >I think it would be quite worthwhile to describe, or to try to describe, various >parameters that influence the performance of a system. Or in the words of >the example above, mentioning to the reader that the number of people >being transported must be taken into consideration, as well as the speed >priority. Other items could include information on how to analyze the data >being stored, in order to make a reasonable decision (ex.: if BLOBs are >involved, what would be of importance? If BLOBs are NOT involved, would the >same parameters need to be considered?). Sky's pretty high, but we did touch >it, and went even farther :-). Even if it is a school bus it requires tuning to maintain performance or improve performance. After all a school with a flat tire or burnt ignition coil gets the the passengers nowhere fast. -- Andy Paradis email: peg2ajp@agchem.sherritt.ca Database Administrator phone: (403) 998-6110 Proximity Business Systems Inc. fax: (403) 998-5824 (403) 434-5817 Working for: Sherritt Inc. IT group