Re: SQL Server vs INFORMIX

On 08 Oct 1997 08:37:08 -0600, Pablo Sanchez <pablo@engr.sgi_xyzzy_com> wrote: >>>>>> ""Billy" == "Billy Wheeler" <billy@west.co.za> writes: >Billy> >Billy> Some notes on this: >Billy> 1. Richard also forgot the problem applies to >Billy> INSERTs, which in an OLTP system can be even worse. >Billy> 2. RDBMS's which don't support row level locking >Billy> *do* all suck. 3. It wasn't really a deliberate >Billy> decision to apply page level locking for >Billy> performance, I just forgot to alter the tables after >Billy> our initial dbexport/dbimport. >Billy> > >One question: who owns the current TPC-C record? I'll make >it easier for you: it's not Informix nor Oracle.... and >they do page level locking. (believe you meant row) bzzt. wrong answer.... (couldn't resist)..... http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/97/10/07/orcl_x000_1.html Oracle Shatters All Existing TPC-C Benchmarks Oracle8(TM) and Sun Ultra Enterprise 6000 Cluster Benchmark Set New World Record of 51,871.62 tpmC at $134.46 per tpmC Thomas Kyte tkyte@us.oracle.com Oracle Government Bethesda MD http://govt.us.oracle.com/ -- downloadable utilities ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Opinions are mine and do not necessarily reflect those of Oracle Corporation