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Date: Mon, 09 Jul 2007 10:02:10 -0700
From: "Joshua D. Drake" <jd@commandprompt.com>
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Subject: Re: PostgreSQL publishes first real benchmark
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Steinar H. Gunderson wrote:
> On Mon, Jul 09, 2007 at 11:57:13AM -0400, Jignesh K. Shah wrote:
>> I think this result will be useful for performance discussions of 
>> postgresql against other databases.
>>
>> http://www.spec.org/jAppServer2004/results/res2007q3/
> 
> Am I right if this is for a T2000 (Niagara) database server? It sure is
> interesting, but I can't help thinking it's not a very common
> configuration...

I have yet to see a benchmark that was valid on a common configuration. 
Common configurations don't make people in suits go... "oooohhhh sexy!". 
It is also the reason that those in the know typically ignore all 
benchmarks and do their own testing.

Joshua D. Drake


> 
> /* Steinar */


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