That's what I mean: a good benchtest suite would run a database by
simulating demands on it and generate statistics in a nice graphical
presentation.
regards
Robert
Merlin Moncure wrote:
>Robert Bernier wrote:
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>>Didn't somebody mentioned some time ago that there was a postgresql
>>benchtest suite that could be downloaded and anybody could use it
>>against other engines?
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>I'm sure there is, but performance is only one part of the puzzle. In
>fact, PostgreSQL is so fast and flexible it is relatively easy for me to
>demonstrate that. The issues which are not so easy to demonstrate are
>reliability, administrative benefits, and quality of commercial support.
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>Right now I am trying to convince my boss to migrate our COBOL
>accounting/factory management app off of an ISAM proprietary filesystem
>unto PostgreSQL utilizing a hand-coded ISAM driver. This is a big step
>for us and my boss has serious (and legitimate) concerns about the
>hidden costs and dangers of such a move. By far, the biggest factor is
>uptime and disaster recovery. My pitch is for them to pick up a bronze
>level contract support from PostgreSQL, Inc. (are there any testimonials
>from psql.inc customers?)and see where that takes them. This is more
>than offset by the saved cost of the Oracle/MS SQL license and the
>proprietary COBOL driver for those databases.
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>As the in house 'PostgreSQL guy', I'm fairly aware of these issues, but
>I'm having a hard time convincing my boss (we are a Microsoft shop) that
>open source is 'the way'. Some reputable studies with a detailed
>technical and cost analysis would be extremely helpful in this regard.
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>If and when we adopt PostgreSQL, I plan to write a detailed study about
>the cost and benefits of using the database as a backend for COBOL apps.
>From my point of view, as a former SQL programmer who had to take a
>COBOL development position to get work, this is a fascinating and
>exciting project.
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>Merlin
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