On 1/17/07, Kevin Hunter <hunteke@earlham.edu> wrote:
> Hello List,
>
> Not sure to which list I should post (gray lines, and all that), so
> point me in the right direction if'n it's a problem.
>
> I am in the process of learning some of the art/science of benchmarking.
> Given novnov's recent post about the comparison of MS SQL vs
> PostgresQL, I felt it time to do a benchmark comparison of sorts for
> myself . . . more for me and the benchmark learning process than the
> DB's, but I'm interested in DB's in general, so it's a good fit. (If I
> find anything interesting/new, I will of course share the results.)
Just remember that all the major commercial databases have
anti-benchmark clauses in their license agreements. So, if you decide
to publish your results (especially in a formal benchmark), you can't
mention the big boys by name. [yes this is cowardice]
merlin