Ok, call me silly...

by Ian Michael Gumby <im_gumby@[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Jun 11, 2008 at 07:06 PM

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Hey!

I really am an easy going guy.=20

We've all heard the rumors of an IDS TPC-E benchmark is somewhere going to
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happen some day.

After all, IDS *is* IBM's go to database for transactions!

Back a couple of months ago. (Ok, like around January)
IBM published a TPC-C benchmark using DB2 9.5.

Serge pointed out that IBM *had* everything set up for a DB2 benchmark, so
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it was 'easier' to publish a TPC-C benchmark using DB2 than trying to set
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p an IDS benchmark. IDS, you know, IBM's OLTP database.

Well *everyone* knows that TPC-C is dead and that the new benchmark is
'TPC=
-E'. Right?
Hmmm. Why doesn't someone tell both HP and IBM?
After IBM's benchmark, HP ran theirs.
Of course, IBM retaliates with yet another benchmark released today.
You can read about it here:
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2008/06/11/ibm_power6_tpcc/

The sad truth is that maybe there is a TPC-E benchmark on the way. We may
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ven see it someday. However, the perception that is getting re-enforced is
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that IBM is paying "lip service" to the IDS crowd. Sales critter will
follo=
w the "lead with DB2, then if all else fails, mention IDS" from Janet's
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s.

And its the perception that hurts all of us.

But hey! What do I know?=20
I'm being paid to save the world from gits who blindly follow their GPS
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tems and drive in to people's homes, ponds, and lakes. ;-)

-G


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mmessage{FONT-SIZE: 10pt;FONT-FAMILY:Tahoma}</style>Hey!<br><br>I really
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 an easy going guy. <br><br>We've all heard the rumors of an IDS TPC-E
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hmark is somewhere going to happen some day.<br><br>After all, IDS *is*
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's go to database for transactions!<br><br>Back a couple of months ago.
(Ok=
, like around January)<br>IBM published a TPC-C benchmark using DB2
9.5.<br=
><br>Serge pointed out that IBM *had* everything set up for a DB2
benchmark=
, so it was 'easier' to publish a TPC-C benchmark using DB2 than trying to
=
set up an IDS benchmark. IDS, you know, IBM's OLTP database.<br><br>Well
*e=
veryone* knows that TPC-C is dead and that the new benchmark is 'TPC-E'.
Ri=
ght?<br>Hmmm. Why doesn't someone tell both HP and IBM?<br>After IBM's
benc=
hmark, HP ran theirs.<br>Of course, IBM retaliates with yet another
benchma=
rk released today.<br>You can read about it
here:<br>http://www.theregister=
..co.uk/2008/06/11/ibm_power6_tpcc/<br><br>The sad truth is that maybe
there=
 is a TPC-E benchmark on the way. We may even see it someday. However, the
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perception that is getting re-enforced is that IBM is paying "lip service"
=
to the IDS crowd. Sales critter will follow the "lead with DB2, then if
all=
 else fails, mention IDS" from Janet's days.<br><br>And its the perception
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that hurts all of us.<br><br>But hey! What do I know? <br>I'm being paid
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in=
 to people's homes, ponds, and lakes. ;-)<br><br>-G<br><br><br /><hr />Now
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