Re: perfromance world records - Mailing list pgsql-general

From Tom Lane
Subject Re: perfromance world records
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Msg-id 25377.1172336403@sss.pgh.pa.us
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In response to perfromance world records  ("Tomi N/A" <hefest@gmail.com>)
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"Tomi N/A" <hefest@gmail.com> writes:
> ...which made me think: postgresql aims at the same (or very similar)
> clients and use cases as Oracle, DB2 and MSSQL. I pose the question
> from an advocacy standpoint: why doesn't postgresql hold a world
> record of some sort (except performance/price)?

Certified TPC tests are *expensive* to run.  If you search the PG
archives for "TPC" you will probably find some relevant prior
discussions.

FWIW, Josh has given the impression that Sun is working on producing
certified TPC-E results with PG.

            regards, tom lane

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