Re: Yet another open-source benchmark

Tom Lane wrote:
> OSDL has just come out with a set of open-source database benchmarks:
> http://www.osdl.org/projects/performance/
>
> The bad news:
> "This tool kit works with SAP DB open source database versions 7.3.0.23
> or 7.3.0.25."
>
> (In fact, they seem to think they are testing kernel performance, not
> database performance, which strikes me as rather bizarre. But anyway.)
>
> The good news:
> "We are planning to port this test kit to other databases."
>
> Perhaps someone around here should help out...

Yep, this is the group that have hit a performance limit with SAPDB and
are 100% definitely looking to move it to PostgreSQL, *if* they can get
people to assist them.

:-)

Regards and best wishes,

Justin Clift

> regards, tom lane
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