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Why Tcl is 700% faster than Python for database benchmarking

HammerDB

Python is a popular programming language, especially for beginners, and consequently we see it occurring in places where it just shouldn’t be used, such as database benchmarking. We use stored procedures because, as the introductory post shows, using single SQL statements turns our database benchmark into a network test).

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HammerDB: Using MySQL 5.7 vs 8.0 to understand performance profiles

HammerDB

One of the most important concepts in analysing database performance is that of understanding scalability. Plotting these data points enables us to understand the scalability of the database software being tested on that system. In particular, this means as we add CPU cores and increase the system load, we see higher performance.

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Running hammerdbcli from a bash or batch script updated for v3.2

HammerDB

By default the HammerDB command line interface was designed to run interactively. Copyright (C) 2003-2019 Steve Shaw Type "help" for a list of commands The xml is well-formed, applying configuration SETTING CONFIGURATION Database set to Oracle. hammerdbcli auto buildcli.tcl echo "BASH SCRIPT AFTER BUILD.". HammerDB CLI v3.2

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Fast key-value stores: an idea whose time has come and gone

The Morning Paper

Coupled with stateless application servers to execute business logic and a database-like system to provide persistent storage, they form a core component of popular data center service archictectures. Why are developers using RInK systems as part of their design? We’ve seen similar high marshalling overheads in big data systems too.)

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Why Waits Alone Are Not Enough

SQL Performance

Tom Davidson, Opening Microsoft's Performance-Tuning Toolbox SQL Server Pro Magazine, December 2003. The approach was influential in the design of the SQL Sentry performance dashboard, which presents waits flanked by queues (key resource metrics) to deliver a comprehensive view of server performance. The Top Queries That Weren't.

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What Adrian Did Next?—?Part 2?—?Sun Microsystems

Adrian Cockcroft

We had specializations in hardware, operating systems, databases, graphics, etc. Jim Mauro and Allan Packer visited on rotation from New Jersey, and Adelaide Australia, and worked out how to produce a database sizing guide for Oracle Financials, which I wrote up and published. Jim also joined the database performance team.

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HammerDB Concepts and Architecture

HammerDB

However if you have downloaded the source code and are looking to add features or make modifications such as adding new databases you may be wondering once you have the source code where to start. However HammerDB will not be able to connect to a database yet and the librarycheck command included with the CLI gives an indication why.