3 posts and columns on benchmarks

Oracle Beats Q2 Earnings Forecasts

in Enterprise on December 16, 2010 at 1:10 pm PT

Oracle’s earnings are in. Both revenue and profits beat the expectations of analysts. Shares are up more than 3 percent after hours.

"Sun + Oracle is Fast"? Not So Fast…

in News on September 30, 2009 at 5:30 am PT

If you’re going to claim in an advertisement that Transaction Processing Council benchmarks show that a hybrid Sun-Oracle server runs faster than a competing product from IBM, it’s probably wise to make sure you have the TPC benchmarks to back up your claim. Not if you’re Oracle, though.
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“Sun + Oracle is Fast”? Not So Fast…

in News on September 30, 2009 at 5:30 am PT

If you’re going to claim in an advertisement that Transaction Processing Council benchmarks show that a hybrid Sun-Oracle server runs faster than a competing product from IBM, it’s probably wise to make sure you have the TPC benchmarks to back up your claim. Not if you’re Oracle, though.
oraclead2