Posted by DA Morgan on 04/11/06 23:11

Robert Klemme wrote:
> Hugo Kornelis wrote:
>> - Oracle is more efficient. You have to spend less on hardware to get
>> the same performance.
>
> I'd put a question mark here - at least for the general way you put it.
> It always depends on what you do with the tool. SQL Server's network
> protocol seems to be more efficient as it allows faster round trip. This
> can make a difference in applications that touch the DB frequently
> accessing only small data sets.
>
> Kind regards
>
> robert

Actually I've tested this myth in my lab and, so far have never been
able to duplicate it, given a decently tuned system. Do you have any
benchmarks that support it?
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Daniel A. Morgan
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