Over the years I’ve performed a number of benchmarks comparing database X to database Y. My #1 goal of benchmarking is to keep all other variables fixed so the performance of X and Y can be fairly judged. Another sort of benchmark performed is when purchasing new equipment, as you’ll want to see if X is faster on newer hardware. I always benchmark database X against itself to see how much improvem
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