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... dramatically improve hardware performance by tightly integrating Oracle software with Sun hardware Eh? The hardware and its performance stands alone. Addi

... dramatically improve hardware performance by tightly integrating Oracle software with Sun hardware Eh? The hardware and its performance stands alone. Adding software cannot improve the hardware. Only the software performance may be increased by better hardware utilization.

californiaguy2 17y ago
> Adding software cannot improve the hardware What do you mean "eh"? Software can definitely, without a doubt improve the performance of the hardware. That's what device drivers and firmware exist for.
- Nwallins 17y ago
  Note: I am distinguishing between software and firmware, here. My point is, if the overall performance improves after a software update, you have improved the software performance. The hardware performance is what it is. Edit: If Michael Schumacher can drive my Honda Civic faster than I can, it's not because the car improved. It's because the driver's performance improved. It is capable of 160 HP even with nobody in the driver's seat.
  - Tuna-Fish 17y ago
    The point probably is specifically tuning the hardware for specific loads caused by specific software. http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=815371 http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=815371
    - Nwallins 17y ago
      OK, this makes more sense to me. I would have said: "... dramatically improve hardware performance by tightly integrating Sun hardware with Oracle software".
gaius 17y ago
It is obvious what this means. Oracle up to 10g accessed NFS filesystems via the OS. They were mounted just as normal filesystems would be. Oracle 11g connects directly to the NFS server, completely bypassing the OS filesystem layer.
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rbanffy 17y ago
Write a million 1 megabyte files on a hard disk formatted with FAT32. Now, on the same computer, reformat the hard using ext4 and write the same files. See the difference?
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- Nwallins 17y ago
  Yes, the difference is software. The filesystem performance is better. The hardware has the same performance.

californiaguy2 17y ago

> Adding software cannot improve the hardware What do you mean "eh"? Software can definitely, without a doubt improve the performance of the hardware. That's what device drivers and firmware exist for.

Nwallins 17y ago
Note: I am distinguishing between software and firmware, here. My point is, if the overall performance improves after a software update, you have improved the software performance. The hardware performance is what it is. Edit: If Michael Schumacher can drive my Honda Civic faster than I can, it's not because the car improved. It's because the driver's performance improved. It is capable of 160 HP even with nobody in the driver's seat.
- Tuna-Fish 17y ago
  The point probably is specifically tuning the hardware for specific loads caused by specific software. http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=815371 http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=815371
  - Nwallins 17y ago
    OK, this makes more sense to me. I would have said: "... dramatically improve hardware performance by tightly integrating Sun hardware with Oracle software".

gaius 17y ago

It is obvious what this means. Oracle up to 10g accessed NFS filesystems via the OS. They were mounted just as normal filesystems would be. Oracle 11g connects directly to the NFS server, completely bypassing the OS filesystem layer.

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rbanffy 17y ago

Write a million 1 megabyte files on a hard disk formatted with FAT32. Now, on the same computer, reformat the hard using ext4 and write the same files. See the difference?

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Nwallins 17y ago
Yes, the difference is software. The filesystem performance is better. The hardware has the same performance.