| Author: Nigel Pendse
Released: 2004
Pages: 42
Single User Price: $595 USD

Provides in-depth analyses of the 16 benchmark tests published by Applix, Arbor/Hyperion, Microsoft and MicroStrategy. Includes the only full listing of APB-1 results available anywhere (including the first Oracle9i run), an explanation of why the APB-1 is deeply flawed and the most complete information available on the T3 project.
With the trend to larger user communities, performance is one of the top considerations for companies installing OLAP software. Obtaining reliable information on the subject is essential. Read this analysis to find the inside story on vendors' benchmarks, what they actually reveal about performance and their value to you.
This in-depth analysis looks at16 benchmark tests published by MicroStrategy, Hyperion, Oracle, Applix and Microsoft, as well as providing a thorough analysis of the criteria for the flawed APB-1 benchmark criteria and results. Find out about:
- The problems of comparability between different vendors' benchmarks
- Why vendors publish benchmarks
- What benchmarks do, and don't reveal
- The OLAP Report's own assessment of the value of published benchmarks.
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Contents:
Why OLAP benchmarks matter
Whose benchmark?
Standard benchmarks
The MicroStrategy ‘Stress Test’
The OLAP Council APB-1 benchmark
Revised version
Remaining problems with the APB-1
The first Essbase benchmark
The first Oracle Express benchmark
The Applix TM1 benchmark
The second Essbase benchmark
The second Express benchmark
The third Express benchmark
The third Essbase benchmark
The Microsoft challenge response
The fourth Essbase benchmark
The fourth Express benchmark set
The first Oracle9i OLAP benchmark
The fifth Essbase benchmark
Comparing the APB-1 results
The Microsoft T3 project
Comparing the benchmarks
Conclusions
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