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Database Benchmarking and Stress Testing: An Evidence-Based Approach to Decisions on Architecture and Technology
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Database Benchmarking and Stress Testing: An Evidence-Based Approach to Decisions on Architecture and Technology

by Bert Scalzo
October 2018
Intermediate to advanced
250 pages
4h 54m
English
Apress
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Bert ScalzoDatabase Benchmarking and Stress Testinghttps://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4842-4008-3_8

8. Benchmarking for Consolidation

Bert Scalzo1 
(1)
Flower Mound, TX, USA
 

In this chapter we’re going to review benchmarking considerations for when you are testing scenarios in order to consolidate database instances. Database consolidation occurs when you attempt to reduce the total number of database licenses in order to reduce costs. With the rising cost of database licenses and the business considering a database as just a commodity, building-block object required for an application, your management might be required to undertake consolidation efforts. Moreover with today’s servers being so powerful, with multi-core CPUs and lots ...

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