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Larry Ellison: Oracle Database 1,000x Faster Than AWS Aurora

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Re: Larry Ellison: Oracle Database 1,000x Faster Than AWS Aurora

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> We use this very fast RDMA network, and we start with that. And in our Gen2 Cloud, our entire network is a super-fast network, which means that most of the applications you run in the Oracle Cloud are going to be much faster than our competitors’ clouds because they don’t use that kind of network. So we have huge cost advantages.

So instead of giving actual metrics, just say "very fast", "super-fast" and "much faster". Even for wall street that seems a bit shallow.

Re: Larry Ellison: Oracle Database 1,000x Faster Than AWS Aurora

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post #7

> We use this very fast RDMA network, and we start with that. And in our Gen2 Cloud, our entire network is a super-fast network, which means that most of the applications you run in the Oracle Cloud are going to be much faster than our competitors’ clouds because they don’t use that kind of network. So we have huge cost advantages. So instead of giving actual metrics, just say "very fast", "super-fast" and "much fast…

Funny to see this now, when thinking about a response he gave to the question 'what the hell is cloud computing', way back in ~2009:

"it is the most nonsensical .. maybe I'm an idiot, it's really just complete gibberish..."

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0FacYAI6DY0

Re: Larry Ellison: Oracle Database 1,000x Faster Than AWS Aurora

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Guess which one you can't benchmark and publish results on.

It really is amazing. From Oracle's Service Agreement:

4.2 You may not, or cause or permit others to: perform or disclose any benchmark or performance tests of the Services, including the Oracle Programs, without Oracle’s prior written consent;

It's nuts!

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