IBM RS/6000 SP and DB2 Universal Database Deliver World Record Breaking Performance for Business Intelligence
Somers, N.Y (May 12, 1998) – IBM today announced record-breaking results in performance testing for business intelligence.
These “benchmark” tests demonstrate that the IBM RS/6000 SP, DB2 Universal Database Enterprise-Extended Edition,and IBM’s Serial Storage Architecture disk technology deliver superior performance at the lowest price/performance point for companies running business intelligence applications. The RS/6000 SP running DB2 Universal Database posted industry-leading results of 19,138 Power, 10,662 Throughput and $875 price performance in TPC-D** benchmark testing (see chart***).
Business intelligence — including data warehousing, data mining and on-line analytical processing (OLAP) tools — allows companies to gain additional insights from their data. Customers around the world are using business intelligence systems to make faster, more informed decisions about which markets to enter, which customers to recruit and which products to promote, with the goal of increasing profitability and competitiveness.
“Leading edge companies have just begun to unlock the power of their enterprise data,” said David V. Gelardi, program director, Business Intelligence Solutions and Benchmarking, IBM RS/6000. “By making the RS/6000 SP faster and more affordable, IBM is providing its customers with the tools they need to gain competitive advantage in the markets they serve.”
“IBM’s DB2 was essential in establishing this key industry milestone,” said Jim Kelly, vice president, data management marketing, IBM Software Solutions. “Today’s results demonstrate our commitment to providing our customers with functionally rich, powerful, and affordable business intelligence offerings and show off the excellent capabilities of DB2 Universal Database in raw power, multiuser concurrency and outstanding price/performance for the most demanding users.”
Source: IBM