With better technologies, infrastructure and tools the database gets more and more attention. This is especially relevant with todays NoSQL movement in mind. Within this context scalability is a central subject of discussion and consequently performance is getting more important, too.
This is not intended as a complete article on the topic of database performance metrics. Yet I found something that I want to share with you that will help you move into the right direction.
I hope you enjoy Baron Schwarz's talk as much as I did. The Resources section below contains links to Cary Millsap's book and article that both where mentioned in the talk.
Best, Mark
Resources
- http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/059600527X
- http://method-r.com/papers/file/44-thinking-clearly-about-performance