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Benchmark Testing
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ALSO CALLED: Benchmark Tests and Benchmarks
DEFINITION: A benchmark is a point of reference by which something can be measured. In surveying, a "bench mark" (two words) is a post or other permanent mark established at a known elevation that is used as the basis for measuring the elevation of other topographical points.In computer and Internet technology, the term may have any of these meanings:1) A set of conditions against which a product or system is
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| Recent Vendor Reports on Benchmark Testing |
ETL World Record Benchmark Report-Extending Data Warehouse Performance
| sponsored by Vertica Systems
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This paper describes how advances in data warehouse DBMS technology (such as parallel processing) have enabled Syncsort DMExrpess and the Vertica Analytic Database to shatter the previous ETL performance benchmark, held by Microsoft and Unisys.
Posted: 05 Jun 2009 | Published: 01 Jun 2009
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Optimizing PC Performance with Simple Benchmarking Processes
| sponsored by Intel Corporation
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Check out this paper to learn how to enhance PC performance and overall IT efficiency by utilizing Intel's unique new platform performance benchmarking process.
Posted: 02 Apr 2009 | Published: 03 Nov 2008
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Best Practices in Creating a Strategic Finance Function
| sponsored by SAP America Inc
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the following article will share the results of SAP research as well as APQC's Open Standards Benchmarking Collaborative (OSBC) research. The OSBC research is the first global set of common standards for business processes and data, giving organizations an independent, authoritative resource for evaluating and improving business practices.
Posted: 26 Jan 2009 | Published: 23 Jan 2009
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Intelligent Metrics Ensures Success
| sponsored by IFS
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Read how GED Integrated Solutions went through the process of identifying
and implementing metrics to drive its business process improvement program in
2002 and has since learned many important lessons in how to track and leverage
business metrics to improve operational performance.
Posted: 01 Aug 2007 | Published: 01 Jul 2007
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BENCHMARK TESTING DEFINITION (continued): … measured. PC magazine laboratories frequently test and compare several new computers or computer devices against the same set of application programs, user interactions, and contextual situations. The total context against which all products are measured and compared is referred to as the benchmark. 2) A program that is specially designed to provide measurements for a particular operating system or application. 3) A known product with which users are familiar or accustomed to that other newer products can be compared to. 4) A set of performance criteria which a product is expected to meet.Laboratory … Benchmark Testing definition sponsored by SearchCIO-Midmarket.com, powered by WhatIs.com an online computer dictionary
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