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2005 TopTen Program Database Categories
Databases are classified by primary usage within one of the following categories:
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Business Intelligence, Data Warehousing, Decision Support
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Operational System, Transaction Processing, e-Commerce
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Scientific, Content Stores, Other
The databases are then classified by platform:
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All Environments
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Unix Only
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Windows Only
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Linux Only
The database metrics applied to these categories are:
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Database Size - table data, summaries, aggregates and indices
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Normalized Data Volume - the total volume of user data managed by the database
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Number of rows, records or objects
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Peak workload - SQL statements or database operations per hour
The table below summarizes the award categories for the 2005 Program.
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Metric |
Platform |
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| All Environments* | Unix Only | Windows Only | Linux Only | |
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Business Intelligence - Data Warehousing - Decision Support |
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| Database Size | √* | √ | √ | √ |
| Normalized Data Volume | √* | √ | √ | √ |
| Number of Rows | √* | √ | √ | √ |
| Peak Workload | √* | √ | √ | √ |
| Operational Systems - Transaction Processing - e-Commerce | ||||
| Database Size | √* | √ | √ | √ |
| Normalized Data Volume | √* | √ | √ | √ |
| Number of Rows | √* | √ | √ | √ |
| Peak Workload | √* | √ | √ | √ |
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Scientific - Content Stores - Other |
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| Database Size | √* | √ | √ | √ |
| Normalized Data Volume | √* | √ | √ | √ |
| Number of Rows | √* | √ | √ | √ |
| Peak Workload | √* | √ | √ | √ |
* Grand prizes are awarded for first place winners in the All Environments categories only.