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From: gary@mic.UUCP (Gary Lewin)
Newsgroups: comp.databases
Subject: Oracle & Number of Users
Summary: oracle users and performance
Keywords: oracle users performance
Message-ID: <2399@mic.UUCP>
Date: 27 Aug 90 21:35:59 GMT
Organization: RGL Consulting, Dallas, Tx
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It is my understanding that on a 33 mhz, caching UN*X system with 16
megs of ram, up to 16 users could run Oracle at once.  At least
according to people at Oracle.

Now for some questions for those of you actually running Oracle:

1)  How many simultaneous users are <REALLY> able to use the above
    system with little or no performance degradation?

2)  How many simultaneous users are able to use a 16 megabyte
    25 mhz system with little or no performance degradation?

3)  How many simultaneous Oracle developers should be able to use
    the 33 mhz, 16 meg system with little or no performance 
    degradation (Oracle says 5-6)?

I appreciate any light that may be shed on this topic.  It would also
be of interest to get a comparison of the above information but with
other database managers running under UN*X on 386-486 systems.

Thanks,

Gary Lewin
gary@mic.lonestar.org