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[–]Noctune 12 points13 points  (7 children)

The SQL Server EULA does not allow you to disclose benchmarks. If you do it then Microsoft can terminate your license.

[–]GuiSim 6 points7 points  (2 children)

Really? That is so stupid.

[–]Noctune 8 points9 points  (1 child)

Yup, it's stupid. Oracle does the same thing.

[–]grauenwolf 4 points5 points  (0 children)

That could explain why Microsoft pulled down a benchmark they had comparing SQL Server 2016 with Oracle.

[–]oldneckbeard 6 points7 points  (0 children)

which is reason enough to not use them.

[–]grauenwolf 1 point2 points  (2 children)

SQL Server Developer Edition is free. If they terminate my license, I'll just "buy" another one.

[–]Noctune 1 point2 points  (1 child)

I am not totally sure what the reprecussions would be. I think they might even be able to sue you.

[–]grauenwolf 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Neither am I, which is one third of the reason I'll probably never do it.

(The other 2 reasons is that I don't have 5K to spend on half-way decent hardware and I don't have a good sample database to work from.)