Conducting a Data Warehousing Benchmark

Overview

This paper describes how best to design and run a benchmark for a data warehouse environment. It covers what should be the motivating factors for doing a benchmark and outlines the main concepts or ideas to bear in mind when designing the benchmark test specifications. It also explains what one can expect to learn from the benchmark test results. By following the simple steps outlined in this paper one can avoid the obvious pitfalls that most benchmarks run into and have a successful and knowledge gaining evaluation experience.