Automatic performance statistical comparison between two periods
First Claim
1. A method of representing database performance characteristics, the method comprising:
- collecting at least two data values representing measurements of database performance, wherein the at least two data values correspond to two different periods of time;
for each of the two periods, determining a database time that represents an amount of time a database system works on calls by users to the database system; and
normalizing the at least two data values based on the respective database time for the respective periods of time.
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Abstract
A technique for automatically generating a report comprising normalized differences in performance statistics between two separate periods. In one embodiment of the invention, database performance statistics are collected on a periodic basis over various time periods. In order to accurately compare database system performance between two discrete periods of time, the difference in the performance statistics of each period are normalized prior to comparing the two periods with each other. By normalizing the statistical differences in each period prior to comparing the differences, periods of different lengths of time as well as different levels of database system load may be compared. In one embodiment, a report is automatically generated which lists the performance statistics being evaluated, the difference in the statistic between each period, the value of each statistical difference as normalized by database time, and the difference between the normalized values.
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1. A method of representing database performance characteristics, the method comprising:
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collecting at least two data values representing measurements of database performance, wherein the at least two data values correspond to two different periods of time;
for each of the two periods, determining a database time that represents an amount of time a database system works on calls by users to the database system; and
normalizing the at least two data values based on the respective database time for the respective periods of time. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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