On Apr 23, 10:41 pm, "joeNOS...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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wrote:
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> The process of making a new connection is slow. It requires opening
> a new socket from the client to the DBMS, which may require the DBMS
> to spawn a new process, sending connection credentials, which the
> DBMS must verify and respond to before any real work can be done.
> A restaurant would be much less practical if it hired a waitress for
> every new customer and terminated her when she finishes collecting
> the bill.
>
> Joe Weinstein at BEA Systems
So the cost saving is in the setup of a database connection, which
includes opening a communication path between the two components
(possibly using sockets), and authentication (although I guess that
whatever is trying to acquire the database connection would still have
to be authenticated)?
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