database performance: Java Linux Databases: DB2
DB2 version 9.1
JDKs and Kernels
There is almost no difference at all between JDKs are kernels -
the blips in the curve are probably caused by the engine or the JVM (as they are repeated in completely seperate runs):
Prepared Statements
DB2 makes a good example for the (varying) benefits of using prepared statements.
Depending on the size of the table, the benefits vary from imperceptible to huge!