benchmarking lets you test how a system responds when it is given work to do, and removes the guesswork from your performance tuning efforts. the workloads you use when benchmarking are very different from real life deployments, which can be extremely variable. if you remember this, benchmarking is extremely useful, enabling you to measure current performance and determine the performance impact of any changes. such changes could be the addition of new hardware or opening up your application to more users.
benchmarking is one of the topics that you can learn more about by taking themysql performance tuning course. you can take this course in the following formats:
training-on-demand: start training within 24 hours of registration, following lecture delivery at your own pace and scheduling time on a lab environment at your convenience.live-virtual events: attend a live event from your own desk, no travel required. you can choose from a selection of events on the schedule to suit different timezones.in-class events: travel to an education center to take this course. below is a selection of the events already on the schedule. location
 date
 delivery language
brussels, belgium
 10 june 2014
 english
sao paolo, brazil
 26 may 2014
 brazilian portuguese
london, england
 20 october 2014
 english
milan, italy
 28 july 2014
 italian
rome, italy
 23 june 2014
 italian
riga, latvia
 29 september 2014
 latvian
petaling jaya, malaysia
 5 may 2014
 english
utrecht, netherlands
 10 june 2014
 english
warsaw, poland
 20 may 2014
 polish
to register for an event or to learn more about the authentic mysql curriculum, go tohttp://education.oracle.com/mysql.
to read an expert writing about mysql benchmarks and other topics related to mysql performance, have a look athttp://dimitrik.free.fr/blog.