Brent Ozar has a timely analogy for us:
You’re trying to decide whether to use DHL, FedEx, UPS, or your local postal service.
You could measure them by sending me a gift – after all, it is the holidays, and I do a lot of stuff for you year round, and it’s probably the least you could do.
– You place one box outside
– You call the shipping company to come pick it up, and start the clock
– When I get it, I’ll call you to confirm receipt, and you stop the clock
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