Nav 2009 vs 5.0Sp1. performance

JedrzejT

Hi,

I have simple question about performance in NAV 2009 with New client (RTC i think).
Is it working faster than standard client in NAV 5.o SP1? I mean, If some report generate 30 minute can I expect it will be faster?

Marije_Brummel

No, it will be at least three times slower on the RTC.

JedrzejT

Thanks, In my country 2009 is not released yet. Can You explain a little why it is so slow? All operation is executed on the server, so i think it has to be faster.

Marije_Brummel

All operations is handled by C# .net code instead of good old C++. This seems to make it slower.

On top of that the report engine creates a (sort of) xml files that is rendered in RDLC on the client.

Don't get me wrong please, I love the new client and technology, but don't expect new technology to be faster than the old. That is a common mistake.

davmac1

I have always wondered why the fascination with xml. It is derived from the EDI concept of metadata. It is inherently inefficient because of all the tags.
Imagine a world where everyone had their own bus and used it every day for driving to work. Buses are good for their intended use, not every possible use.
XML is the same - good for sendling unstructured data to an unknown program that can use the tags to do the job where nothing is known in advance about the originating data.

Marije_Brummel

Aiai, please don't get me wrong, it might not be xml. I don't exactly know the format.