Re: How to convince people to choose PostgreSQL over MySQL?
Stephen Cook <[email protected]>
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On 2017-06-14 15:30, Josh Berkus wrote: > On 06/09/2017 11:58 AM, Tobias May wrote: >> Mellow Greetings all, >> >> I'm a junior DBA and PostgreSQL-enthusiast. Last year I switched to a >> company where they promised to me the opportunity to dive deeper into >> PostgreSQL. >> >> At that time there was a lead developer, who was a >> PostgreSQL-enthusiast, too. And there was an agreement that PostgreSQL >> is the primary database backend for our product. Unfortunately she has >> been frozen out by non-technical decision makers. Now there is only one >> colleague and me (without authority to decide) left to advocate PostgreSQL. >> >> Most of the developers in the company are used to MySQL. Although they >> seem to accept PostgreSQL some still subtly question the decision and >> I'm feeling, that I have to constantly defend the decision for PostgreSQL. > > I suggest you try a different tack: ask the developers what they > *specifically* don't like about PostgreSQL. It's quite possible that > their issues are things you could easily help with -- like installing > PostgreSQL on their laptops, or permissions. If you remove their main > reasons to gripe, then things will be a lot easier. > Don't mention that the two available GUIs are either discontinued or beta at best. -- Stephen -- Sent via pgsql-advocacy mailing list ([email protected]) To make changes to your subscription: http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-advocacy