Re: Postgresql comparison/specs
Al Hulaton <[email protected]>
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todd runstein wrote: > I know it's a bit off topic, but I need some specs on > Postgresql. The "company" is trying to decide whether > to go M$ $QL on windoze or Postgresql on Linux. Does > anyone know of performance comparisons between > Postgresql and M$$SQL or Oracle (we have an old SQL vs > Oracle comparison). > > Thanks in advance! Well, considering Oracle costs $20,000+, will take a bunch of work to install, and will require annual service contracts, why not just get Postgresql (free) and use the money you've saved on better hardware and support, maybe having a certain database company* come in to tune and configure it for you. No question, Oracle is good. But is it $20-40,000 good? Do you need the features in Oracle not present in Postgresql? Only you can answer that. I don't know of any head-to-head comparison tests (but if I find any, I'll post 'em) but I do know the .org domain registry runs on postgres. -- Best, Al Hulaton | Sr. Account Engineer | Command Prompt, Inc. 503.667.4564 | [email protected] Home of Mammoth Replicator for PostgreSQL Managed PostgreSQL, Linux services and consulting Read and Search O'Reilly's 'Practical PostgreSQL' at http://www.commandprompt.com *author works for said database company.