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).

http://research.rem.nl/performance.html
Postgres 7.3.2 vs. "Larry" 8i -- called such because of the license 
agreement prohibiting db comparisons and benchmarks.

Keep in mind Postgres is at version 7.4.2 (7.4 is a bit faster than 7.3) 
and Oracle is at 9i (don't know if it's faster or not) so YMMV.


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