Re: Postgresql comparison/specs

Al Hulaton typed this on 03/15/2004 03:26 PM:
> 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.
> 

Is Larry 9i any faster though? ;-)