Re: Comparing PostgreSQL and Oracle stability

Thomas-

My opinions are based on Oracle 8, which was the last version I used,
performance is a subjective guess-

-Performance is about the same.
-The only thing I've missed is point-in-time recovery.
-Stability is about the same.
-DBA work is about the same if you don't depend on a GUI.
-Support for postgreSQL is much faster. (A bit cheaper as well <grin>)

I haven't missed Oracle.

-Nick

> -----Original Message-----
> From: pgsql-general-owner(at)postgresql(dot)org
> [mailto:pgsql-general-owner(at)postgresql(dot)org]On Behalf Of Thomas Hyldgaard
> Sent: Tuesday, July 02, 2002 8:00 AM
> To: pgsql-general(at)postgresql(dot)org
> Subject: [GENERAL] Comparing PostgreSQL and Oracle stability
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>
> Hi,
>
> I'm considering porting code from Oracle to PostgreSql. I'm looking
> for opinions from people that are experienced with both PostgreSQL and
> Oracle:
>
> 1) Is the stability better, equal or worse when comparing Oracle 9i?
> 2) Are there any performance issues to be aware of when comparing
> PostgreSql an d Oracle (on the same hardware configuration) - eg. size
> of table colums, count of records in tables (and indexes).
> 3) And how about the work for DB administrators - are things simpler
> or more complicated?
>
> Best regards
> Thomas
>
>
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