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| From: | Robert Treat <xzilla(at)users(dot)sourceforge(dot)net> |
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| To: | pgsql-advocacy(at)postgresql(dot)org |
| Subject: | BakBone PostgreSQL Backup Utility |
| Date: | 2003-06-12 00:39:03 |
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Hey all, I saw this dubious headline on databasejournal.com
"BakBone Software Announces Availability of the First PostgreSQL
Database Backup and Recovery Solution"
Seems they're getting a bit of press
anyone have time to check it out and report what it's all about?
Robert Treat
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Build A Brighter Lamp :: Linux Apache {middleware} PostgreSQL
| From: | "scott(dot)marlowe" <scott(dot)marlowe(at)ihs(dot)com> |
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| To: | Robert Treat <xzilla(at)users(dot)sourceforge(dot)net> |
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| Subject: | Re: BakBone PostgreSQL Backup Utility |
| Date: | 2003-06-13 20:51:14 |
| Message-ID: | Pine.LNX.4.33.0306131446090.21088-100000@css120.ihs.com |
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On 11 Jun 2003, Robert Treat wrote:
> Hey all, I saw this dubious headline on databasejournal.com
>
> "BakBone Software Announces Availability of the First PostgreSQL
> Database Backup and Recovery Solution"
>
> Seems they're getting a bit of press
>
> anyone have time to check it out and report what it's all about?
Looking over the manual
http://www.bakbone.com/docs/APM_for_PostgreSQL_Users_Guide.pdf
it would appear to simply be a gui front end for pg_dump / pg_dumpall.
Either spend $1079 or learn how to write a crontab file...
I'd rather write a check to the core developers than give my money to
folks who are writing a pretty front end to the worlds simplest command
line tool.
| From: | Josh Berkus <josh(at)agliodbs(dot)com> |
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| To: | "scott(dot)marlowe" <scott(dot)marlowe(at)ihs(dot)com>, Robert Treat <xzilla(at)users(dot)sourceforge(dot)net> |
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| Subject: | Re: BakBone PostgreSQL Backup Utility |
| Date: | 2003-06-13 21:11:49 |
| Message-ID: | 200306131411.50256.josh@agliodbs.com |
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Scott,
> Looking over the manual
> http://www.bakbone.com/docs/APM_for_PostgreSQL_Users_Guide.pdf
> it would appear to simply be a gui front end for pg_dump / pg_dumpall.
>
> Either spend $1079 or learn how to write a crontab file...
>
> I'd rather write a check to the core developers than give my money to
> folks who are writing a pretty front end to the worlds simplest command
> line tool.
<grin> Actually, they wrote the utility for people who are already using
their enterprise back-up tool for network-wide backup; $1079 is for the
convenience of being able to admin all types of backup from a single console.
Which I'd be happy to recommend, if any of my clients had that kind of money
...
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-Josh Berkus
Aglio Database Solutions
San Francisco
| From: | Jean-Michel POURE <jm(dot)poure(at)freesurf(dot)fr> |
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| To: | pgsql-advocacy(at)postgresql(dot)org |
| Subject: | Re: BakBone PostgreSQL Backup Utility |
| Date: | 2003-06-14 10:20:27 |
| Message-ID: | 200306141220.27277.jm.poure@freesurf.fr |
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On Friday 13 June 2003 23:11, Josh Berkus wrote:
> Which I'd be happy to recommend, if any of my clients had that kind of
> money
The main advantage of Oracle lies in its name. People think they are smart
because they follow its advices. Same goes for the money: the more you spend,
the more intelligent you are ...
Take these $1079 as a sign that PostgreSQL is gaining confidence (joke).
Cheers,
Jean-Michel