| From: | Robert Treat <xzilla(at)users(dot)sourceforge(dot)net> |
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| To: | pgsql-general(at)postgresql(dot)org |
| Cc: | "Asko Oja" <ascoja(at)gmail(dot)com>, "Michael Nolan" <htfoot(at)gmail(dot)com>, M2Y <mailtoyahoo(at)gmail(dot)com> |
| Subject: | Re: Oracle and Postgresql |
| Date: | 2008-09-03 02:56:51 |
| Message-ID: | 200809022256.51541.xzilla@users.sourceforge.net |
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On Tuesday 02 September 2008 17:21:12 Asko Oja wrote:
> On Tue, Sep 2, 2008 at 2:09 AM, Michael Nolan <htfoot(at)gmail(dot)com> wrote:
> > Oracle handles connecting to multiple databases (even on multiple/remote
> > computers) fairly seamlessly, PG does not (yet.)
>
> Stuff we do with plProxy on PostgreSQL is in some respects more advanced
> than anything Oracle has to offer :) We have hundreds of databases in quite
> complex network of remote calls and replication.
>
Yes, but it is also far more complex to install, configure, and use, compared
to something simple like oracle's dblink, which comes pre-installed, is
simple to set-up, and has a much more straight-forward syntax for use in day
to day query work.
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Robert Treat
Build A Brighter LAMP :: Linux Apache {middleware} PostgreSQL
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