Re: Is there a shortage of postgresql skilled ops people

On Apr 9, 2007, at 8:15 AM, Vivek Khera wrote:

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> On Mar 27, 2007, at 4:09 PM, Tony Caduto wrote:
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>> Another thing is this, how hard could it possibly be for a MS SQL
>> DBA or Oracle DBA to pick up using PostgreSQL?
>> I don't think it would take a decent admin of any database to come
>> up to speed in a very short time as long as they were interested
>> in doing so.
>
> We've been working with a consultant to re-design/optimize some
> existing DB systems we have running, and his background is mostly
> Oracle and DB/2. Some of the optimizations -- actually
> operationally related choices on how to do things -- are remarkably
> off-base for Postgres.

Can you give some examples of this? It's not that I don't believe
you, I'd just like some concrete examples from someone in your
situation.

erik jones <erik(at)myemma(dot)com>
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