From: | Dave Cramer <pg(at)fastcrypt(dot)com> |
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To: | snacktime <snacktime(at)gmail(dot)com> |
Cc: | "pgsql-general(at)postgresql(dot)org" <pgsql-general(at)postgresql(dot)org> |
Subject: | Re: looking for some real world performance numbers |
Date: | 2007-10-21 20:02:16 |
Message-ID: | 471BB048.3020504@fastcrypt.com |
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snacktime wrote:
> I'm working through the architecture design for a new product. We
> have a small group working on this. It's a web app that will be using
> ruby on rails. The challenge I'm running into is that the latest
> conventional wisdom seems to be that since obviously databases don't
> scale on the web, you should just not use them at all. I have a group
> of otherwise very bright people trying to convince me that a rdbms is
> not a good place to store relational data because eventually it won't
> scale. And of course we don't even have version 1 of our product out
> of the door. I'll admit we do have a very good chance of actually
> getting tons of traffic, but my position is to use a rdbms for
> relational data, and then if and when it won't scale any more, deal
> with it then.
>
> So what would really help me is some real world numbers on how
> postgresql is doing in the wild under pressure. If anyone cares to
> throw some out I would really appreciate it.
>
>
I've got a client doing 18M page views/ day and postgresql isn't really
sweating.
Dave
> Chris
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