Re: Replication options?

>From: Jeff Eckermann <jeff_eckermann(at)yahoo(dot)com>
>To: Liam Lesboch <liamlesboch(at)hotmail(dot)com>, pgsql-general(at)postgresql(dot)org
>Subject: Re: [GENERAL] Replication options?
>Date: Wed, 11 Aug 2004 07:20:14 -0700 (PDT)
>
>
>--- Liam Lesboch <liamlesboch(at)hotmail(dot)com> wrote:
>
> > Thes slashdots post today about the beta releases of
> > 8.0 caught the
> > attention of my boss and I. Many comments about the
> > replicator issue and saw
> > many posts about Slony-I in particular. Maybe this
> > is the only viable option
> > in PostgreSQL? There are others that cost money but
> > no where did we surface
> > a article that spoke of them in any form of critique
> > or tutorial (good or
> > bad) and thats a concern for my boss. What large
> > companies use replicators
> > for PostgreSQL?
>
>You are not likely to read too many reviews of
>Slony-I, simply because it is a brand new product.
>But many people have been using it already, even as
>development code, with good results.
>
>That probably won't impress your bosses. If you need
>a track record, then erServer might be what you need.
>erServer is a commercially produced product that was
>(is still?) used by Afilias, the provider of registry
>services for the .info and .org domains. That's
>serious testing; very large databases and lots of
>traffic.
>
>Note that Afilias paid for the development of Slony-I;
>they have employed PostgreSQL core developer Jan Wieck
>to do that (and probably other things as well).
>
>erServer has now been open sourced, so you can get it
>for free. erServer was created by PostgreSQL, Inc.,
>which also provides support services for PostgreSQL
>(another point your bosses might be interested in).
>Check http://www.pgsql.com for more information.
>
>You can get more information about commercial support
>for PostgreSQL at
>http://techdocs.postgresql.org/companies.php
>
>HTH
>

Thank you for taking the time to provide another option for me with some
background information.

Liam

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