Re: PostgreSQL Performance Comparison

From: "scott(dot)marlowe" <scott(dot)marlowe(at)ihs(dot)com>
To: Merlin Moncure <merlin(dot)moncure(at)rcsonline(dot)com>
Cc: Robert Treat <xzilla(at)users(dot)sourceforge(dot)net>, <pgsql-advocacy(at)postgresql(dot)org>
Subject: Re: PostgreSQL Performance Comparison
Date: 2004-02-23 18:38:00
Message-ID: Pine.LNX.4.33.0402231137140.29494-100000@css120.ihs.com
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On Mon, 23 Feb 2004, Merlin Moncure wrote:

> Robert Treat wrote:
> > This came across the wire yesterday, thought I would pass it along. It
> > compares PostgreSQL vs. a "Major Proprietary Database"
> >
> > http://research.rem.nl/performance.html
>
> Are you (or anybody else) aware of any similar studies comparing pg to
> SQL Server? A study detailing not just performance but also reliability
> and administrative advantages, as well as PHB type stuff such as TCO,
> ROI, etc. would be nice.
>
> On another note, it's a pretty safe bet for this site to expect a
> takedown notice from the good folks at Oracle who have structured their
> license agreements to prevent precisely this kind of study from getting
> published.

Oracle? Who mentioned Oracle? :-)

but I would like to get a hold of a test cd of this fine database called
larry 8i. sounds like a nice product, as long as it isn't too expensive.
:-)

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