Re: IBM/DB2 PostgreSQL FUD?

On Mon, 2004-07-12 at 17:07, Merlin Moncure wrote:
>
> > Last week, I got some DB2 literature from IBM. (I didn't ask for it,
> all
> > I wanted was a CD with the software, but I guess they saw fit to send
> me
> > the whole thing.) In this literature was a guide titled, "Why DB2 vs.
> > Open Source Databases Sales Guide".
> >
> > The guide mostly concentrated on MySQL, but they did have one
> paragraph
> > about PostgreSQL. They noted that SourceForge started off using
> > PostgreSQL, but when the site grew it "crashed 4 to 5 times per day"
> under
> > the increased workload as more people put their projects on SF. They
> of
> > course then went on to praise how DB2 handles heavy workloads.
> >
> > Can anyone provide details on this? Were the servers misconfigured?
> I've
> > run into situations where the postgres server will stop responding if
> the
> > disk fills to capacity. We should prepare something to respond to
> this.
>
> Off the top of my head they are quoting the article from Tim Perdue
> comparing mysql and postgres (google: mysql postgresql comparioson).
> The version was some 7.0.x version. They neglected to summarize his
> follow-up which was a big win for pg. However, it's from a non biased
> source, and is well documented. I agree that a rebuttal should be ready
> at will.
>

A better rebuttal would be the shareholders information given out at the
time to VA stock holders that showed the agreement where IBM would
invest in VA and VA would switch to DB2. Course that's probably private
corporate information that can't be shared.

Robert Treat
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