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SearchOpenSource: PostgreSQL Experts: Why Are You Still Using a Big Bucks Database

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Web Webster
Web Webster
Mar 30, 2006

[ Thanks to Jane Walker for this link.
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Are there any instances in an enterprise where another
DBMS would be more appropriate to use than PostgreSQL?

Jason Gilmore: I could take the easy route and
say, ‘No, PostgreSQL is suitable no matter the situation.’ Doing so
would be disingenuous. However, my reasoning has little to do with
the technology, as open source databases like PostgreSQL and MySQL
have repeatedly proven their ability to perform brilliantly in
large-scale enterprise environments of all sorts…”


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Web Webster

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