Re: PostgreSQL Performance Comparison

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.
:-)