From: Volker Hetzer <volker.hetzer@...>
Date: 2004-05-05T02:38:57+09:00
Subject: Re: What so special about PostgreSQL and other RDBMS?


"Sarah Tanembaum" <sarah.tanembaum@yahoo.com> schrieb im Newsbeitrag news:c78jfi$vomj$1@ID-205437.news.uni-berlin.de...
> Beside its an opensource and supported by community, what's the fundamental
> differences between PostgreSQL and those high-price commercial database (and
> some are bloated such as Oracle) from software giant such as Microsoft SQL
> Server, Oracle, and Sybase?
> 
> Is PostgreSQL reliable enough to be used for high-end commercial
> application? Thanks
No idea. What I like about oracle is the tools, especially rman and the wizards
and also the support. Paying for something gives me power over the guy I pay.
Also, I like to have lots of little screws to tailor my database to the specific hardware
and load profile.

Lots of Greetings!
Volker