Re: Questions about Postgres and Oracle

From: kyle Hailey <kylelf_at_gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 19 Dec 2012 12:33:19 -0800
Message-ID: <CADsdiQhOQVbhgZ=NxZ5uw1qA5tGONf5-C4bkV9uDyyzakFNxFQ_at_mail.gmail.com>



As far as size goes, Yahoo is suppose to have a 2PB modified Postgres database. There are suppose to be a number of 4+TB Postgres implementations out there. Also aren't there options for larger Postgres databases? Like EMC's Greenplum?
Limits for Postgres from
http://www.enterprisedb.com/products-services-training/allfaq
  • Maximum Database Size is Unlimited
  • Maximum Table Size is 32 TeraBytes (TB)
  • Maximum Row Size is 1.6 TB
  • Maximum Field Size is 1 GB
  • Maximum Rows per Table is Unlimited
  • Maximum Columns per Table is 250 - 1600 depending on column types
  • Maximum Indexes per Table is Unlimited

*hi5 Networks Selects EnterpriseDB to Support One of the World's Largest PostgreSQL Installations*
http://www.enterprisedb.com/news-events/press-releases/hi5-networks-selects-enterprisedb-support-one-worlds-largest-postgresql-i

  • Kyle
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