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Sarah Tanembaum wrote:
> 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
I would recommend MySQL if you are looking for an alternative. I know nothing of PostgreSQL, but I know that MySQL is suitable for use as a high-usage database.
Fred
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Received on Tue May 04 2004 - 13:18:37 CDT
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