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Kevin Closson wrote a few articles about this. Maybe you've already read
them, but just in case...
http://kevinclosson.wordpress.com/2007/08/09/nearly-free-or-not-gridsql-for
-enterprisedb-is-simply-better-than-real-application-clusters-it-is-shared
-nothing-architecture-after-all/
On 9/5/07, Ben Poels <ben.poels@(protected)> wrote:
>
> I know many people have mentioned in the past that they find Postgres a
> viable alternative to Oracle for many uses. Now there is EnterpriseDb
> which
> is based on Postgres but takes it one step further and claims it is Oracle
> compatible. It even has range partitioning w/o the extra $$$. They are
> touting FTD, Vonage and Sony's gaming division as major users.
>
> Is anyone using EnterpriseDB for there non-critical databases to save
> money
> on licensing? If you are, how accurate are the compatibility claims? I
> know
> it doesn't support XMLTYPE and private synonyms for instance. Anyone done
> any benchmarks?
>
> Ben
> --
> http://www.freelists.org/webpage/oracle-l
>
>
>
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Jeremy Schneider
Chicago, IL
http://www.ardentperf.com/category/technical
Kevin Closson wrote a few articles about this. Maybe you've already
read them, but just in case...<br><br><a href="http://kevinclosson.wordpress
.com/2007/08/09/nearly-free-or-not-gridsql-for-enterprisedb-is-simply-better
-than-real-application-clusters-it-is-shared-nothing-architecture-after-all/">
http://kevinclosson.wordpress.com/2007/08/09/nearly-free-or-not-gridsql-for
-enterprisedb-is-simply-better-than-real-application-clusters-it-is-shared
-nothing-architecture-after-all/</a><br><br><br><div><span class="gmail_quote">
On 9/5/07, <b class="gmail_sendername">Ben Poels</b> <<a href="mailto:ben
.poels@(protected)">ben.poels@(protected)</a>> wrote:</span><blockquote class=
"gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt
0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
I know many people have mentioned in the past that they find Postgres a<br
>viable alternative to Oracle for many uses. Now there is EnterpriseDb which<br
>is based on Postgres but takes it one step further and claims it is Oracle
<br>compatible. It even has range partitioning w/o the extra $$$. They are<br
>touting FTD, Vonage and Sony's gaming division as major users.<br><br>Is
anyone using EnterpriseDB for there non-critical databases to save money
<br>on licensing? If you are, how accurate are the compatibility claims? I know
<br>it doesn't support XMLTYPE and private synonyms for instance. Anyone
done<br>any benchmarks?<br><br>Ben<br>--<br><a href="http://www.freelists.org
/webpage/oracle-l">
http://www.freelists.org/webpage/oracle-l</a><br><br><br></blockquote></div><br
><br clear="all"><br>-- <br>Jeremy Schneider<br>Chicago, IL<br><a href="http:/
/www.ardentperf.com/category/technical">http://www.ardentperf.com/category
/technical
</a>
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