I'm suspicious about using MySQL or Postgres with a database 100 gigabytes in size. (Especially, when their main website appeared to be down when I wanted to check some of their recent references).
Anyway, if you have availability requirements which don't allow you to take down your system for backup, then you have to use replication (about which quality I'm suspicious again) in order to take "online" backups from a clone db. For that you need another 100GB of storage. Anyway, if I was persuaded to go with MySQL or Postgres for large databases, I'd try to split them up somehow (kind of partitioning), if possible, to have separate databases with separate server processes serving them. That way taking down or crashing of one server wouldn't affect other data that much... Tanel. ----- Original Message ----- To: "Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, January 14, 2004 8:44 PM > > On 01/14/2004 12:44:25 PM, "Jesse, Rich" wrote: > > If you have the choice, look at PostgreSQL in addition to MySQL. From what > > I've seen, it's more mature than MySQL. > > I second that. PostgresSQL supports transactions and uses perl as its > scripting language. From what little I read and saw (just a little pilot > project with the goal to see "what the heck is Postgres"), it's a very > decent database, with a decent performance and capabilities sufficient > for a small, departmental database server. I know nothing of clustering, > distributed database, database links, replication and alike. In other words, > I wouldn't use it for an enterprise-wide server for GE or Wall-Mart, but > it can be quite a convenient storage space for a small corner shop or a > small department. Because of perl and DBI, exchanging data with other > servers like oracle or UDB (DB2) is easy. > > -- > Mladen Gogala > Oracle DBA > -- > Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.net > -- > Author: Mladen Gogala > INET: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Fat City Network Services -- 858-538-5051 http://www.fatcity.com > San Diego, California -- Mailing list and web hosting services > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To REMOVE yourself from this mailing list, send an E-Mail message > to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (note EXACT spelling of 'ListGuru') and in > the message BODY, include a line containing: UNSUB ORACLE-L > (or the name of mailing list you want to be removed from). You may > also send the HELP command for other information (like subscribing). > -- Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.net -- Author: Tanel Poder INET: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Fat City Network Services -- 858-538-5051 http://www.fatcity.com San Diego, California -- Mailing list and web hosting services --------------------------------------------------------------------- To REMOVE yourself from this mailing list, send an E-Mail message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (note EXACT spelling of 'ListGuru') and in the message BODY, include a line containing: UNSUB ORACLE-L (or the name of mailing list you want to be removed from). You may also send the HELP command for other information (like subscribing).