Adrian 'Dagurashibanipal' von Bidder wrote: > > On Tue, 2002-03-19 at 15:52, mlw wrote: > > Dale Anderson wrote: > > > > > > Hello Group, > > > I need your help, in putting together a list of comparisons, and good solid >technical reasons, to why to use PostgreSQL over using Microsoft SQL Server. Right >now, we are using PostgreSQL for a back-end for some of our web stuff. A couple of >our developers, which are Microsoft VB developers, are complaining about not being >able to use proprietary MS stuff with PostgreSQL. I have told them to use standard >SQL92 compliant programming techniques, and all will work just fine. They just don't >seem to understand why a person wouldn't use SQL Server. If I could put together a >list of good solid technical arguments, (Performance, Support, Reliability, ETC.), as >to why PostgreSQL is better, I think I can make a good case in keeping PostreSQL. I >just don't have any SQL Server experience to compare with. If any of you, who have >SQL Server experience could send me good technical comparisons of SQL Server vs >PostgreSQL, I would greatly appreciate it. > > > > I have worked with MSSQL, Oracle, Sybase, MySQL, and PostgreSQL, I totally > > understand what you are going through. > > > > MSSQL has > > Hi! > > I'm sure I'm not the only one interested in seeing your opinion > regarding Oracle vs. pg and Sybase vs. pg. (But please not another mysql > flamewar here :-)
I have not, compared mysql at all. ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- TIP 5: Have you checked our extensive FAQ? http://www.postgresql.org/users-lounge/docs/faq.html
