On Fri, Oct 15, 2004 at 11:54:44AM -0500, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > My basic question to the community is "is PostgreSQL approximately as fast > as Oracle?"
> I'm currently running single processor UltraSPARC workstations, and intend > to use Intel Arch laptops and Linux. The application is a big turnkey > workstation app. I know the hardware switch alone will enhance > performance, and may do so to the point where even a slower database will > still be adequate. I have found that PostgreSQL seems to perform poorly on Solaris/SPARC (less so after recent improvements, but still...) compared to x86 systems - more so than the delta between Oracle on the two platforms. Just a gut impression, but it might mean that comparing the two databases on SPARC may not be that useful comparison if you're planning to move to x86. Cheers, Steve ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- TIP 3: if posting/reading through Usenet, please send an appropriate subscribe-nomail command to [EMAIL PROTECTED] so that your message can get through to the mailing list cleanly