Re: [PERFORM] Does PostgreSQL run with Oracle?

2004-10-21 Thread Jim C. Nasby
On Fri, Oct 15, 2004 at 10:19:48AM -0700, Steve Atkins wrote: > 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, an

Re: [PERFORM] Does PostgreSQL run with Oracle?

2004-10-19 Thread Greg Sabino Mullane
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 > My basic question to the community is "is PostgreSQL approximately > as fast as Oracle?" > > I don't want benchmarks, they're BS. I want a gut feel from this community > because I know many of you are in mixed shops that run both products, or >

Re: [PERFORM] Does PostgreSQL run with Oracle?

2004-10-15 Thread Mike Rylander
On Fri, 15 Oct 2004 11:54:44 -0500, [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > My basic question to the community is "is PostgreSQL approximately as fast > as Oracle?" My personal experience comparing PG to Oracle is across platforms, Oracle on Sun/Solaris (2.7, quad-proc R440) and PG on Intel

Re: [PERFORM] Does PostgreSQL run with Oracle?

2004-10-15 Thread Marc Slemko
On Fri, 15 Oct 2004 11:54:44 -0500, [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > My basic question to the community is "is PostgreSQL approximately as fast > as Oracle?" > > I don't want benchmarks, they're BS. I want a gut feel from this community > because I know many of you are in mixed shop

Re: [PERFORM] Does PostgreSQL run with Oracle?

2004-10-15 Thread Tom Lane
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > My basic question to the community is "is PostgreSQL approximately as fast > as Oracle?" The anecdotal evidence I've seen leaves me with the impression that when you first take an Oracle-based app and drop it into Postgres, it won't perform particularly well, but with t

Re: [PERFORM] Does PostgreSQL run with Oracle?

2004-10-15 Thread Steve Atkins
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 bi

Re: [PERFORM] Does PostgreSQL run with Oracle?

2004-10-15 Thread Bruce Momjian
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > My basic question to the community is "is PostgreSQL approximately as fast > as Oracle?" > > I don't want benchmarks, they're BS. I want a gut feel from this community > because I know many of you are in mixed shops that run both products, or > have had experience with

[PERFORM] Does PostgreSQL run with Oracle?

2004-10-15 Thread Richard_D_Levine
My basic question to the community is "is PostgreSQL approximately as fast as Oracle?" I don't want benchmarks, they're BS. I want a gut feel from this community because I know many of you are in mixed shops that run both products, or have had experience with both. I fully intend to tune, vacuum