What can I say....at least he is willing to listen now...thanks guys... This is an excellent start...
Cheers everyone Medi On 8/21/07, Joshua D. Drake <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > Hash: SHA1 > > Medi Montaseri wrote: > > Hi, > > > > I have finally convinced my manager to "consider" the idea of migrating > from > > 7.2 to 8.2. Obviously he needs an ROI (Return Of Investment) analysis > (in a > > technical sense). > > > > So, I am wondering if anyone has worked on a similar project where you > had > > to go thru the release notes and bug fixes to compile such a > motivational > > speech and willing to share. > > > > Otherwise, as many links you can provide would be nice. > > Wow... > > Does your manager still run Windows 98? > > Not to be sarcastic but that is essentially what the argument boils down > to. > > 1. 7.2 is *not* supported > 2. 7.2 will not receive any backpatches > * There are data loss and security bugs that have not been back patched > 3. If you post here with a question about 7.2, the first thing you will > get back is, "upgrade". > 4. 8.2 is much faster (not like 10%, like 100%) > > Now what problems are you going to run into? > > Several datatypes in 7.2 are allowed to be '', in 8.x they are not. > Specifically number based types. > > You may have to turn "on" add_missing_from_clause > > Sincerely, > > Joshua D. Drake > > > > > > > > Cheers > > Medi > > > > > - -- > > === The PostgreSQL Company: Command Prompt, Inc. === > Sales/Support: +1.503.667.4564 24x7/Emergency: +1.800.492.2240 > PostgreSQL solutions since 1997 http://www.commandprompt.com/ > UNIQUE NOT NULL > Donate to the PostgreSQL Project: http://www.postgresql.org/about/donate > PostgreSQL Replication: http://www.commandprompt.com/products/ > > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- > Version: GnuPG v1.4.6 (GNU/Linux) > Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org > > iD8DBQFGyyABATb/zqfZUUQRAk0SAJ9kQ2LvZ9MoCVwZX7gHgSB8NNgxygCfYp5a > bxD4582Zw+WM2XCEy38idCM= > =dP3b > -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- >
