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, analyze, size buffers, etc. I've read what people have written on the topic, and from that my gut feel is that using PostgreSQL will not adversely affect performance of my application versus Oracle. I know it won't adversely affect my pocket book. I also know that requests for help will be quick, clear, and multifaceted. 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. Whadyall think? Thanks, Rick ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- TIP 1: subscribe and unsubscribe commands go to [EMAIL PROTECTED]