Re: [GENERAL] Oracle and Postgresql

On Sun, Aug 31, 2008 at 11:29:32AM -0700, M2Y wrote:
> Hello,
>
> I am a CS graduate and I have a brief idea of Postgres and Oracle.
> But, I dont have an in-depth knowledge in any of them. I have a
> couple of questions and
>
> I want to compare both of them in terms of functionality,
> performance, advantages and disadvantages.
>
> Why most enterprises prefer Oracle than Postgres even though it is
> free and has a decent enough user community.

That depends which enterprises. At the moment, people who know
Postgres are not common, which gives them advantages in negotiations.

Cheers,
David.
--
David Fetter <david@fetter.org> http://fetter.org/
Phone: +1 415 235 3778 AIM: dfetter666 Yahoo!: dfetter
Skype: davidfetter XMPP: david.fetter@gmail.com

Remember to vote!
Consider donating to Postgres: http://www.postgresql.org/about/donate

--
Sent via pgsql-general mailing list (pgsql-general@postgresql.org)
To make changes to your subscription:
http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-general