Re: Question: Who's Using Postgres - Mailing list pgsql-general

For what it's worth:

Our company runs MobyGames (http://www.mobygames.com) a project similar
to IMDB, but for video and computer games.  We exclusively use
postgres.  We've been using it since december of 1998 (pg6.5.3) and have
been very happy with it.  The database is relatively small, around 1.5GB
in about 200 tables.  All of our pages are dynamically created, and we
serve up about 1,000,000 pages a day (each page usually causes at least
20-30 queries against the database.).  Most of the database activity is
select queries, there is only about 0.5MB - 1.0MB of additional content
added a day. The database runs on a single box and has performed well.
When there have been problems with postgres, the developers have been
very proactive about finding a solution, and the problems have always
been resolved within a day or two.  From extensive past experience with
both Oracle and Sybase, I can say that's great.

--brian hirt

On Fri, 2002-02-15 at 08:08, Corey W. Gibbs wrote:
> Good Morning Everyone,
> I have a general question about who is using Postgresql.  This is not a
> marketing survey and any information I collect will only be used by me.
>  Here's the background.
> I have a user who has developed a Visual Basic application that uses MS
> Access files for it's data storage.  Currently, this datafile is about
> fifty megs in size.  There are about fifteen users who use these files in
> the application, needless to say, this is having a severe impact on our
> network.  After much heartache and pain, I was able to convince him that we
> need to look at a RDBMS to put the data on.  Of course, I suggested
> Postgres as an alternative to MS SQL server for many reasons.  Linux runs
> on all of my servers, I'm happy with it's performance and reliability.  I'm
> currently running Postgres as my web server's backend.  Opensource software
> does not scare me.  However, his side of the camp comes from the Windows
> world.  "It has to be MS SQL server.  It'll be easier to program to than
> any other server." "Opensource software isn't going any where." "Can we
> depend on it?" are common questions and statements I have heard.
> I am not trying to start a ruckus or a flamewar, but I would like to know
> who's using Postgres out there.  What's the application?  How big are your
> databases?  Are you using Visual Basic or C to connect to it through ODBC
> or are you using a Web interface?
> Any information you can provide will be greatly appreciated.
> thank you
> Corey W. Gibbs
>
>
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