Re: Are we losing momentum? - Mailing list pgsql-hackers

Having good reference sites is important, and I could list as many
impressive ones as MySQL, but who has time to hunt around and get
permission to list them --- I will tell you who --- the MySQL marketing
guys, while the PostgreSQL guys don't.  :-(

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Ron Mayer wrote:
> IMVHO it's reference customers/users more than books & windows ports.
> 
> If I were a naive middle manager in some company, would I rather
> use:
> 
>   (a) the database used by Yahoo, Cisco, and Sony?
>   (b) the database used by Shannon Med Center, Mohawk SW, Vanten Inc, and BASF.
> 
> Now suppose I told that same middle manager there was an open 
> source alternative:
> 
>   (c) used by Lockheed Martin, Nasdaq, AOL, and Unisys.
> 
> As far as I can tell (5-minutes searching) (c) is PostgreSQL.
> 
>   http://jobsearch.monster.com/jobsearch.asp?q=postgresql
>   http://www.hotjobs.com/cgi-bin/job-search?KEYWORDS=postgres
>
http://seeker.dice.com/jobsearch/servlet/JobSearch?op=1002&dockey=xml/8/1/816e9b7e50ae92331bb5c47a791a589f@activejobs0&c=1
>
http://seeker.dice.com/jobsearch/servlet/JobSearch?op=1002&dockey=xml/c/8/c8dc5841d18329c6c50b55f67a7ff038@activejobs0&c=1
>
http://seeker.dice.com/jobsearch/servlet/JobSearch?op=1002&dockey=xml/1/6/168f30dc84b8f195d1fc35feb6a2f67a@activejobs0&c=1
>   "The Nasdaq Stock Market ... currently looking to fill the following 
>    positions in Trumbull, CT...Some positions require knowledge of ...Postgre SQL.."
> 
> 
> I'm not sure quite what it'd take to get the permission to use
> these company's names, but surely we could have a list of links 
> to the job postings...   I'd bet that one of monster, hotjobs, 
> and/or dice would even provide a datafeed of relevant jobs to
> be posted on the postgresql.org site.
> 
> 
> If we simply had a list of companies using postgresql highly visible 
> somewhere -- not necessarily a complex case study, just simple list 
> of "company X uses postgresql for Y" statements -- I think it would 
> go a long way.  I'll contribute.  InterVideo uses postgresql (for
> running user surveys and some internal reporting and development tools).
> 
>     Ron
> 
> PS: No offense to Shannon, Mohawk, Vanten, and yes, I know BASF is
>     an awesome company.  But they're all, even BASF, less of
>     a household name than Sony,Yahoo,Cisco,AOL,Nasdaq,Lockheed.
> 
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