Re: PostgreSQL Auditing - Mailing list pgsql-hackers

From José Luis Tallón
Subject Re: PostgreSQL Auditing
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Msg-id 56B08943.9080109@adv-solutions.net
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In response to PostgreSQL Auditing  (Curtis Ruck <curtis.ruck+pgsql.hackers@gmail.com>)
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On 02/02/2016 02:05 AM, Curtis Ruck wrote:
> [snip]
>
> P.S., do you know what sucks, having a highly performant PostGIS 
> database that works great, and being told to move to Oracle or SQL 
> Server (because they have auditing).  Even though they charge extra 
> for Geospatial support (seriously?) or when they don't even have 
> geospatial support (10 years ago).  My customer would prefer to 
> re-engineer software designed around PostgreSQL and pay the overpriced 
> licenses, than not have auditing.  I agree that their cost analysis is 
> probably way off, even 10 years later, my only solution would be to 
> move to Oracle, SQL Server, a NoSQL solution, or pay EnterpriseDB for 
> their 2 year old version that doesn't have all the cool/modern jsonb 
> support.

Huh?  PPAS 9.5.0.5 is already out there since at least last week; Before 
that PPAS 9.4.5.y or so was there ...
(Not affiliated with EDB, but precision is important)

I agree that auditing is a big selling point and frequently used... But 
it's got to be done "the Postgres way", and that takes time (and usually 
provides superior results).


Just my .02€

    / J.L.





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