Re: Data Warehouse Reevaluation - MySQL vs Postgres -- merge tables - Mailing list pgsql-performance

From aaron werman
Subject Re: Data Warehouse Reevaluation - MySQL vs Postgres -- merge tables
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Msg-id BAY18-F22XnnGvgntdb000d7643@hotmail.com
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>From: "Harald Lau (Sector-X)" <harald@sector-x.de>
...
> > From: "Mischa Sandberg" <ischamay.andbergsay@activestateway.com>
> >
> > > If your company is currently happy with MySQL, there probably are
> > > other (nontechnical) reasons to stick with it. I'm impressed that
> > > you'd consider reconsidering PG.
> >
> > I'd like to second Mischa on that issue.
>
>Though both of you are right from my point of view, I don't think
>it's very useful to discuss this item here.
>

It is kinda windy for the list, but the point is that a big part of
performance is developer expectation and user expectation. I'd hope to lower
expectations before we see an article in eWeek. Perhaps this thread should
move to the advocacy list until the migration needs specific advice.

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