Thread: BakBone PostgreSQL Backup Utility
Hey all, I saw this dubious headline on databasejournal.com "BakBone Software Announces Availability of the First PostgreSQL Database Backup and Recovery Solution" Seems they're getting a bit of press http://www.databasejournal.com/news/article.php/2220741http://www.byteandswitch.com/document.asp?doc_id=35267http://www.businesswire.com/cgi-bin/cb_headline.cgi?&story_file=bw.061103/231625494&directory=/google&header_file=header.htm&footer_file= anyone have time to check it out and report what it's all about? Robert Treat -- Build A Brighter Lamp :: Linux Apache {middleware} PostgreSQL
On 11 Jun 2003, Robert Treat wrote: > Hey all, I saw this dubious headline on databasejournal.com > > "BakBone Software Announces Availability of the First PostgreSQL > Database Backup and Recovery Solution" > > Seems they're getting a bit of press > > anyone have time to check it out and report what it's all about? Looking over the manual http://www.bakbone.com/docs/APM_for_PostgreSQL_Users_Guide.pdf it would appear to simply be a gui front end for pg_dump / pg_dumpall. Either spend $1079 or learn how to write a crontab file... I'd rather write a check to the core developers than give my money to folks who are writing a pretty front end to the worlds simplest command line tool.
Scott, > Looking over the manual > http://www.bakbone.com/docs/APM_for_PostgreSQL_Users_Guide.pdf > it would appear to simply be a gui front end for pg_dump / pg_dumpall. > > Either spend $1079 or learn how to write a crontab file... > > I'd rather write a check to the core developers than give my money to > folks who are writing a pretty front end to the worlds simplest command > line tool. <grin> Actually, they wrote the utility for people who are already using their enterprise back-up tool for network-wide backup; $1079 is for the convenience of being able to admin all types of backup from a single console. Which I'd be happy to recommend, if any of my clients had that kind of money ... -- -Josh Berkus Aglio Database Solutions San Francisco
On Friday 13 June 2003 23:11, Josh Berkus wrote: > Which I'd be happy to recommend, if any of my clients had that kind of > money The main advantage of Oracle lies in its name. People think they are smart because they follow its advices. Same goes for the money: the more you spend, the more intelligent you are ... Take these $1079 as a sign that PostgreSQL is gaining confidence (joke). Cheers, Jean-Michel