Thread: BakBone PostgreSQL Backup Utility

BakBone PostgreSQL Backup Utility

From
Robert Treat
Date:
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


Re: BakBone PostgreSQL Backup Utility

From
"scott.marlowe"
Date:
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.


Re: BakBone PostgreSQL Backup Utility

From
Josh Berkus
Date:
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


Re: BakBone PostgreSQL Backup Utility

From
Jean-Michel POURE
Date:
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