Skype, perhaps the largest telephony app in the world, uses Postgresql. Here's some info on their postgresql usage: http://highscalability.com/skype-plans-postgresql-scale-1-billion-users https://developer.skype.com/SkypeGarage/DbProjects/SkypePostgresqlWhitepaper --- On Sat, 5/1/10, Thomas Løcke <thomas.granvej6@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > From: Thomas Løcke <thomas.granvej6@xxxxxxxxx> > Subject: PostgreSQL vs. Microsoft SQL server > To: pgsql-general@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx > Date: Saturday, May 1, 2010, 2:47 PM > Anybody know of any recent > comparisons made between the two? > > I'm in the process of buying a new telephony related > software suite, > and I'm getting mixed advice. Some say that MSSQL is > _much_ > better/faster than PostgreSQL, and others say the > opposite. > > The vendor is more or less indifferent, with a small plus > to the > Microsoft solution because, well, they are a Microsoft > shop. The > sales-people all bang on about MSSQL being the superior > choice, and > PostgreSQL being a "toy compared to the Microsoft RDBMS". > The tech > people though are divided into three groups: One group says > the two > systems are more or less equal, another group who says the > Microsoft > database is superior and finally a group who speaks highly > of > PostgreSQL. > > I've not been able to convince them to send me some actual > benchmark > numbers, which actually should turn on quite a few alarms, > come to > think about it. :o) > > Maybe you guys are aware of some recent generic > tests/comparisons > between the two systems? > > Regards, > Thomas > > -- > Sent via pgsql-general mailing list (pgsql-general@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx) > To make changes to your subscription: > http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-general > -- Sent via pgsql-general mailing list (pgsql-general@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx) To make changes to your subscription: http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-general
