Chris Kratz <chris.kratz@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> writes: > It seems the consensus on this list is that when running postgres, > Opterons outperform Xeons by a significant margin not to mention the > CS storms postgres seems to cause on Xeons. We are looking for a > hosting service for a postgresql based application. Unfortunately, > it seems most services standardize on Dell and by extension Xeon > hardware. Do anyone have recommendations for hosting services that > would be able to provide Opteron based hardware and have decent > service? Or are we stuck with Xeons? -- Chris Kratz You might consider a co-located server. You supply the hardware of your choosing and the ISP puts it in their datacenter. Less popular than dedicated server (owned by the ISP) but a good choice if you have special hardware needs. Not all ISPs do colo so, better check around. HTH -- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Jerry Sievers 305 854-3001 (home) WWW ECommerce Consultant 305 321-1144 (mobile http://www.JerrySievers.com/ ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- TIP 9: the planner will ignore your desire to choose an index scan if your joining column's datatypes do not match