Swaminathan Saikumar wrote:
Hi all,
I'm new to PostGreSql.
http://searchyourwebhost.com/web-hosting/articles/insight-database-hosting-using-sql
What a wonderful article - it's almost worth keeping a copy. It's so bad
it's difficult to know where to start. I think my favourite has to be :
+ MSSql being massive is considered to have the maximum scalability for
database hosting.
And I just love the comment on both MySQL and Postgres about GPL and BSD
being 'too open' - meaning?
Pete
Check out the link. I am starting out on a new personal project & had
zeroed in on PostGreSql with Mono-ASP.NET as ideal for my needs,
mainly owing to a PostGreSql whitepaper.
Now, I chanced upon the article above. I've pasted the cons as
mentioned in the article, and would like the community feedback on it,
especially with regards to the "inferior Data Storage mechanism".
The cons of PostgreSql Hosting
* Performance considerations: Inserts and Updates into the PostgreSql
database is much slower compared to MySql. PostgreSql hosting thus
might slow down the display of the web page online.
* BSD license issues: Since PostgreSql comes under the Berkeley
license scheme, this is again considered to be too open.
* Availability of inferior Data Storage mechanism: PostgreSql uses
Postgres storage system, which is not considered to be transaction sae
during PostgreSql hosting.
* Its not far-flung: While MySql hosting and MSSql hosting have deeply
penetrated into the market, PostgreSql hosting still remains to be
passive in the database hosting market.
* Non-availability of required assistance for PostgreSql hosting:
Assistance is being provided via mailing lists. However there is no
guarantee that the issue faced during PostgreSql hosting would be
resolved.
Thanks!
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