Re: young guy wanting (Postgres DBA) ammo

From: Kevin Hunter <hunteke(at)earlham(dot)edu>
To: Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us>
Cc: Postgres General List <pgsql-general(at)postgresql(dot)org>
Subject: Re: young guy wanting (Postgres DBA) ammo
Date: 2007-11-02 04:42:29
Message-ID: 472AAAB5.4060900@earlham.edu
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At 12:35a -0400 on 02 Nov 2007, Tom Lane wrote:
> Kevin Hunter <hunteke(at)earlham(dot)edu> writes:
>> However, I'm not a DBA and only minimally know what's involved in doing
>> the job, so I don't have "ammo" to defend (or agree?) with my friend
>> when he says that "Postgres requires a DBA and MySQL doesn't so that's
>> why they choose the latter.
>
> He's full of it ... mysql is not any easier to run or tune.

I expected as much, but would you give me something more than "Because
Tom says so!" Good enough for me, but not for a
non-Postgres-indoctrinated person, I fear. ;-)

Thanks,

Kevin

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