Whats missing from postgresql

From: anthony_barker(at)hotmail(dot)com (Anthony_Barker)
To: pgsql-general(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Whats missing from postgresql
Date: 2004-04-01 01:00:52
Message-ID: 899f842.0403311700.6b69be9f@posting.google.com
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Aberdeen has a review of open source rdbms. The overall review was
quite positive but mentioned a few things missing.

Features desired according to users:
Gui control centre
Improved Replication
Two-phase commit

They list what they think is missing from postgresql compared with
Oracle/db2/MSSQL

PostgreSQL does not offer the following key features typically
provided in enterprise databases(according to Aberdeen):
• Incremental and parallel backup/restore
• Encryption (security)
• Deadlock detection
• Row-level locking (typically required by large packaged
applications) —
although PostgreSQL does offer alternative sub-table locking schemes
• Bit-mapped indexing (for large data warehouses)
• A single GUI administrative interface
• View update/insert/delete

I was pretty sure that NETAPP offers incremental backup of Postgresql
- but perhaps I'm wrong.

What about the row level locking or the other features. Are they
issues for anyone?

http://www.sleepycat.com/aberdeenwp/

Anthony
http://xminc.com/mt/

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