Re: WAL Archiving and base backup

On 1/14/22 16:00, David G. Johnston wrote:
> I still don't really understand what is so great about it.  About its
> only redeeming feature is a declaration that "it is in core" and that
> newcomers can just default to it without thinking.  I'd rather just
> play favorites and write "use pgbackrest" in our documentation.  Or
> some hybrid approach where we don't just pick one but instead guide
> people to the community solutions that are out there.  I don't think I
> really want the people responsible for core to spend time on writing
> end-user backup tooling. Their time is much more valuably spent
> working on the core product.
>
> David J.
>
Well, the "without thinking" part of your post can be rephrased as "ease
of use". Do database administrators really need to think about which
backup software to use? What kind of knowledge will such an evaluation
provide? All commercial databases have some form of backup software
included into the core database. After all, backup and restore are
extremely important functions which IMHO should be provided along with
the database software.

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