Re: PostgreSQL and Linux 2.6 kernel.

From: Gary Doades <gpd(at)gpdnet(dot)co(dot)uk>
To: Mike Nolan <nolan(at)gw(dot)tssi(dot)com>
Subject: Re: PostgreSQL and Linux 2.6 kernel.
Date: 2004-04-04 08:52:40
Message-ID: EA46C097376A@gpdnet.co.uk
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On 3 Apr 2004 at 21:23, Mike Nolan wrote:

> > Almost any cross dbms migration shows a drop in performance. The engine
> > effectively trains developers and administrators in what works and what
> > doesn't. The initial migration thus compares a tuned to an untuned version.
>
> I think it is also possible that Microsoft has more programmers working
> on tuning issues for SQL Server than PostgreSQL has working on the
> whole project.
> --
> Mike Nolan
>

Agreed. Also considering the high price of SQLServer it is in their
interests to spend a lot of resources on tuning/performance to give it a
commercial edge over it rivals and in silly benchmark scores.

Cheers,
Gary.

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