Re: How to convince people to choose PostgreSQL over MySQL?

On 2017-06-14 15:30, Josh Berkus wrote:
> On 06/09/2017 11:58 AM, Tobias May wrote:
>> Mellow Greetings all,
>>
>> I'm a junior DBA and PostgreSQL-enthusiast. Last year I switched to a
>> company where they promised to me the opportunity to dive deeper into
>> PostgreSQL.
>>
>> At that time there was a lead developer, who was a
>> PostgreSQL-enthusiast, too. And there was an agreement that PostgreSQL
>> is the primary database backend for our product. Unfortunately she has
>> been frozen out by non-technical decision makers. Now there is only one
>> colleague and me (without authority to decide) left to advocate PostgreSQL.
>>
>> Most of the developers in the company are used to MySQL. Although they
>> seem to accept PostgreSQL some still subtly question the decision and
>> I'm feeling, that I have to constantly defend the decision for PostgreSQL.
>
> I suggest you try a different tack: ask the developers what they
> *specifically* don't like about PostgreSQL. It's quite possible that
> their issues are things you could easily help with -- like installing
> PostgreSQL on their laptops, or permissions. If you remove their main
> reasons to gripe, then things will be a lot easier.
>

Don't mention that the two available GUIs are either discontinued or
beta at best.

-- Stephen