Oracle vs. PostgreSQL: First Glance

Re:Oracle vs. PostgreSQL: First Glance by davio on Monday May 04, 2020 @12:13PM (#23069795)

I've been at 3 separate companies where each respective CIO had "get rid of Oracle" as a strategic initiative.

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Re:Oracle vs. PostgreSQL: First Glance by aserafini on Monday May 04, 2020 @04:11PM (#23072705)

Amazon even made a promotional video when they shut down their last Oracle database https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=9yBP5gnnZi4

Perhaps it was retaliation for Larry’s comments about Amazon in this interview https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=xrzMYL901AQ

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Re:Oracle vs. PostgreSQL: First Glance by ibejoeb on Monday May 04, 2020 @03:25PM (#23072223)

If you're really only using it as a dumb datastore, it is kinda silly to not switch to Postgres. The migration in these cases is, relatively, simple.

If you're using any advanced features, migrating to anything else is going to be a risk-ridden project. Same goes for any other product, of course.

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Re:Oracle vs. PostgreSQL: First Glance by davidgerard on Monday May 04, 2020 @12:33PM (#23070078)

Absolutely the best part of moving from Oracle to PG is never worrying about licensing ever again.

PG does 99% of what Oracle does. If you have one of the 1% cases, that will be a remarkable circumstance.

Always test a move from Oracle to PG, see how it performs.

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Re:Oracle vs. PostgreSQL: First Glance by tandr on Monday May 04, 2020 @12:47PM (#23070304)

It mirrors my (anecdotal) experience in the last 2 companies that were dependent on it too.

With that said... Makes me wonder how many (if any) companies are moving opposite direction that Oracle survives and doing so nicely.

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Re:Oracle vs. PostgreSQL: First Glance by takacsroland on Monday May 04, 2020 @06:07PM (#23073911)

Thanks for everyone's comment, it really looks like migrating will be one of the best decisions. :)

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