All-in-One Guides:Oracle on Linux
Oracle vs. open source challengers
Oracle and PostgreSQL
Which is better, the Oracle DBMS or the open source PostgreSQL? In this section, read opinions and analysis on how Oracle and PostgreSQL compare and compete.
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PostgreSQL vs. SQL Server, Oracle: Enterprise-ready and able to compete
(presented by SearchOracle.com)
Tip - Why pay licensing costs and maintenance fees for proprietary databases when you can get open source RDBMS PostgreSQL for free? Discover the drawbacks and advantages to using PostgreSQL over Oracle or SQL Server.
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Migrating from Oracle 9i to PostgresSQL 7.3.4 using Ora2Pg
Ask the Expert - Unix-to-Linux migration expert Ken Milberg gives advice on how to use Ora2PG for preserving information in databases transitioning from Oracle 9i to PostgresSQL 7.3.4.
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PostgreSQL vs. SQL Server, Oracle: Enterprise-ready and able to compete
Tip - Why pay licensing costs and maintenance fees for proprietary databases when you can get open source RDBMS PostgreSQL for free? Discover the drawbacks and advantages to using PostgreSQL over Oracle or SQL Server.
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PostgreSQL vs. Oracle: Users speak out
(presented by SearchOracle.com)
|06 Apr 2006
Article - DBAs and other IT pros respond to a recent article that touted the merits of open source PostgreSQL over Oracle.
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PostgreSQL, MySQL, Oracle or other?
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Postgres slides in between Oracle, MySQL
28 Nov 2006
Article - As VoIP provider Vonage's customer base grew, so too did its databases. They didn't warrant more Oracle instances, but ran just fine on PostgresSQL-based EnterpriseDB.
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Why PostgreSQL can best SQLServer, Oracle
(presented by SearchOracle.com)
Tip - Authors Robert Treat and Jason Gilmore explain why the PostgreSQL open source database management system can take on heavy-duty enterprise jobs.