[Novalug] NOVALUG meets Saturday: MySQL, Oracle, PostgreSQL

[Kevin Chin]

Well, this may be obvious... but I've heard annecdotally that MySQL and
Postgres are "missing" some more advanced database features that proprietary
DB's like Oracle have.  Maybe it's FUD, maybe it's fact.  Is this true?
Isn't a database, just a database?  What are some of the major differences?
Better yet, what's an example/use case of when you might prefer one DB over
another?

For example (and I'm just making this up, I don't actually care about this
specific question)...

If you have a large data set and need to have fast write capabilities to
update the data, would one DB have an advantage over another (maybe because
of design or optimization)?

TTYL.
--Kc


On 5/1/07, Peter Larsen <plarsen at famlarsen.homelinux.com> wrote:
>
> Angelo Bertolli wrote:
> > Keith Casey wrote:
> >> On 5/1/07, Theodore Ruegsegger <truegsegger at csc.com> wrote:
> >>> The Northern Virginia Linux Users Group (NOVALUG) is back at CSC
> >>> Saturday, May 5, 10am to Noon in the Auditorium at WTP, 15000
> >>> Conference Center Drive, Chantilly VA.
> >>
> >> Any chance these people can share credentials/experience?
> >>
> >> Unfortunately, I'll miss this one... and I just got back my MySQL with
> >> all kinds of schwag too.  :(
> > If people aren't going to show up (and even if they are), I know I
> > wouldn't mind getting some idea of questions or points that might come
> > up, or things to answer by email.
>
> I second that ... knowing the topics we'll discuss will help provide
> better answers.
>
> Regards
>    Peter Larsen
>
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