Why would anyone want to use PostgreSQL instead of SQL Server? There are a lot of factors to consider when choosing how to store your data. Sometimes we need to look deeper than the standard choice and consider something new. If you’re starting a brand new project, where should ...
PostgreSQL, often simply Postgres, is an object-relational database management system (ORDBMS) available for many platforms including Linux, FreeBSD, Solaris, Windows and Mac OS X. It is released under the PostgreSQL License, which is an MIT-style license, and is thus free and open source software.
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Ten Reasons PostgreSQL is Better Than SQL Server
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Data Durability
A friend of mine half-jokingly says that the only reason to put data into a database is to get it back out again. In order to get data out, we need to ensure some kind of durability. Relational databases offer single server durability through write-ahead logging and checkpoint mechanisms. These ...