References for PostgreSQL

Why would you need other companies to use it if it suits your needs ?

I would have thought the features and benefits would drive the decision.

?

Steve

On Thu, 2002-07-18 at 13:53, Christian Lübeck wrote:

Hi!

Just one questions:

Our Company is searching for a good SQL-Database, which will be using very
extensivly in the future.
PostgreSQL really looks good (low/no cost/ many features), but do big
companys have this product also on their production servers? Any if yes,
which companys?

*sigh*
Ok how about this... our current client list that runs postgresql in
production:

USAID (United States Agency for International Development)
DOL ODEP (Department of Labor, i forget what ODEP stands for)
DOS IAWG (Department of State, Inter-Agency Working Group)
DOL PTFEAD (Dept of Labor's DisabilityDirect.gov)
GSA (General Services Administration)

there are some more in the pipeline, but they're not in production

and yes, these organizations also use Oracle; they just run Oracle for
everything.

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Tom Jenkins
Development InfoStructure
http://www.devis.com

On Fri, 2002-07-19 at 08:33, Tom Jenkins wrote:

*sigh*
Ok how about this... our current client list that runs postgresql in
production:

USAID (United States Agency for International Development)
DOL ODEP (Department of Labor, i forget what ODEP stands for)
DOS IAWG (Department of State, Inter-Agency Working Group)
DOL PTFEAD (Dept of Labor's DisabilityDirect.gov)
GSA (General Services Administration)

there are some more in the pipeline, but they're not in production

and yes, these organizations also use Oracle; they just run Oracle for
everything.

err.. that should be "they just don't run Oracle for everything".

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Tom Jenkins
Development InfoStructure
http://www.devis.com

i wasn't saying that your question doesn't deserve to be answered but just
because a company uses a product doesn't mean it does so for the best
reasons.

sql server springs to mind where often it might not be the best tool for the
job but companies use it for several other reasons (product tie in / tie in
with other ms software packages or their db admin doesn't know or won't try
anything else)

i use postgres at work and have found that it offers everything i need for
the applications that use it. we used on because it was the best open-source
product available and we had people (3 or 4 of us) that had enough linux
experience and db experience to be able to support it.

the company i work for is a straight MS house and other developement teams
scoff at us for not wanting to use the MS tools we have avaialable.

Steve

On Thu, Jul 18, 2002 at 07:53:51PM +0200, Christian L�beck wrote:

PostgreSQL really looks good (low/no cost/ many features), but do big
companys have this product also on their production servers? Any if yes,
which companys?

The .info gTLD uses PostgreSQL. Do whois afilias.info for an
example.

A

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We wrote a PHP and PostgreSQL web application to provide economic data to
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http://research.stlouisfed.org/fred2

George Essig

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Hi!

Just one questions:

Our Company is searching for a good SQL-Database, which will be using

very

Hi,

PostgreSQL really looks good (low/no cost/ many features), but do big
companys have this product also on their production servers? Any if yes,
which companys?

Also, please check the archives. The name of the thread...was... (as
far as I remember) "Who's using PostgreSQL?"

Best regards.
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George.T.Essig@stls.frb.org wrote:

U.S. Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis, Economic Research Department

We wrote a PHP and PostgreSQL web application to provide economic data to
the public. See:

http://research.stlouisfed.org/fred2

George Essig

Wow! That's a fanstastic site! I never new such data was available.

Mike Mascari
mascarm@mascari.com

Hi Christian,

There is a pretty decent "Case Study" of how BASF (the worlds largest
chemical company) is using a PostgreSQL backend-ed solution for their
agribusiness online shopping platform.

http://advocacy.postgresql.org/wcgcasestudyonpostgresqlv1.2.pdf

It's in Acrobat format, and was released a few days ago (thanks to Roger
Moon of the Web Commerce Group).

:-)

Regards and best wishes,

Justin Clift

Christian LXbeck wrote:

Hi!

Just one questions:

Our Company is searching for a good SQL-Database, which will be using very
extensivly in the future.
PostgreSQL really looks good (low/no cost/ many features), but do big
companys have this product also on their production servers? Any if yes,
which companys?

Thanks for help,

Christian L�beck

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