RE: [GENERAL] Benchmarking PGSQL against Microsoft SQL 7.0?

There has been a discussion in the HACKERS list (check the archives on
the website
[http:\\www.postgresql.org\]) about PostgreSQL vs MS SQL 6.5 for the
last 2 days or so.  
I think these ideas must come in threes, so where is that other person?

I can't really give a feature comparison of MS SQL 7.0 as I've never
used it. as for a benchmarking, although it is out of date, check
http://www.tcx.se/benchmark.html.  There is no direct comparison of
PostgreSQL and MS SQL but it might give you some idea of something (hey
I can't make heads or tails of it all, but remember a smaller bar is
better).
Oh well, hope this helps somebody somehow,
	-DEJ

> -----Original Message-----
> Please forgive my newbieness but I am extremely new to both 
> Postgresql AND
> Linux. I've been a consultant for 6 years working mostly on Microsoft
> platforms (NT, MSSQL). I have developed many data-driven 
> websites using
> WinNT/IIS/ASP/MSSQL. Now, getting sick of MS and being 
> enamored with the
> whole Open Source movement, I wish to learn (and develop a 
> project or two)
> on Linux/Apache/PHP/PGSQL.
> 
> I was wondering if anyone has done any benchmarking (even roughly),
> comparing PGSQL to Microsoft SQL Server 7.0 or even the older 
> MSSQL 6.5.
> Specifically I just want the reassurance that the two 
> products are in the
> same ballpark as far as performance goes. Has anyone done 
> this recently?
> 
> Thank you,
> Bryan
> 
>