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.org TLD Now Runs on PostgreSQL

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the enterprise-ready dept.

johnnyb writes "The .org domain, which has long run on Oracle systems, is now being transferred to a PostgreSQL system. I guess we can now dispel the "untested in mission-critical applications" myth."

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  1. Not a surprise... by frodo+from+middle+ea · · Score: 4, Interesting

    I had the misfortune of dealing with oracle tech support team once and I can say I am not surprised the ".org" domain has shifted to PG.

    The DB was locking up when trying to retrieve data from a large table (>10 M rows) using a very complex query.The oracle guys kept suggesting that reduce the size of the table.

    Now seriously is that a valid option ? Hey man , I have a million bucks in my acct. and i can't withdraw from the ATM ??
    Just delete some of it and then try again ?
    Or the most common answer from Oracle tech team is "we know its a problem but we will not fix it in this release. Just buy the next version if you want it fixed ?

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    for the last time people, I am "frodo from middle eaRTH", not "middle eaST".
  2. .nz also runs on PostgreSQL by Karora · · Score: 4, Interesting

    I was a designer of the system that runs .nz (New Zealand), which is also based around PostgreSQL, running on three replicated back-end application servers.

    The system was developed in mod Perl and went live on October 14th 2002.

    The plan is to release this (including client software) under the GPL after a stabilisation period.

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    ...heellpppp! I've been captured by little green penguins!
  3. Re:The point by ortholattice · · Score: 4, Interesting
    I'd really like to see some serious tests done with PostgreSQL.

    I love PostgreSQL, have used it in a small (million-record) transactional application with great success, and am pleased to see the implied advocacy of having .org run on it. Nonetheless 2.4 million records is hardly enterprise-level stress. I would really like to see some serious benchmarks against Oracle. My tests on a small PC-based Linux server last year showed that pg beat Oracle mainly because the bloat of Oracle caused excessive thrashing, but on a large mainframe-type application - billion-record type stuff - I simply have no idea. A couple of years ago some benchmarks were published on the web but got quickly taken down by Oracle under threat of lawsuit - their license doesn't allow publication of benchmarks - and I never got to see them. I think this is wrong. Perhaps the recent ruling against EDA benchmark restrictions will open a door towards Oracle benchmarks?