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PostgreSQL on Big Sites?

Posted by Cliff on from the a-little-dog-on-big-sites dept.

An anonymous reader asks: "I've been using PostgreSQL for years on small projects, and I have an opportunity to migrate my company's websites from Oracle to an open-source alternative. It would be good to be able to show the PHBs that PostgreSQL is a viable candidate, but I'm unable to find a list of high-traffic sites that use it. Does anyone know of any popular sites that run PostgreSQL?"

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  1. Several examples by IO+ERROR · · Score: 5, Informative

    See, for instance, PostgreSQL Case Studies and from the pgsql-advocacy mailing list comes some more: Finally, a list of *big* companies using PostgreSQL for *serious* projects. Why use PostgreSQL? Here's why for some examples.

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  2. The .org registry? by tzanger · · Score: 5, Informative

    Story

  3. How much traffic are we talking about? by jbrayton · · Score: 5, Insightful

    This question really requires more data. How much traffic are we talking about? How much data are we talking about? And then there are all sorts of variables, like the type of content begin stored in the database, the number and types of queries that are done on each page, and the type of caching your application is doing.

    Also, if Oracle is already purchased and paid for, you will have a difficult time making a business case for PostgreSQL.

    Don't get me wrong, I like PostgreSQL. But you will want to have a reason for switching, aside from PostgreSQL being open source.