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The Case for PostgreSQL®

Instaclustr

If you’re in database administration, chances are you’ve faced an age-old question: is it better to become slightly proficient in lots of different database tools, or become very proficient in one tool that can do a bit of everything reasonably well? . What is Database Administration? Where Does PostgreSQL Fit In?

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Comparing Database Management Systems: MySQL, PostgreSQL, MSSQL Server, MongoDB, Elasticsearch and others

Altexsoft

Due to the integrated structure and data storage system, SQL databases don’t require much engineering effort to make them well-protected. Since NoSQL databases allow for reserving various data types together and scaling it by growing around multiple servers, their never-decreasing popularity is quite reasonable. Pros of MySQL.

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Classic WTF: The Virtudyne Saga

The Daily WTF

It was simple: develop an internet/intranet based Office/Collaboration system that would deliver "90% of functionality that 90% of [Microsoft Office] users use." He convinced The Founder that, with a handful of programmers helping him, he could develop a client/server Microsoft Office Killer using Visual Basic 6.