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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

Since a Structured Query Language is the core of these systems, this type is also called SQL. Due to the integrated structure and data storage system, SQL databases don’t require much engineering effort to make them well-protected. We’ll discuss such NoSQL databases as: MongoDB. Simple syntax and mild complexity.

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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.