PostgreSQL performance optimization is a widely discussed issue on the most forums. Although PostgreSQL is shipped with a solid default configuration aimed to fit most setups, it requires fair amount of performance optimization to offer the best. There are basically two major aspects of PostgreSQL database performance optimization. This involves enhancing the use of the hardware and configuration setting, and optimizing the performance queries sent to database. Well, it's not possible for the PostgreSQL developers to tune the default configuration for everyone. We prepared a list of top 10 PostgreSQL performance optimization tips that combines both the above aspects. Full article (947 words) »

Oracle shares slip after 1Q revenue disappoints

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Oracle net rises 4 pct but sales drop, stock slips

SAN FRANCISCO — Oracle Corp.'s profit rose 4 percent in the latest quarter, matching Wall Street's forecasts, despite a drop in sales that revealed businesses are still being tightfisted about buying new software.

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Oracle, Sun link up for new product; HP snubbed

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EU delays Oracle-Sun deal, probing database market

SAN FRANCISCO — Oracle Corp. figured its $7.4 billion buyout for Sun Microsystems Inc. could skate through antitrust scrutiny, folding Sun into a technology powerhouse when Sun badly needs the lifeline. Both companies will have to wait.

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Summary Box: EU applies brakes to Oracle-Sun deal

SLOW DOWN: European Union regulators are launching a formal antitrust investigation into Oracle Corp.'s proposed $7.4 billion takeover of Sun Microsystems Inc. Oracle expected to complete the acquisition this summer, but European regulators now have until Jan. 19 to decide whether to clear or block the deal. The U.S. Department of Justice has already approved it.

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EU probes Oracle-Sun deal, cites open-source issue

SAN FRANCISCO — Oracle Corp. figured its $7.4 billion buyout for Sun Microsystems Inc. could skate through antitrust scrutiny, folding Sun into a technology powerhouse when Sun badly needs the lifeline. Both companies will have to wait.

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EU probes Oracle's bid to buy Sun

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Sun's server share hit as antitrust scrutiny looms

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Most of the businesses these days use database server. Although commercial databases like Oracle, Microsoft's SQL Server, and IBM's DB2 server are widely used, but the open source databases are fast gaining popularity, especial with the small and mid size businesses.
For decade now open source community has improved upon its quality of software to be more enterprise worthy. This has led to a gradual move from the proprietary, commercial software to open-source software in recent years. A large number of businesses around the world use Linux, the Perl programing language and open source database servers - PostgreSQL and MySQL.

Although the two open source RDBMS seem to converge somewhere, there exist a fundamental asymmetry between the database servers. We would delve into the major differences between PostgreSQL and MySQL that sets them apart.
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