> If you really need it, there is no substitute. It is worth checking if this is the case. e.g. at my workplace, we're going through an Oracle->Postgres migra

> If you really need it, there is no substitute. It is worth checking if this is the case. e.g. at my workplace, we're going through an Oracle->Postgres migration and it's WONDERFUL. Everything is much better now. Just from being able to have a clustered PG pair per app instead of a centralised expensive monster box. Oracle's database is very good indeed: it takes data in, it gives it back, it does so very efficiently. But everything else about it is enough reason to look elsewhere.