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My company nearly had #2 pushed on us. We've been using Postgres and there is no solid reason for us to switch but a consultant came in an suggested Oracle just
by PetrolMan 10y ago
My company nearly had #2 pushed on us. We've been using Postgres and there is no solid reason for us to switch but a consultant came in an suggested Oracle just because all the big boys use it. That argument has a measurable amount of sway for some reason.
- pjlegato 10y agoIt's because nobody ever got fired for choosing Oracle. If anything goes wrong with the database, it's Oracle's fault. The boss finds that proposition attractive, because the alternative with in-house databases is that it's the boss' fault.