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Companies pay Oracle because 1) PostgreSQL doesn't take you to lunch and 2) Oracle "just works." I mean, we all know #2 is effectively a lie but having the opti

Companies pay Oracle because 1) PostgreSQL doesn't take you to lunch and 2) Oracle "just works." I mean, we all know #2 is effectively a lie but having the option to go to Oracle directly for issues (even if the response is just "pay a contractor") immensely reduces risk for executive leaders.

jolfdb 7y ago
You can hire a Postgresql contractor for admin, bugfixes and features, and you can pay Postgresql corporate for bugfixes and features
- tracker1 7y ago
  Last time I was in a position to try, not so much. I emailed about 15 such contractors at least close to the SW US (I'm in Phoenix), and didn't get a single response. This was 5-6 years ago.
jimbokun 7y ago
Are they paying Oracle though? A quick Google found this: https://seekingalpha.com/article/4229086-oracle-growth-dead https://seekingalpha.com/article/4229086-oracle-growth-dead If Oracle revenue is no longer growing, maybe new development leans more towards Postgres and other open source offerings?
- JetSpiegel 7y ago
  > Revenue US$39.83 billion (2018) Even not growing, they are indeed paying Oracle.
  - spopejoy 7y ago
    Isn't that mainly for integrations though? I would think straight Oracle RDBMS licensing would be on life support without some big ERP connector etc.