There's always a good time to re-examine that :D

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On 02/03/2020 15:52, Ron wrote:
> LOL.  Double LOL, even.  We -- and a huge number of other
> organizations -- are completely wrapped in the Windows environment,
> from Outlook and Excel to SharePoint to the myriad of 3rd party
> programs that *only* work on Windows.
>
> On 3/2/20 9:37 AM, Tim Clarke wrote:
>> Not at all, we found that Linux "expertise" is 1/10 the cost of Windows
>> expertise. Time to plan for getting rid of the site license.
>>
>> Tim Clarke
>> IT Director
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>> On 02/03/2020 15:32, Ron wrote:
>>> Your comment assumes that OP does *not* have have a site license, and
>>> *does* have Linux expertise.  Neither assumption is always valid.
>>>
>>> (And, of course, the Windows server might already exist.)
>>>
>>> On 3/2/20 9:06 AM, Tim Clarke wrote:
>>>> But why even bother paying for MS licenses? Postgres runs like a train
>>>> on Linux. Save your money.
>>>>
>>>> Tim Clarke
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>>>> On 02/03/2020 15:01, Roberto Della Pasqua wrote:
>>>>> Well,
>>>>>
>>>>> on Windows you should try ReiserFS over a nvme optimized WHQL
>>>>> certified hardware.
>>>>>
>>>>> *Da:* Robert Ford<robfor...@gmail.com>
>>>>> *Inviato:* lunedì 2 marzo 2020 15:42
>>>>> *A:*pgsql-general@lists.postgresql.org
>>>>> *Oggetto:* Postgresql 12.x on Windows (vs Linux)
>>>>>
>>>>> I am aware that this might be a broad question, but I am not expecting
>>>>> *very *specific answers either:
>>>>>
>>>>> When it come to running a modern PostgreSQL server, which serves say 1
>>>>> TB of data, are there substantial differences in performance between
>>>>> Windows Server 2019 and Linux today?  I know there are some issues
>>>>> with shared_buffers and windows, but does it manifest in real
>>>>> performance issues?
>>>>>
>>>>> I have searched the web for this question, but is surprised to find
>>>>> very few concrete benchmarks on this.  Anyone with real world
>>>>> experience on this topic?
>>>>>
>>>>> best regards
>>>>>
>>>>> RF
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