Re: R: Postgresql 12.x on Windows (vs Linux)

2020-03-02 Thread bret_stern
We're one of those "stuck" in windows, as are most of my clients; Application licenses, Windows platform licenses, Remote desktop licenses, Terminal Server licenses...on and on. A five year examination of licenses and application costs are staggering. Our wish is to be free of those costs, and

Re: R: Postgresql 12.x on Windows (vs Linux)

2020-03-02 Thread Tim Clarke
There's always a good time to re-examine that :D Tim Clarke IT Director Direct: +44 (0)1376 504510 | Mobile: +44 (0)7887 563420 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

Re: R: Postgresql 12.x on Windows (vs Linux)

2020-03-02 Thread Ron
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 Lin

Re: R: Postgresql 12.x on Windows (vs Linux)

2020-03-02 Thread Tim Clarke
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 Direct: +44 (0)1376 504510 | Mobile: +44 (0)7887 563420 On 02/03/2020 15:32, Ron wrote: > Your comment assumes that OP does *not* have have a

Re: R: Postgresql 12.x on Windows (vs Linux)

2020-03-02 Thread Ron
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

Re: R: Postgresql 12.x on Windows (vs Linux)

2020-03-02 Thread Tim Clarke
But why even bother paying for MS licenses? Postgres runs like a train on Linux. Save your money. Tim Clarke IT Director Direct: +44 (0)1376 504510 | Mobile: +44 (0)7887 563420 On 02/03/2020 15:01, Roberto Della Pasqua wrote: > > Well, > > on Windows you should try ReiserFS over a nvme optimized

R: Postgresql 12.x on Windows (vs Linux)

2020-03-02 Thread Roberto Della Pasqua
Well, on Windows you should try ReiserFS over a nvme optimized WHQL certified hardware. Da: Robert Ford 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