RE: Postgres or Mysql

Posted in 2005

Topics: Migration, Import/Export & Data Conversion

Konikoff, Rob (Contractor) — Wed, 14 Dec 2005 10:36:36 -0500 — source: Usenet: comp.databases.informix

Enver wrote: >> I've been using Informix for over a year and I want to migrate to an >> >Yes, stay with Informix. >Art S. Kagel I Agree with ASK. Bottom line: We use Oracle, MySQL, MS_SQL, and INFORMIX all in one machine room and by far, we have less overhead and maintenance with INFORMIX. We unload our INFORMIX (about 50GB of it, anyway) to a MySQL server nightly so we can do a bunch of number crunching and data change/what if kinds of things and MySQL is no where NEAR as efficient as INFORMIX. Rob sending to informix-list

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david@smooth1.co.uk — 14 Dec 2005 12:53:40 -0800 — source: Usenet: comp.databases.informix

Last I heard mysql does no type checking on values inserted into a table. You can insert the string "big dog" into an integer field and get no errors! Great for data integrity!