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The PstreSQL mebste has arangeof the sted ts, suchas: 1 Hypo: add hypothe indens for peronmance ting 1 Opens: ful-tetsesch engine + Poss adds suport for geographic objects Conclusion Postgres its grt databace fray project youe working ons areal designed a3 elbtonadatabse, ut can be considered fers document storage festre wel I ee openiource, ha fat fetes ape al Get Your SQL Cheat Sheet You" get them for Oracle SOU Serer MySCL and Postrel Email GETMY CHEATSHEET =Prnous ost Nes Poe 2 5 thoughts on "Why Use PostgreSQL?” ‘rena! hink the Highly Confrmant to SQL Sandtes enue ments consideration if avldnglcken sinpertant to snyone looking for 28 open ‘source DB to ure win x commercalsftate prot Some ofthe DB have quhy SG ot hve sade heir own propetry SQL exenion, Thea, ow ar ung one of hore DBs an dese to change anther o aed nother non-open source Dt ovr sofware, you my have to Fert ny oF Your SOL ststemens and Stored Procesres By using PSO, na may nat be neces, woul atleast benz, making eset to switch ra "hve heard ita of PES that he developers ryt os foow Oracle SOL, ther than thir eensons othe stands in ordeto make eater move fom Cra te PCS. 1 donot now that se Not and Thave never ed Lo corwert an Oracle DB to PGSOL oF vise wes, so cant opine as 1 the dict of doing so have used Ose inthe tn’ past and some of ts nonstandard SOL etersons. 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