This is it. The final release that will put PostgreSQL ahead of MySQL in the performance and scalability realm. They've already exceeded or are at par with MySQL in single-box OLTP performance, now PostgreSQL can scale-out with read slaves. Other than entrenchment, there's very little justifiability in using any other RDBMS system (proprietary or open source) after 9.0 rolls out.
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This is it. The final release that will put PostgreSQL ahead of MySQL in the performance and scalability realm. They've already exceeded or are at par with MySQL in single-box OLTP performance, now PostgreSQL can scale-out with read slaves. Other than entrenchment, there's very little justifiability in using any other RDBMS system (proprietary or open source) after 9.0 rolls out.