MSSQL and PostgreSQL Simularities and Differences for the SQL Server DBA

Rick Lowe

Visualize a DBA that gets comfortable with critical SQL Server skills, joins the unique community that has sprung up around the product, and finds their groove as a MSSQL professional. Then, just after settling into place for a long career with a familiar toolset, their employer announces a new PostgreSQL initiative. Does this mean starting over at ground zero?

If you can relate to this story, or even if you cannot and are just a MSSQL specialist who is curious about PostgreSQL, this session may help. During this time we will explore some areas where these technologies are very similar and also some areas where they differ dramatically.

After all, picking up a new skill is often easier if we know where we can leverage existing knowledge and where we may need to work harder to master different areas.