24.2. Migrating from Oracle to PostgreSQL

In professional IT environments, databases such as DB2 and Oracle are very popular. Because of the broad variety of their functions and features, DB2 and Oracle have become widespread, and many companies around the globe are relying on DB2 and Oracle databases. There are several reasons why it can make sense to switch to PostgreSQL. One big advantage of PostgreSQL is that it is one of the most flexible databases available. It is a comparatively easy task to write extensions and to add new features to the core of the database. Because PostgreSQL supports a broad range of embedded languages, it is an easy task to use code that has already been written inside your database without having to make major changes ...

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