AWS Babelfish for PostgreSQL: A chance to slip the net of some SQL Server licensing costs?
New project allows connection to PostgreSQL using SQL Server drivers Re:invent Coming in 2021, Babelfish is an AWS project which provides an endpoint for PostgreSQL that is compatible with Microsoft SQL Server, the idea being to enable porting an application without having to change the code.…
Date: 2020-12-03
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