postgres needs an aircraft carrier
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The math has been checked multiple times by @pgsnake. It's right.TRANSCRIPT
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Postgres needs an Aircraft Carrier
Selena DeckelmannPrime Radiant
(with help from Dave Page)
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Statistics (aka proof)
• 8 conferences in the US and Canada
• 7 conferences in Europe and Russia
• Many conferences in Japan
• Many conferences in South America
• Made plan for a conference on Mars
In 2011:
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What we know
• Other commercial database vendors are famous for their boats.
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Clearly...
• We need a Postgres Cruise.
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But...
• Cruise liners typically house 4000 people.
• That’s expensive to rent out.
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We need another option.
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We need anAircraft Carrier.
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Short Marketing interlude
• Crossing the Chasm (could be interpreted as a boating analogy)
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The Chasm
• “Visionaries” vs. “Pragmatists”
• We need to figure out who the Pragmatists are. And dominate some market segments.
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FILL OUT THIS SURVEY:
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Back to the carrier
• Once we figure this marketing thing out, we will capture nearly: 30% of the database market.
• Really.
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30% of the database market is worth:
11.5 BILLION DOLLARS (about € 96 MILLION)
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How much does an aircraft carrier cost?
• http://wiki.answers.com/Q/How_much_does_an_aircraft_carrier_cost
• “The Reagan cost $5 billion.”
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HOWEVER
• We can get them used.
• For $6 million dollars (approx € 50,000).
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DO YOUR PART.
• Fill out the survey.
• Help us capture 30% of the database market.
• So we can buy an aircraft carrier.
• And have a Postgres Cruise.
THANKS!
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