which postgres is right for you?

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So many Options, but which Postgres is right for you?

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•  The Enterprise Challenge •  Enterprise Postgres •  Evaluation guidelines

•  Scenarios −  PostgreSQL without commercial support −  Creating your own PostgreSQL fork −  PostgreSQL with a consulting partner −  EDB Postgres Standard −  EDB Postgres Enterprise

•  Summary •  Resources

Agenda


The Enterprise Challenge

Little Money For New Initiatives

Competitive Disadvantage

$ t

$

Revenue

DBMS

Customer Engagement


The Enterprise Challenge: Open Source to the Rescue

35% 80% 80%

Software infrastructure budget on DBMSs (1)

In-House applications candidates to move off expensive DBMSs (2)

Cost savings (3)

(1) Gartner, Forrester and EDB analysis (2) The State of Open-Source RDBMS, 2015, Gartner, April 2015 (3) The State of Open-Source RDBMS, 2015, Gartner, April 2015; EDB analysis of customer experiences and market prices


POSTGRES innovation

ENTERPRISE reliability

24/7 support

Services & training

Enterprise-class features, tools &

compatibility

Certifications

Product road-map

Control

Thousands of developers

Fast development

cycles

Low cost

No vendor lock-in

Advanced features

Enabling commercial adoption of Postgres

Enterprise Postgres


Enterprise Postgres: EDB Postgres Platform


Evaluation guidelines: Risks

Technical Risks Business Risks

Capabilities

Roadmap

Tech Support

Time to Market

Cost

Relationships

Software Control


Evaluation guidelines: Usage Profiles

Mission-Critical Apps

Non-Mission-Critical Apps

Non-Production Apps

Time-to-Market Sensitivity

High Security and Performance

Oracle Compatibility

Access to Source Code


User works directly with community PostgreSQL binaries without commercial assistance and works entirely within the community participation process.

Scenario: PostgreSQL without commercial support


Scenario: Creating your own PostgreSQL fork User takes the PostgreSQL source code as a starting point for developing own version of PostgreSQL while creating and maintaining its own development effort.


Scenario: PostgreSQL with a consulting partner User works with community PostgreSQL binaries and with a consultant to enhance their interactions with the community and possibly as a source for some mission critical tools and support.


Scenario: EDB Postgres Standard User works with certified PostgreSQL binaries and with EDB to enhance their interactions and input with the community while getting all key mission critical tools from EDB.


Scenario: EDB Postgres Enterprise User works with the EDB Postgres Advanced Server database and mission critical tools binaries and works with EDB for all roadmap input.


•  Postgres solution choice depends on usage and willingness to take risks

•  Mission-critical workloads require an enterprise platform

•  EDB Postgres subscriptions reduce technical and business risks

•  Save money and time with EDB Postgres

Summary


Whitepaper: Which Postgres is Right for Me? www.enterprisedb.com/Which-Postgres-Is-Right-For-Me

Gartner: The State of Open-Source RDBMSs, 2015 info.enterprisedb.com/Gartner-MQ-2015.html

Download EDB Postgres Advanced Server www.enterprisedb.com/downloads

To learn more contact us at [email protected].

Resources


Resources: Getting Started with EDB Postgres

Comprehensive bundle of a Developer license, Training & Consulting, helping to make development projects successful.

•  EDB Postgres Developer Subscription

•  On-Demand Training (2 classes)

•  Consulting (2 days-remote)

EDB Developer Kick Start

Comprehensive package for groups of 2-4 developers & DBAs in support of mission-critical production Postgres implementations, along with expert guidance for Year 1.

•  EDB Postgres Developer Subscription

•  On-Demand Training (4 classes)

•  Consulting (5 days, remote)

•  RemoteDBA (1 year, 8 instances)

EDB Postgres Group Success with RemoteDBA


World-class training that delivers the education, experience, and excellence needed to be successful

•  Training that fits your learning needs: Classroom, Online, and Onsite.

•  eSubscriptions - access to all on-demand Training in an annual subscription

•  DBA and developer course tracks available

•  Courses cover administration, migration, performance tuning and more

Resources: Postgres Skills Development Assistance

EDB is the industry-recognized global standard for Postgres Certification

Develop and validate in-house Postgres skill and expertise

•  DBMSs covered include: −  PostgreSQL −  EDB Postgres Advanced Server

•  Associate & Professional levels

•  Convenient online exams

EDB Training provides:

EDB Certification provides: