White Papers/eBooks

A Cloud-Ready Enterprise Database Checklist

A recent study done by the IT industry analyst group IDC found that, while cloud computing accounts for less than 2% of IT spending today, it’s estimated that by 2015 nearly 20% of all information will be "touched" and enabled by cloud computing environments.

The Digital Race Is On

In this eBook, The Digital Race Is On, EnterpriseDB explores how enterprises adapt to digitalization. Learn how to choose the right digital platform to achieve digital leadership, how to bridge existing IT with digital technology, and what challenges you will encounter.

Gartner: Operational Database Management Systems Magic Quadrant 2016

The 2016 results of Gartner’s analysis in the Operational Database Management Systems Magic Quadrant 2016 report highlight EDB Postgres as the leading OSS DBMS vendor and key strengths* and positions EDB in the Challenger's quadrant. Click here to read the full report.

The Economic and Business Advantages of EDB Postgres Database Solutions

Read the IDC whitepaper, sponsored by EDB - The Economic and Business Advantages of EnterpriseDB Postgres Database Solutions, and learn how IDC’s study determined that the three-year return on investment (ROI) for the EDB Postgres platform is 168%.

EDB Postgres Welcomes MySQL Users

Postgres’ long-term native support for ACID compliance, Multiversion Concurrency Control (MVCC), data and referential integrity, server side programs (triggers and stored procedures), and fine-grained access controls are much more mature and stable than MySQL, which only has started implementing

Forrester: Relational Databases are Evolving to Support New Data Capabilities, conducted by Forrester Consulting

Relational databases have evolved to support broader data management demands. This examination shows how they are solving common problems.

Emerging Technology Trends Create Opportunities for DBMS Cost Optimization

In the report - Emerging Technology Trends Create Opportunities for DBMS Cost Optimization Gartner examines emerging technology trends around maturing open source DBMSs, cloud deployment options, and consolidation trends and presents opportunities for IT to optimize costs and accelerate

A Business Practices Comparison of EDB PostgresTM and Oracle®

Ever wonder what it would be like to do business with a database vendor with your interests in mind?

Technical Comparison of EDB Postgres Enterprise and Oracle Enterprise

If you've played with the idea of building a new database with EDB Postgres Enterprise but have avoided doing so because you are not sure if it has the features you need or are accustomed to using in Oracle, then wait no longer. This eBook compares in depth the capabilities in both Oracle Enterpr

Security Best Practices for Postgres

This white paper presents a framework and a series of recommendations to secure and protect a Postgres database. We discuss a layered security model that addresses physical security, network security, host access control, database access management, and data security.

Postgres Architectures for Enhanced Availability and Manageability

This technical white paper provides a systematic overview of the principal Postgres clustering types that EnterpriseDB® (EDB™) recommends to help a customer achieve enhanced availability and manageability.

Avoiding High Oracle DBMS Costs with EDB Postgres

Although the most sensitive layer of the infrastructure stack, the database layer has the potential for the greatest cost savings and strategic advantages.

Which Postgres is Right for Me?

This paper examines four enterprise adoption strategies (and associated risk factors) for Postgres, and provides guidance to help readers develop an informed adoption playbook.

Achieving HIPAA Compliance with Postgres Plus Cloud Database

Healthcare businesses can now deploy their applications using Postgres Plus in the public cloud. The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA), the related Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act (HITECH), and the HIPAA Final Omnibus Rule have laid out

IBM Power Systems Solution for EnterpriseDB Postgres Plus Advanced Server

This white paper demonstrates the benefit of EnterpriseDB Postgres Plus Advanced Server database on IBM Power Systems running Linux servers when compared to a similar configuration using the Intel Xeon processor-based system.

Postgres in the Cloud Accelerates Business Success

Speed, agility and cost savings were the initial draw of cloud databases. Organizations are now looking to incorporate the cloud database into their infrastructures as they re-engineer their environments to support new development processes, operational models and data demands.

A Cloud-Ready Enterprise Database Checklist

The Digital Race Is On

Gartner: Operational Database Management Systems Magic Quadrant 2016

The Economic and Business Advantages of EDB Postgres Database Solutions

EDB Postgres Welcomes MySQL Users

Forrester: Relational Databases are Evolving to Support New Data Capabilities, conducted by Forrester Consulting

Emerging Technology Trends Create Opportunities for DBMS Cost Optimization

A Business Practices Comparison of EDB PostgresTM and Oracle®

Technical Comparison of EDB Postgres Enterprise and Oracle Enterprise

Security Best Practices for Postgres

Postgres Architectures for Enhanced Availability and Manageability

Avoiding High Oracle DBMS Costs with EDB Postgres

Which Postgres is Right for Me?

Achieving HIPAA Compliance with Postgres Plus Cloud Database

IBM Power Systems Solution for EnterpriseDB Postgres Plus Advanced Server

Postgres in the Cloud Accelerates Business Success

Using the NoSQL Features in Postgres

Clearing Postgres Misconceptions Among SQL Server Users

Postgres Advances to Meet NoSQL Challenges

PostgreSQL: The Quiet Giant of Enterprise Database

Optimizing Open Source DBMS and DBaaS for Digital Business

Effectively Managing Postgres in the Enterprise

Why Use xDB Replication Server from EnterpriseDB