White Papers and eBooks

Gartner Market Guide for Database Platform as a Service (dpPaas)

To learn about the options for database platforms as a service and how they compare, this is the definitive guide to Database Platforms as a Service (dbPaaS) with 19 vendor profiles including EDB Postgres Cloud Database Service (CDS), as well as EDB Postgres Ark.

451 Research: EnterpriseDB sees PostgreSQL everywhere, especially in the cloud

Industry analyst firm, 451 Research, issued this report providing an overview of EnterpriseDB, its history and recent product news including the EDB Postgres Migration Portal, EDB Postgres Ark DBaaS and Postgres Enterprise Manager.

Gartner 2018 OPDBMS Magic Quadrant

Learn why Gartner positioned EDB in The 2018 Magic Quadrant for Operational Database Management Systems for the sixth consecutive year.

Read the Gartner 2018 OPDBMS Magic Quadrant to learn more about EDB and the database market, such as: analysis of vendor strengths and cautions, customer...

Gartner Report: Reviews & Ratings of 11 Operational DBMS Products
Gartner Report

Your quick guide to evaluating the most important functional capabilities of operational database management systems. Get the information you need to make an informed decision as you determine the right operational DBMS for your organization.

5 Key Decisions to Make When Moving Your Oracle Workloads to the Cloud

If you have your eye on moving your Oracle databases to the cloud, you have a lot of choices to make and options to consider. We’ve outlined five key decision points to help you navigate your choices and enable your success. 
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A Comparison of the EDB Postgres™ Platform to Self-Supported PostgreSQL

Open source databases are becoming a preferred option for organizations seeking high performance, lower cost alternatives to legacy databases, and PostgreSQL is an increasingly favored choice. However, to ensure high availability at scale, additional enterprise tools and capabilities for backup...

6 Things Database Administrators Should Know About GDPR

The European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) will affect the way your organization collects and processes customer data in Europe. The GDPR regulation is comprised of 99 articles, and this EDB Tech Guide will focus on six specific articles that are relevant to most DBAs. We'll...

Infographic: EDB Postgres Advanced Server - Advantages for Oracle Users

EDB Postgres Advanced Server is based on PostgreSQL, and includes compatibility with Oracle, designed to mitigate technical and integration risks and diminish potential skill gaps. This compatibility enables organizations with Oracle skills to get to a delivered solution built on EDB Postgres...

Infographic: The Economic and Business Advantages of EDB Postgres Database Solutions

Download this Infographic to view an informative executive summary of the findings of the IDC whitepaper - The Economic and Business Advantages of EnterpriseDB Postgres Database Solutions. Then ...

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. Click here to read the...

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%. In addition, the...

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.

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? Discover the differences between doing business with Oracle and EnterpriseDB.  EDB's win-win approach to our business partnerships are evident in our pricing, renewal policies, virtual licensing...

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...

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. Most of the recommendations...

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. For example, one Oracle license alone lists at $47,500 per processor core (without any add-on features) with annual operating expenses equal...

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. The four strategies are analyzed for PROs and CONs across seven software adoption risk factors: Capabilities, Roadmap,...

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. 

Using the NoSQL Features in Postgres

This paper reviews and illustrates Postgres’ NoSQL capabilities in the context of Postgres’ robust relational competencies. The paper also describes performance tests that demonstrate that Postgres, the leading open source relational database solution, is a superior platform for handling most...

Clearing Postgres Misconceptions Among SQL Server Users

Advances in technology and increased enterprise momentum have generated more and more queries from Oracle, DB2 and SQL Server users exploring PostgreSQL (also known simply as Postgres) for their database needs. Microsoft SQL Server users in particular have been very active in 2014, possibly due...