According to Gartner and their strategic planning assumptions, “by 2023 over 70% of organizations will need to migrate to a new Database Management System (DBMS).” Many organizations are considering migrating...
This article is the first in a series about migrating from Oracle to PostgreSQL. We will attempt to cover each of the topics of migration in some amount of depth...
Back in November last year Gartner launched its State of the Open-Source DBMS Market 2019 report and declared 1: "By 2022, more than 70% of new in-house applications will be...
Licensing complexity, rising costs, and audit risk are motivating Oracle customers to jump start their migration efforts to alternative database platforms, like open source-based Postgres. Gartner has recommended that chief...
Choosing a database solution is one of the most important decisions for a company that is rolling out a website or developing a new in-house application. The open-source version of...
Oh, how I love the title of this 2014 Slashdot request, "Which NoSQL Database For New Project?" The user already knows the type of clients (iPhones and Android phones)
You may have heard the phrase: Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery. It implies that competitors doing what you already do validate your actions without explicitly saying so. It...
Complex licenses, rising maintenance costs, and continuing audit risks have prompted many Oracle customers to seek alternative database management systems (DBMSs). The opex-based pricing model with comprehensive subscriptions offered by...
Last November I wrote a blog, The Oracle SE2 Tea Party, about Oracle’s forced “upgrade” of its SE and SE1 customers to Oracle SE2 and the problems it causes for...
