White Papers and Ebooks

2020 Gartner report: How to Succeed at Database and DBMS Migration

Has your organization been considering migrating a database? Read this Gartner report where analysts outline in detail considerations and best practices to prepare for this type of project.

Gartner report: Critical Capabilities for Operational Database Management Systems

Read the report to help evaluate operational database management systems based on some of the most important functional capabilities across four major use cases.

Magic Quadrant for Operational Database Management Systems

Read the Gartner 2019 OPDBMS Magic Quadrant to learn more about EDB and the database market, such as: an analysis of vendor strengths and cautions; customer perspectives on OPDBMS vendors; and insight into trends shaping the OPDBMS industry.

Multitenancy Options in Postgres

Typically, multitenancy refers to a software application that serves multiple distinct groups of users sharing a single instance of running software. From a database perspective, this means that a single instance of a database is used by multiple applications. If you have a use for such a

The Realities of Managing Your Database Licensing Relationship with Oracle

Are you facing increased licensing complexity, rising costs, and fearing audit risk? Take a closer look at the issues of managing a database licensing relationship with Oracle®.

Performance Comparison of MongoDB vs. PostgreSQL

This report was produced by Ongres and compares the performance of PostgreSQL and MongoDB. It features in depth analysis along with the supporting data and source code for three different benchmarks: Transaction - A custom benchmark that models an airline reservation system Sysbench - For OLTP

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. Download our Tech Guide.

Technical Comparison of EDB Postgres Enterprise and Oracle Enterprise

This eBook compares in depth the capabilities in both Oracle Enterprise Edition and EDB Postgres Enterprise across key feature categories including: capacities, partitioning, data types, indexes, SQL capabilities and extensions, HA, performance, scalability, security, integration, application

6 Things a Developer Should Know About Postgres

In this tech guide, we describe six things that a developer should know about in terms of how easy it is to install, work with, and deploy Postgres as well as the unique capabilities and wide range of features that Postgres offers.

A Discussion of High Availability Options for Postgres in Containers

Clustered containers running Postgres require a controller to monitor and manage the cluster. This document aims to compare EFM, Patroni, and Stolon and the features they offer.

Getting Started Deploying Postgres Databases in Containers

In this white paper, we explore at some depth what is driving the growth of containers, as well as the opportunities and challenges of a specific container use case: databases.

5 Ways to Put Open Source to Work

As a financial services provider, how do you best align your technology investments to your customers’ 24/7 expectations? Modernization and reinvestment in innovation are key. We countdown five ways you can put open source databases to work to enable these goals for your organization.

Financial Services Looks to Open Source

Today’s financial services institutions must innovate and evolve their technology to remain competitive during a time of great disruption.

5 Questions To Ask When Designing Highly Available Databases

High availability databases are essential to organizations depending on mission-critical, 24/7 access. If you’re tasked with designing a highly available database, we detail five questions you need to consider before taking action.

A Comparative Analysis of EDB Postgres vs. MariaDB

In this report, we compare EDB Postgres™ and MariaDB on their respective capabilities for six crucial enterprise requirements. Specifically, we compare the EDB Postgres Enterprise Platform Version 11 to MariaDB X3, as of March 2019, examining key components of each requirement and assessing the

The ABC's of Innovation

Automation, Big Data, Cloud and Containers. Discover how contemporary IT leaders are using the ABC’s of innovation to build smarter, more productive businesses.

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.

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 more