The key points covered during the presentation were: • An overview of PostgreSQL and Advanced Server • EnterpriseDB’s support of community PostgreSQL including add-ons & support • A high-level feature comparison of PostgreSQL and Advanced Server • Working with Oracle and Advanced Server • Summary characteristics for choosing one database or the other If you have any questions please email info@enterprisedb.com.

1. Which Postgres is Right for Me?!
PostgreSQL or Postgres Plus Advanced Server?!
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2. EnterpriseDB - The Company!
u The
Postgres
Database
Company
u Founded
in
2004,
first
product
GA
in
2005
u 130+
employees
u 1,400+
customers
across
all
market
segments
u 70,000+
downloads/week
of
PostgreSQL
and
related
products
u Enabling
database
consolidaMon
using
PostgreSQL
and
advanced
Oracle
compaMbility
in
Postgres
Plus
Advanced
Server
u Saving
customers
millions
through
the
value
of
open
source
u Strong
financial
backing:
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3. What is PostgreSQL? (a.k.a. Postgres)!
u 1986 The Berkeley Postgres Project
• Led by Michael Stonebreaker!
• Succeeded his work on Ingres!
u 1995 Postgres95
• SQL Query Language added!
• Public-domain, open source descendant of the original Berkeley code!
u 1996 PostgreSQL
• PostgreSQL Global Development Group organized!
• Consistency and uniformity to the code base!
• Detailed regression tests for quality assurance!
• Mailing lists for bug processing and new features!
• Addition of user and developer documentation!
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4. What is PostgreSQL? (cont’d)!
u Today
• Reputation for stability!
• Adherence to standards !
• Modern features !
• Last true open source RDMS!
• Active community that is accelerating development!
• Common alternative to Oracle, DB2 and SQL Server!
– comparable functionality, performance, quality, security and usability!
• Widespread use!
– Federal Government (FAA and DOD)!
– Financial institutions of all types (TD Ameritrade)!
– High Tech companies (SalesForce.com, Facebook)!
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5. PostgreSQL Core Features!
u RDBMS that excels at OLTP (it just works)
u Runs on all major OS platforms that you may have
u MVCC supports large numbers of concurrent users
u Extensive indexing for high performance reporting
u Support for modern applications (XML and JSON)
u ANSI SQL support for transportable skills/code
u Foreign keys support for efficient storage of data
u Table joins and views for flexible data retrieval
u Triggers/Stored Procedures for complex programs and transactions
u Support for multiple programming languages
u Add-on component ecosystem e.g. PostGIS
u Replication for data backup and read scalability
u Extensive Security (data, authentication, communications)
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6. Working with Open Source (the DIY way)!
u PostgreSQL has high quality code and documentation
• Easy to work with!
• A thousand mile head start!
u PostgreSQL License is very liberal
• Easy to customize, use, and re-distribute!
u You control:
• the software build process!
• testing!
• installation!
• configuration!
u You:
• monitor the community for updates and issues!
• find related open source tools to fill in the application gaps!
• are the main source of technical support backed by community mail lists!
u Contributors: strong focus on core technology
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7. Consumers of Open Source software !
u No time or expertise to be a contributor
u Control and DIY are not the consumer’s key concerns
u Typical consumers want enhanced usability:
• Simplified packaging, installation and configuration!
• One stop shopping for tools!
u Typical consumers need a broader solution
• Additional components for scalability and availability!
• Integrated performance tools!
• Monitoring and alerting for mission critical applications!
u Typical consumers want Services and Support
• Support when needed instead of when available!
• Training!
• Professional Services!
• Access to deep skills expertise !
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8. The Enterprise-Readiness Gap!
u The difference between how contributors work with open source
software and what typical consumers of open source software
need
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9. The Enterprise-Readiness Gap (cont’d)!
u Commercial entities can fill the gap:
• Red Hat for Linux, EnterpriseDB for PostgreSQL (community proxies?)!
• Simplified packaging, installation and maintenance!
• One stop shopping for tools!
• Access to community expertise!
• Focus on Enterprise needs!
• Broader base of solutions (scalability and availability)!
• Performance and monitoring tools!
• SLA based Support, Consulting, and Training!
!
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10. The Enterprise-Readiness Gap (cont’d)!
u Commercial entities also provide:
• Community developer sponsorships to ensure and expand development!
• Marketing awareness and public acceptance!
• Proof of project and partner viability!
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11. How EnterpriseDB Helps Fill the Gap !
u Freely available downloads of community packages
• GUI installers and RPM installers!
u StackBuilder
• Free downloads for ancillary add-on modules like drivers and PostGIS!
u Developer Sponsorship
• Helps increase the number of dedicated developers PostgreSQL and
related projects!
u Conference and Expo sponsorship
• Builds commercial awareness and viability for PostgreSQL!
u Enterprise Grade Tools for PostgreSQL
• Enterprise Manager for monitoring and tuning!
• xDB Replication Server for customized single-master and multi-master
replication!
• Update Monitor!
u Postgres Plus Advanced Server (a.k.a. Advanced Server)
• PostgreSQL plus additional features!
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12. What is Advanced Server? !
u A superset of community PostgreSQL with added features for:
• Performance!
• Security!
• Compatibility!
u Generally Available since 2005
u Developed in Lock-step with PostgreSQL
• Synchronized with each major and minor release!
u Proprietary IP of EnterpriseDB
• Distributed under a commercial license!
u Technology licensed to:
• IBM for DB2!
• Neteeza for the Twin Fin appliance for Data Warehousing!
u Focus on Enterprise grade needs and users
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13. Advanced Server Features!
u Performance
• SQL Profiler!
• Index Advisor!
• Query Hints!
• DynaTune!
• Hi-speed bulk loader!
• Bulk Collect/Fetch/Binding!
• Multi-threaded Replication!
• DRITA (discover SQL wait bottlenecks)!
u Security
• Audit Logging!
• Row Level Security!
• SQL Injection Protection!
• Server Code Obfuscation!
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14. Advanced Server Features (cont’d) !
u Oracle Compatibility
• PL/SQL support!
• PL/SQL Debugger!
• Oracle SQL Extensions!
• OCI support!
• User Defined Objects!
• Popular Function Packages!
• Dictionary Views!
• Database Links!
• EDB*Loader, EDB*Plus and EDB*Wrap!
u Bundled Tools and Support SLAs
• xDB Replication Server!
• Postgres Enterprise Manager!
• SQL/Protect and Update Monitor!
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15. Working with Oracle and Advanced Server !
u Cost control with complimentary and replacement strategies
• New applications – low risk and high savings!
• Extend existing Oracle deployments – e.g. reporting servers!
• Migrate existing applications – DIY or with EnterpriseDB assistance!
u Services/tools to contain risk or expedite deployments
• Oracle Migration Assessment – identifies candidate applications!
• Oracle Migration Factory – on schedule test ready implementations!
• On staff Oracle/Postgres experts – manage implementations and
knowledge transfer!
• xDB Replication Server – bi-directional replication between Advanced
Server and Oracle (standby servers, data migration, testing)!
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16. Which Postgres is Right for Me? !
u Decided on Postgres?
• You’ve already made a smart decision.!
u Now which Postgres will best meet your needs?
• Let’s get prescriptive but recognize that not every choice is black or white
and EnterpriseDB is available to help you decide.!
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17. Choose community PostgreSQL when... !
u You must utilize software with an open source license
• Contractual obligations!
• Organization policy!
• No budget!
• Too cool to resist!
u You wish to customize or modify PostgreSQL for your needs
• Facebook - customized for unique social media needs!
• Greenplum – PostgreSQL plus BI features from EMC!
• HadoopDB – hybrid of DBMS and MapReduce from Yale University!
u Your needs are unsophisticated but you want growth potential
and reliability
• Startups!
• No formal DBA role!
• Migrating from MySQL?!
• Integrating with NoSQL?!
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18. Choose Advanced Server when... !
u You want to extend your Oracle infrastructure at reduced costs
• and continue using Oracle skills!
u You want to migrate applications off Oracle
• for significant budget changing cost reductions!
u You want Oracle-like features
• advanced programming techniques, function packages, objects, and more!
u You need more security than is available in PostgreSQL
• row level access, server code protection, auditing, SQL Injection attacks!
u You need a performance toolbox
• Index Advisor, Query Hints, SQL Wait analysis, SQL Profiler, Hi-speed Bulk
Loader!
u You need a partner offering a complete enterprise-grade
database solution including supporting products and services
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19. For PostgreSQL or Advanced Server ...!
... all of the following are available from EnterpriseDB:
u 24x7 world wide support – your help desk’s help desk
u DBA and Developer training – in depth best practice workshops
u Remote DBA Services – temp/permanent staff extension
u Architectural Health Check – analysis and recommendations
u Professional consulting – when it must be done right and on time
u Postgres Enterprise Manager – monitoring, alerts and tuning
u xDB Replication Server
• Oracle or MS SQL Server to PostgreSQL or Advanced Server!
• Single-master or multi-master replication!
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20. The End!
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21. Questions and more information...!
u Questions?
u PostgreSQL vs Advanced Server features
• www.enterprisedb.com/postgresql-vs-advanced-server!
u EnterpriseDB and the PostgreSQL community
• www.enterprisedb.com/community-participation!
u Want to talk more?
• Email: sales@enterprisedb.com!
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