The key to open source databases is compatibility

According to Gartner, the revenue from open source database software in 2006 grew by 8.3% in 2005 to $13.8 billion, and the open source programme was increasingly popular in the marketplace. Gartner predicts that by 2010, the Linux database will support 35,000 concurrent online-trading users and more than 30TB of database capacity.

In order to meet the market demand for a new generation database with high cost performance, Enterprisedb company launched the newly developed enterprise-class relational database products--enterprisedb Advanced Server. The product is based on the Advanced Open source database technology PostgreSQL and developed. Enterprisedb provides a low-cost, compatible database solution for enterprises through a well-known commercial database software that is widely used in the market. It is estimated that about 90% of a commercial database platform application software can be ported to enterprisedb without any modifications required. The product can also meet the enterprise data integrity, security and performance requirements, therefore, enterprisedb two consecutive years to obtain LinuxWorld Best Database Award.

Migrating from other databases

Enterprisedb Advanced Server has several important features. Enterprisedb database server can directly execute most of the commercial databases platform application software, do not need to rewrite the program to help customers seamlessly migrate data to enterprisedb, not only retain PostgreSQL stability, but also achieve 50 % to 100% growth, the system can automatically monitor whether a patch exists, thus greatly reducing the administrator's work. Customers can use the ENTERPRISEDB Database Migration Tool to seamlessly transfer relational data stored in other database platforms to enterprisedb through a single key. Enterprisedb Replication server can be used to provide reporting, disaster recovery, database performance hardening, and data transfer services.

Migrating from one database system to another typically requires migrating applications and data and business logic stored in the database (including: schemas, data, stored procedures, database triggers, and database packages).

In general, the application migration is a time-consuming, laborious, and risky task. However, Enterprisedb Advanced server can run most applications written for other databases without changing the application code. In addition, Enterprisedb can provide automation tools that can easily help users migrate data and business logic based on other databases into the Enterprisedb database.

Promoting the commercialization of database programmes

Some traditional database vendors have shifted to the application software market, and innovation in the database will be reduced. Instead, Enterprisedb's focus on developing a new generation of databases will facilitate the commercialization of database solutions, with more companies enjoying database clustering, replication, and high-availability scenarios. Although some professional databases can provide a free version, but this version of the number of processors and the size of the database limit, often not suitable for the production environment, users will be bundled after use. On the contrary, the enterprisedb use of fully open source PostgreSQL database, powerful and no use restrictions, if the user satisfied with the performance of PostgreSQL can be assured to purchase Enterprisedb services.

Although the open source database is free to use, the production system within the Organization must be monitored and provided with technical support. Enterprisedb's software license includes different levels of technical support subscription programs, and Enterprisedb engineers can provide a certain amount of round-the-clock support services. To enhance the integration of OSS with other application programmes, Enterprisedb has recently been associated with adaptive planning, centric CRM, CollabNet, Hyperic, Jaspersoft, Openbravo, Companies such as SourceForge.net, Spikesource and Talend have formed open programme technology Alliances (OSA) to encourage businesses to invest in open source commercial software. OSA will design a common set of definitions, tools and frameworks to increase interoperability of software solutions, reduce implementation costs and increase deployment speed, and OSA will strengthen its advocacy for the use of open source Business suite software. According to the JMP Securities study, the overall OSS market will increase to $3 billion by 2009.