Everything is heading to open source because of agility. The most conservative component is the database. This talk explains why that is a good thing, until it is not anymore and what to do next, but mostly how to tell the difference.

1. Exploring a new way
to prosper in today’s
business climate.
Will
digital
transformation
change you…
Gaby Schilders EDB Postgres
OR BREAK YOU?

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Making the obvious self-
evident

3. What a difference 5 years make:
Super computer top 500
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2013 2018

4. And 17 years make the impossible come true
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2001 2018

5. Open source is NOT a new concept
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In the 1950s and 1960s, computer operating
software and compilers were delivered as a
part of hardware purchases without separate
fees. At the time, source code, the human-
readable form of software, was generally
distributed with the software providing the
ability to fix bugs or add new functions --
wikipedia, the history of open source

6. “Open-source software (OSS)
industry saturation is complete:
today, 95% of mainstream IT
organizations leverage nontrivial
open-source software assets within
their mission-critical IT
portfolios – whether they know it or
not.”
-- Gartner
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7. How soon is now?
A RACE
AGAINST TIME:
harness new data
and new tools
ahead of competitors
& new entrants

8. WE HAVE TO GO FAST, but
I worry about how it will all
fit together long term.”“

9. What’s at risk when
speed is the priority?
DATA INTEGRITY,
SYSTEM SECURITY,
PERFORMANCE…
all the things IT is
paid to ensure.

10. Changing hardware is easy
Changing software is a challenge
Changing people is hard
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11. Two potential answers:
EXISTING, but with
significant downsides.
EMERGING, but without
clear best practices.
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12. POSTGRES:
from Clark Kent
to you-know-who.

13. Your open
source data
management
NEEDS
TO BE…
CLEAR-EYED
CONVERSANT
COMPLETE

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The future is bright
The future is open
The future is, … sharded?!

15. Who are you
going to call?

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17. THANK YOU
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