PostgreSQL’s Rise to Power: Why the Open Source Giant is Dominating the Database Landscape
327 | Fri 01 Aug 10:45 a.m.–11:30 a.m.
Presented by
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Kellyn Gorman
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https://dbakevlar.com
Kellyn Gorman is a database and AI specialist with over 25 years of experience in relational systems. She's authored numerous books and white papers and is well-respected for her contributions under her online handle, "DBAKevlar." She's an award-winning optimization and security specialist having previously worked for Oracle and Microsoft, along with a long history as a mentor and advocate in the tech industry.
Kellyn Gorman
@N/A
https://dbakevlar.com
Abstract
PostgreSQL has quietly, but powerfully risen to become one of the most trusted and widely adopted database platforms in the world. Once considered a niche solution back in it's days as it's predecessor, Ingres, PostgreSQL now leads the charge in the open-source database movement, challenging and often surpassing traditional enterprise heavyweights like Oracle and SQL Server.
In this session, we’ll explore the technical, strategic, and cultural reasons behind PostgreSQL’s rapid ascent. From its robust standards compliance and extensibility to its vibrant development community and compatibility with modern cloud-native architectures, PostgreSQL delivers enterprise-grade performance without the steep licensing costs.
We'll also examine how PostgreSQL’s innovation is influencing other platforms like MySQL, MongoDB, and SQLite, and why developers and architects are increasingly choosing it as the foundation for their mission-critical workloads. This session will cover everything from high availability options, most popular extensions and features that keep PostgreSQL the choice among database technologists, no matter if traditional transactional, analytical or even AI workloads. We'll also discuss the limitations around migrations and how to best take on the challenges or moving large, enterprise, multi-tier systems over to open-source solutions.
Whether you're considering migration, multiplatform strategy, or just want to understand the open-source momentum, this session will provide deep insights into PostgreSQL’s success and what it means for the future of data.
PostgreSQL has quietly, but powerfully risen to become one of the most trusted and widely adopted database platforms in the world. Once considered a niche solution back in it's days as it's predecessor, Ingres, PostgreSQL now leads the charge in the open-source database movement, challenging and often surpassing traditional enterprise heavyweights like Oracle and SQL Server. In this session, we’ll explore the technical, strategic, and cultural reasons behind PostgreSQL’s rapid ascent. From its robust standards compliance and extensibility to its vibrant development community and compatibility with modern cloud-native architectures, PostgreSQL delivers enterprise-grade performance without the steep licensing costs. We'll also examine how PostgreSQL’s innovation is influencing other platforms like MySQL, MongoDB, and SQLite, and why developers and architects are increasingly choosing it as the foundation for their mission-critical workloads. This session will cover everything from high availability options, most popular extensions and features that keep PostgreSQL the choice among database technologists, no matter if traditional transactional, analytical or even AI workloads. We'll also discuss the limitations around migrations and how to best take on the challenges or moving large, enterprise, multi-tier systems over to open-source solutions. Whether you're considering migration, multiplatform strategy, or just want to understand the open-source momentum, this session will provide deep insights into PostgreSQL’s success and what it means for the future of data.