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Postgres, open-source, monetization & community

How do you make money on top of an open-source database, and remain “true” to the community-based nature of the project? We speak to Marc Linster of EnterpriseDB, whose company does just that.

23 April 2020 . 00:29:48

By | 23 April, 2020

Show Notes for Series 01 Episode 04

The database that’s making waves in enterprise settings is PostgreSQL (often called Postgres), which would be romping up the database popularity index, if such a thing existed. Why is that the case?

An open-source system that runs on Alibaba Cloud, AWS, Azure and ARM alike, you can download it, run it on your virtual or real tech, from 60-core x86s to a Raspberry Pi, and it’ll happily mince your data, just how you want it!

But what happens when your business relies on Postgres, or you need a helping hand? Or an extra feature you can’t/won’t develop yourself? That’s where EnterpriseDB comes in. We speak to Marc Linster, Senior Vice President of Product Development at the company, about paying for “open-source-PLUS”, upstreaming, development communities and the unique capabilities of PostgreSQL.

The EnterpriseDB homepage:

https://www.enterprisedb.com/

The elephant-centric PostgreSQL pages are here:

https://www.postgresql.org/

Connect with Joe on LinkedIn:

https://www.linkedin.com/in/josephedwardgreen/



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Joe Green is a writer based in Bristol, UK. He bought his first Mac and dial-up modem in 1992 and has worked in the tech industry since 2000. He specialises in networking, open-source, online privacy and data security.

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