EDB Postgres Advanced Server Reviews

Senior Manager Global Database Services at a manufacturing company with 10,001+ employees

Jul 31 2019

Provides enhanced functionality but the technology is aging

What is most valuable?

Cost/benefit wise Postgres is a great solution. It's a very fast database and — in terms of licensing costs — it also provides a significant TCO reduction compared to Oracle. In terms of specific… more»

How has it helped my organization?

It gives us a solid, less expensive alternative to deploying with Oracle if it is approved and certified for use with the applications it will be running.

What needs improvement?

Because of the way Postres g9 / PostgreSQL is using their file system, I think it is not as efficient as it could be. They should start deploying a more effective file system structure to improve… more»

What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?

The price difference compared to more expensive solutions like Oracle is significant. It is a solid, less expensive choice.

What other advice do I have?

Even with all the improvements that could be made to the model and the functionality, I would give Postgres a seven out of ten. Obviously, it does not score higher because the technology is aging a… more»

Which other solutions did I evaluate?

We are still a big Oracle user with maybe 500 Oracle servers. Postgres was an option we selected as another opportunity for deployment because, money-wise, the savings on licensing made it a good… more»

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Royden Akerley

Enterprise Programmes Architect at a logistics company with 10,001+ employees

Apr 30 2019

Effectively allowing us to be far more flexible from architecture to production

What is most valuable?

* Variant server configuration: not requiring the same release on all. * Effectively allowing us to be far more flexible from architecture to production, and the overall… more»

How has it helped my organization?

* Major reduction in run cost, and a quantum leap in the flexibility of deployment models * Elimination of replication of transaction from reporting systems * Able to do… more»

What needs improvement?

* Lighter integration model for containerized deployment. Effectively, there still remain some issues with a containerized deployment, so we have opted for a… more»

What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?

I believe this is a negotiation issue with any organization that is based on the size of footprint looked at. Hence our experience would not be applicable. But negotiate… more»

If you previously used a different solution, which one did you use and why did you switch?

Oracle RAC and Informix. The single reason for moving off Oracle was the hard limit of four servers in a RAC and the degradation of performance at that. Meaning Oracle… more»

What other advice do I have?

There will be a 10% pure play performance hit against ORacle and about 12% against Informix but the deployment and cost model more than compensate for the additional… more»

Which other solutions did I evaluate?

Yes numerous options, include HANA, MongoDB, MySQL, and MS SQL. None of which were sufficiently scalable or at our size, cost effective.

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What is EDB Postgres Advanced Server?

EDB Postgres Advanced Server is EDB’s enhanced Postgres database designed to meet the needs of the digital enterprise. EDB Advanced Server incorporates all of PostgreSQL’s features with additional enterprise-class functionality for enhanced performance and security requirements for enterprise workloads. EDB Advanced Server features improve DBA and developer productivity. Oracle users benefit from EDB Advanced Server’s native database compatibility with Oracle, including PL/SQL, built-in packages, and many DBA tools to accelerate and simplify migrations.

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Ericsson, Clear Capital, PinkRoccade, ABN Amro, WholeWorldBand, Van Genechten, Gallinat-Bank AG, Mariner, coresystems, Aquent, Contegix, AQA, Genscape, InMobi