Open source database management solutions (DBMS) like Postgres have experienced a meteoric rise in recent years. In fact, the popularity of Postgres in particular has not only rivaled, but now, eclipsed that of major commercial players.
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Today, 80% of IT leaders expect to increase their use of enterprise open source software for emerging technologies, including their DBMS. This trend coincides with increased migration from databases like Oracle and a greater appreciation for the power of open source databases in industries that were once skeptical of these projects.
Lots of organizations are realizing the benefits of Postgres, like:
Full control over your data and how you leverage it
The built-in support and expertise of a true, community-driven database
Flexibility to run Postgres on all major operating systems and empower a range of applications, use cases and data types
The smooth migration from Oracle and other DBMS. Those with more complex migration challenges use EDB tools for a seamless transition.
