{"id":5603,"date":"2021-09-07T17:36:54","date_gmt":"2021-09-07T21:36:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/prolifics.com\/us\/?p=5603"},"modified":"2025-09-17T15:31:41","modified_gmt":"2025-09-17T10:01:41","slug":"the-open-source-database-trifecta-innovative-business-friendly-cheaper","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/prolifics.com\/usa\/resource-center\/blog\/the-open-source-database-trifecta-innovative-business-friendly-cheaper","title":{"rendered":"The Open Source Database Trifecta: Innovative, Business-Friendly, Cheaper"},"content":{"rendered":"

Has it always been this way?<\/strong> <\/h4>\n

It\u2019s there every day you come to work, waiting for you, month after month, year after year. Maybe it\u2019s always been there. If you\u2019re old enough, you may have a vague recollection of what came before it, but otherwise, yes \u2013 it\u2019s always been there. Your old, commercial technology databases chugging away on your old on-prem or cloud appliance architecture. <\/p>\n

Can it be different? It seems to be a tough sell. This old database \/ old\u00a0architecture combo is\u00a0literally your business.\u00a0It\u2019s\u00a0ingrained into every part of your organization. You could have thousands\u00a0and thousands\u00a0of users.\u00a0And\u00a0it\u2019s\u00a0still considered\u00a0by many people \u2013 especially the old-timers \u2013 to be secure, available and consistent.\u00a0And others are just too nervous\u00a0to suggest any type of move.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Yet, there are changes in the air. Data is exploding exponentially \u2013 and you can\u2019t seem to get a grip on it, let alone analyze it. If you try to do something different with your current technology \u2013 say, something innovative \u2013 your provider\u2019s license and audit police wag their finger and say, \u201cno, no, no\u2026\u201d  The only solution offered by them is to buy more of the same old stuff. But your budget keeps going down, and they make you buy whole bundles of things you don\u2019t need just to get the pieces you do. And some of what you have is truly end-of-life \u2013 the provider will no longer support it. Something\u2019s got to give, and you have to find a way out. <\/p>\n

Open source databases on a modern cloud \u2013 the new way<\/strong> <\/h4>\n

You know about open source. A community? To you it seems more like the wild, wild West. Is open source validated, certified, stable, secure? Well, today\u2019s subject matter experts will tell you yes \u2013 this isn\u2019t your father\u2019s open source anymore. Organizations give into and take from it \u2013 meaning it\u2019s constantly evolving and getting better. There are companies out there that will work with you to innovate the open source to what you need. Draconian licenses are gone. Customer-centric, business friendly terms are in. And your budget? Remember, it\u2019s open source \u2013 you\u2019re starting at free. How about a low-cost, innovative, object-oriented (not relational) database?  <\/p>\n

So where does this database zip (not chug) around on? On a modern cloud architecture. But, cloud decisions are important \u2013 while you already know the value proposition of the cloud, you need to choose the right one for your database and business. <\/p>\n

Learn more!<\/strong> <\/h4>\n

Join us for the next <\/strong>episode of Innovation Sandbox, where Prolifics\u2019 Chief Data Scientist Michael Gonzales<\/span><\/a>, PhD (\u201cDr. G\u201d) will host Tom Rieger<\/span><\/a>, Senior Solutions Engineer for EDB. EDB is a leading contributor to open-source database system PostgreSQL. They\u2019ll discuss modern databases on modern architecture \u2013 where there is innovation, business-friendly terms, and less (much less) cost.  <\/p>\n

Innovation Sandbox \u2013 \u201cCommercial databases? You CAN check out anytime you like\u2026\u201d <\/p>\n