Webcasts

The Great Debate: PostgreSQL vs MySQL
Jim Mlodgenski, Vice President, Worldwide Technical Services, EnterpriseDB Corporation

For years, the common industry perception has been that MySQL is faster and easier to use than PostgreSQL. PostgreSQL is perceived as more powerful, more focused on data integrity, and stricter at complying with SQL specifications, but correspondingly slower and more complicated to use.

Like many perceptions formed in the past, these things aren't as true with the current generation of releases as they used to be.

DBAs, developers, and IT managers and decision-makers will benefit from this hour-long presentation about the pros and cons of using PostgreSQL or MySQL, which will include a discussion about the ongoing trend towards using open source in the enterprise.

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What Leading DBMS Vendors Don't Want You to Know
Curt Monash, Founder, Monash Research

The IT industry likes leaders. But COBOL, IMS, and the IBM mainframe proved that leaders don't lead forever. Now their successors are aging too. High-end relational database management systems running on SMP (Symmetric Multi-Processing) machines were the dominant computing platform of the 1990s. But once again, it's time for something new.

For very high-end applications, the list of viable database management systems is indeed short. Scalability can be a problem. Extreme levels of security can be had from only a few DBMS. And if you truly need 99.99% uptime, there only are a few DBMS you even should consider. But for most applications at any enterprise . and for all applications at most enterprises . super high-end DBMS aren't required. Most Oracle or DB2 applications would run perfectly well on more cost-effective alternatives.

So should you port your existing applications to these alternative DBMS?

Join this webcast and learn:

• The 11 important categories of data management
• Which DBMS is best for which kinds of applications
• How to choose a transactional or general-purpose relational DBMS
• Degrees if compatibility between vendors and the key differences

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Getting the Most from Your PostgreSQL Database
Bruce Momjian, PostgreSQL Community Leader and EnterpriseDB Senior Architect

PostgreSQL is the world's most advanced open source database and has a strong foundation for building complex database systems. Designed for enterprise-class transactional applications, it has contributed a wealth of code towards today's global software infrastructure.

View this webcast to learn about the advanced open source database that rivals proprietary database for most applications. Learn about the current state of PostgreSQL, future development projects and how it will enable you to:

• Move beyond feature parity with other databases
• Focus on performance improvements
• Align systems with business trends

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Database Worst Practices: The Top 5 Mistakes Developers Make and How to Avoid Them
Jim Mlodgenski, Vice President, Worldwide Technical Services, EnterpriseDB

Have you ever seen an otherwise healthy database come grinding to a halt and watch DBAs scramble to "fix" the database only to learn that the application itself was the cause of the problem?

Applications today are growing more and more complex, and with that complexity comes the increased risk of error. Join EnterpriseDB experts as they discuss the "Top 5" mistakes that developers make and how to avoid them. Listen and learn from real world experiences in this final webcast of the year.

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Using EnterpriseDB to Offload Reporting to Increase Performance and Save Money
Derek M. Rodner, Director, Product Strategy, EnterpriseDB

Is your OLTP application suffering because of all the reports that are being run? With the enormous amounts of data being captured today, analysis of the data is a fundamental requirement to remain agile and efficient. However, these reports are growing more complex every day and generating these reports puts an unprecedented burden on the application, slowing transaction throughput, reducing productivity, and potentially limiting sales.

Learn how EnterpriseDB Advanced Server is being used to offload reporting from production Oracle databases to increase productivity and performance, while saving companies millions of dollars.

Learn how to:

• Offload reporting from Oracle to EnterpriseDB
• Run Oracle Reports against EnterpriseDB Advanced Server
• Leverage EnterpriseDB Advanced Server to negotiate a better deal with Oracle

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What is Enterprise-Class? Going Beyond the Checklist to Select the Right Database for Your Application
Curt Monash, Founder, Monash Research

The DBMS market, once thought to be an oligopoly, is experiencing some refreshing disruption - thanks to open source-based databases that are proving viable alternatives to traditional, more costly incumbents. Whether you're trying to control database costs or support new application development, there's never been a better time to reevaluate your database platform strategy.

But how can you realistically compare alternatives like MySQL and EnterpriseDB against established database platforms like Oracle, DB2, and SQL Server?

Let your applications be your guide.

In this webcast, renowned industry guru Curt Monash provides an objective context in which to evaluate and select the right DBMS based on your application's needs. He'll discuss how all DBMS' features are not all created equal in the way they address application-specific demands. Particular focus will be given to the unique requirements of transaction-intensive applications.

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From Oracle to EnterpriseDB: An Oracle ACE's Journey
Lewis Cunningham, Oracle ACE and Senior Architect, EnterpriseDB

Renowned Oracle ACE Lewis Cunningham walks you through his journey from Oracle ACE and EnterpriseDB skeptic to, literally, writing the book on EnterpriseDB. In this webcast, Cunningham:

• Details the migration of a sample application from Oracle to EnterpriseDB
• Provides advice on programming for maximum compatibility
• Answers questions relating to reporting, performance, migration, ROI, and more

Learn the 'ins and outs' of EnterpriseDB Advanced Server, the world's leading Oracle-compatible database and three-time winner of the LinuxWorld Product Excellence Award for Best Database Solution.

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FTD Migrates Mission-Critical Applications from Oracle to EnterpriseDB and Saves 83%
Jason Weiss, Software Architect, FTD

In a recent survey of IT professionals using Oracle, 48% of respondents said they are considering alternatives to Oracle more seriously than they were just one year ago. Why? 73% of them pointed to the high cost of running Oracle.

FTD, one of the largest floral companies in the world, went looking for such an alternative to power the external reporting for its mission-critical ARGO shipping administration system, built on Oracle. FTD saved 83% in Oracle license costs by moving their reporting from Oracle to EnterpriseDB Advanced Server, the world's leading Oracle-compatible database.

Don't miss this real-world case study and learn how EnterpriseDB helped make FTD's Mother's Day rush an overwhelming success.

Learn how FTD was able to:

• Offload reporting from production order-processing Oracle servers for one-sixth the cost of new Oracle servers
• Improve performance by 400% to support peak-volume Mother's Day season, without costly hardware upgrades
• Run existing Oracle Reports with little or no modification
• Automatically replicate data on Oracle servers to EnterpriseDB

This real-world case study explains how EnterpriseDB helped make FTD's Mother's Day rush an overwhelming success.

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