The Power of Postgres and AI to Conserve Climate-Resilient Coral Reefs
Interview with Dr. Emily Darling, Co-founder of MERMAID (Marine Ecological Research Management Aid)
Interview with Dr. Emily Darling, Co-founder of MERMAID (Marine Ecological Research Management Aid)
Hear how MERMAID is helping to save living coral – and the livelihoods of nearly a billion people.
“MERMAID has really transformed how coral reef scientists use their data. And our whole mission has been data in, clean data out. So having a flexible and functioning database like Postgres at the heart of it lets us do that in such efficient ways.”
– Dr. Emily Darling, Director of Coral Reef Conservation at the Wildlife Conservation Society and Co-founder of MERMAID
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EDB Sponsors and Supports MERMAID’s Open Source Initiative to Confront the Coral Reef Crisis
Press Release
Sponsorship from EDB will help strengthen MERMAID and help to leverage Postgres and AI to transform coral reef identification and monitoring.
MERMAID: Turning the Tide for Coral Reefs with Postgres
With rising temperatures causing mass bleaching events, the survival of coral reefs—and the one billion people who rely on them—is at stake. Learn how MERMAID is bringing cutting-edge technology to the heart of coral reef conservation.
5 Ways Companies Around the World Are Using Postgres Data and AI for the Planet
Read about five uses cases where businesses are setting things right for the planet by combining AI advancements with the world’s #1 open source database, Postgres.
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Featured in USA Today
“The democratization of data across users, environments, and applications is paramount in the age of AI, and even more critical when our world’s oceans are at stake,” says Kevin Dallas, CEO, EDB.
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Forbes Interview
Dr. Emily Darling sits down with EDB's CMO Michael Gale to discuss the critical role of coral in absorbing 90% of all carbon emissions.
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EDB 2023 SUSTAINABILITY REPORT
Learn how EDB manages its environmental, social, and governance (ESG) impacts, risks, and opportunities.
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