Accelerate Public Sector Database Transformation and Modernization with EDB Postgres® AI
Unleash the power of the unified EDB Postgres AI platform for transaction, analytical, and AI workloads with unified governance and management—on premises and in the cloud.
EDB—Your Trusted Government Partner
As the global leader in Defense-grade Postgres, EDB empowers the US Federal Government and global agencies by delivering innovative, high-performant, cost-effective database management solutions focused on national security and regulatory compliance. We propel government agencies forward with data-driven insights, elevated governance, and operational innovation to deliver services and solutions that fulfill their missions. Our government qualifications include:
Enterprise deployment capabilities
EDB ensures high availability, reliability, and security with global support and advanced professional services —both on premises and in the cloud, to help you control risk, manage costs, and scale efficiently.
Successful legacy database migrations
EDB helps you dramatically lower costs, and ensures a continued cost of doing business. With Oracle compatibility, we can help you break free from expensive, proprietary legacy databases.
Built-in trust for secure government operations
Deploy government-ready Postgres with the following certifications: Classified network ATOs, DFARS authorized ISV, Common Criteria evaluated, DISA STIG approved baseline, NIST FIPS validated 140-2/3, GDPR compliant, Section 508 VPAT published, and CMMC Level 1 approved. Reduce your attack surface with EDB’s secure open source software solution.
EDB Government Database Solutions
EDB is committed to providing FedRAMP-authorized solutions tailored to the unique demands of federal agencies, such as the Department of Defense (DoD) and organizations that require uncompromising security standards. By partnering with Second Front, EDB fast-tracks the accreditation process, ensuring faster access to EDB Postgres AI, fully compliant with IL5 and FedRAMP standards. The Secure Software Development Framework is required for all federal suppliers, and EDB is now listed in the CISA portal, attesting to our practices.
EDB is committed to ensuring its products are held to the highest security standards and meet federal, state, and local government regulatory requirements.
Build secure applications
Develop secure applications with EDB as a trusted Postgres provider that follows the NIST framework. Leverage our secure open source software solution that delivers a Software Bill of Materials, automated standards compliance, and enhanced government security assurance. EDB Fortanix and Entrust partnerships expand the key management features.
Address adaptive security requirements
EDB Postgres AI augments the Zero Trust model with access control (RBAC, MFA), encryption Transparent Data Encryption (TDE), SSL/TLS, system/columnar/full disk, auditing, and backup and recovery features.
Operationalize generative AI workloads
Leverage EDB Postgres AI as a full-featured AI database. Seamlessly store, query, and analyze vector embeddings (text, video, or images) without adding operational overhead.
Manage hybrid DBaaS
Take advantage of “single pane of glass” management and observability across your hybrid data estates using the Hybrid Control Plane on the EDB Postgres AI Software Deployment.
Cloud-optimize Postgres database operations
EDB Postgres AI is designed for cloud environments, offering flexibility and scalability to handle growing agency data demands.
Eliminate downtime for agency apps that can’t go down
Run EDB Postgres AI in active/active, geo-distributed clusters and provide up to 99.999% high availability, with 5X performance vs. native logical replication.
EDB products designed for mission-critical government operations
EDB serves government organizations worldwide, with enhanced security, operational innovation, faster digital transformation, and scalability through Postgres, the most widely adopted open source database in government.
Unified EDB Postgres AI Platform: Harness the full power of Postgres for transactional, analytical, and AI workloads across any cloud, anywhere. Learn more.
EDB Postgres Advanced Server: Deploy the only Postgres server solution that provides robust Oracle compatibility—on premises or in the cloud. Modernize legacy systems and re-platform existing applications to roll out modern solutions for transactional, analytical, and AI workloads. Read the Modernize Legacy Applications use case.
Oracle migration tools, expertise, and support: Migrate Oracle databases in less than 20 days, reduce app rewrites up to 95%, and realize 80% in TCO savings vs. Oracle licensing. Learn more.
Certified Kubernetes Operator: Simplify the deployment and management of EDB Postgres AI on Kubernetes with a Kubernetes Operator. EDB CloudNativePG Cluster and associated EPAS container image are now available via the Iron Bank repository. Deploy and manage Postgres with automation and reliability for cloud-native infrastructure needs, and leverage active/passive architecture for high availability and security features, like transparent data encryption, Oracle compatibility, and TLS.
With the EDB CloudNativePG Cluster Operator and the associated EPAS container image being distributed through the Iron Bank repository, DoD customers and other public organizations anywhere in the world can accelerate their development and deployment process with confidence, knowing that they’re consuming images that have met the highest security standards. Learn more.
EDB Postgres Distributed for continuous high availability: Deploy in geo-distributed clusters to provide the highest availability (99.999%), with 5x throughput efficiency. Eliminate downtime for tier 1 and global apps. Learn more.
EDB public sector customer success stories
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Additional Resources
7 Critical Success Factors for Moving to Open Source Databases (like Postgres)
5 Reasons Why Postgres is the Most Widely Adopted Open Source Database in Government
Accelerate Government’s Zero Trust Journey with EDB Postgres
How EDB can help organizations along their Zero Trust journey
Open Source Software is the Way Forward for Government
How to Future-Proof Your Critical Data Initiatives
Elevating Postgres Security with the EDB Trust Center
The EDB Trust Center, powered by SafeBase, highlights our commitment to embedding data privacy and security in every part of our business. Customers and prospects can click through a shrink-wrap EDB Non-Disclosure Agreement to access security information, including our organizational Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS) Report on Compliance (ROC), SOC 2 Type 2 Reports, Penetration Test reports for major offerings or customer-facing assets, and more.
Establishing the EDB Trust Center further exemplifies our commitment to providing government-level security to public sector customers, complementing related initiatives that include our secure open source software solution (including Software Bill of Materials), Iron Bank certification, and FedRAMP.
Partnering for government initiative success
EDB partners with government-focused delivery and technical partners committed to achieving mission success.
Red Hat OpenShift
Run the best Postgres data layer on the best Kubernetes infrastructure. EDB Postgres AI delivers a certified and robust Postgres data platform on Red Hat OpenShift with built-in high availability, security, scalability, and multi-master replication with a Level 5 Kubernetes operator, ensuring continuous data availability and performance across distributed environments. And thanks to EDB's Oracle compatibility and AI-powered migration tools, it offers a fast onramp for any mission-critical application.
Carahsoft Technology Corp.
EDB has teamed with top-ranked GSA Schedule Contract holder Carahsoft, receiving ATO (Authority to Operate) on NIPR, SIPR, JWICS, and other government networks from various government agencies, including DISA, Army, Air Force, MDA, Navy, Marine Corps, and Intelligence Communities. To facilitate the accreditation of these deployments, EDB created a DISA STIG to help secure EDB deployments.
Carahsoft is the largest government partner and serves as the master government aggregator for many of its best-of-breed vendors.
Second Front Systems (2F)
To streamline the path to FedRAMP authorization, EDB leverages the Game Warden® platform from Second Front Systems (2F). Game Warden allows applications to inherit pre-approved security controls, drastically reducing the timeline for reaching authorization. This approach enables EDB to focus on app-specific compliance, accelerating the delivery of fully certified solutions to customers. By partnering with Second Front, EDB will fast-track the accreditation process for FedRAMP supporting environments up to IL5, ensuring faster access to EDB Postgres AI when fully compliant.
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