Replacing Oracle with Postgres

Learn how to successfully migrate your legacy database for the AI era with EDB’s blueprint 

The drivers for organizational migrations from Oracle to Postgres are only diversifying in the AI era.

Don’t get us wrong—paying premiums for the Oracle platform and compulsory support are still top-of-mind, as are cloud deployment and operations challenges… and the aggressive pushes for added licensing dollars… and annual audits, etc.

But what’s really changed the game for enterprises, government agencies, and EDB customers everywhere? It’s the global shift in how organizations today are developing next-generation apps, as well the need to support transactional, analytical, and AI workloads. Here’s a quick look at the how these new drivers escalating database transition efforts:

• Legacy infrastructure can’t keep up with our AI era—Oracle’s software was well-built for monolithic applications, but it’s not fit-for-purpose in the new world. In one recent survey, 65% of respondents noted their organizations use AI.
• The need for quicker innovation and faster-than-ever GTM cycles—modern software build processes depend on microservices, agile development, and continuous improvement and deployment, all of which Postgres supports
• Seventy percent of new applications use open source, prompting enterprises to deploy Postgres on multi-cloud and containers to adopt modern architectures

Postgres has adapted over the years, thanks to the open source community—making it easier to handle modern architectures like Kubernetes, support Agile development, and meet next-generation app development standards. 

Leverage EDB-recommended practices for your successful Oracle-to-Postgres migration

With so much more now on the line in terms of your successful Oracle-to-Postgres database migration, why not benefit from EDB’s track record of helping organizations leverage open source PostgreSQL.

Two EDB database modernization subject matter experts—EDB Technical Fellow Marc Linster, Ph.D and Senior Product Manager Matthew Lewandowski—provide vendor-neutral guidance for successful migrations in our “Replacing Oracle with Postgres” White Paper. Marc and Matt lead the way in sharing our “Just do it what Postgres” messaging, most recently presenting what it takes to “crack the code” of Oracle database migration and sharing insights into scope and ROI.

You can start the process of readying for your own database migration by reviewing “Replacing Oracle with Postgres” White Paper best practices discussions that include:

• Analyzing the pros and cons of lift & shift, replatforming, and restructuring database migrations offer your organization
• Identifying migration techniques and technologies best-suited to various organizational database infrastructures
• Reviewing cloud database deployment options
• Negotiating the nine steps of the enterprise migration journey

Looking for more Oracle migration guidance? 

For 20+ years, EDB has helped customers move on from Oracle, with our approach enabling organizations to:

• Migrate databases in less than 20 days
• Reduce app rewrites up to 95%
• Realize 80% in TCO savings vs. Oracle licensing.

Here’s how to learn more about replacing Oracle with Postgres: download the White Paper to get your enterprise-grade master plan for a successful migration.

For more information about assessing potential level of effort involved in your Oracle-to-Postgres move and estimated cost savings, check out our Migration Calculator.

Our free trial provides full access to our Oracle compatibility features in our EDB Postgres AI cloud database platform. Register for an account in seconds, identify your preferred configuration and cloud environments, and see our Oracle compatibility and modernization features for yourself. Plus, you’ll have access to our Oracle Migration portal, EDB documentation, and global support resources.