EnterpriseDB takes custody of PostgreSQL on Itanium
News about outlet EnterpriseDB Postgre Plus Advanced Server 9.0, the main feature of which is the addition of HP-UX/Itanium, was somehow unnoticed in Runet. I decided to fill this gap and translate the article on this subject, it is, incidentally, a good Supplement to my previous post:
— How will the confrontation between HP and Oracle to Open Source?
— the Opposition of HP and Oracle. Continued.
attention to the translation reduced! (to be Honest, undertook to translate only because of the last paragraph, read it definitely. ;-)
EnterpriseDB takes custody of PostgreSQL on Itanium
EnterpriseDB is a commercial company that provides support services for open PostgreSQL database and is developing an advanced, Oracle-compatible version is now in a winning situation. Hewlett-Packard became embroiled in the litigation associated with the termination of the development DBMS, middleware and other Oracle software on future Itanium processors, therefore, the extension of DBMS support for EnterpriseDB HP-UX/Itanium, by the way.
But the background to this turn of events, was still. HP turned to EnterpriseDB in January or February, before there is a problem with Itanium, but after the acquisition of Sun Microsystems Oracle'eat. At the time, mark Hurd, the former head of Hewlett-Packard, went to Oracle for the position of co-President and in relations between partners there was a crack.
The reason that HP and EnterpriseDB have started working on the official platform support HP-UX/Itanium, inquires some HP customers, and not feeling the March of the actions of the Oracle.
Open PostgreSQL long running on HP-UX, as c PA-RISK and Itanium-based processors. Anyone can download the source code, to dig deeper into it, compile and to look at work with PostgreSQL. But for corporate data centers that run business applications, it is not suitable. They're used to the binaries for target platforms and the high level of support from the vendor.
With the advent of EnterpriseDB, HP-UX will be available not only to commercial support for PostgreSQL and additional functionality. EnterpriseDB have two versions of the DBMS — Standard and Advanced. The first is a pre-configured, open version of the PostgreSQL DBMS, while the second bundle add-ons which includes a layer of compatibility with the Oracle DBMS, which source code is not available. Running HP-UX can run both version Postgre Plus — Standard, and Advanced. Thus, provided a full support platform.
Two of the six core PostgreSQL developers work at EnterpriseDB, and the company does not doubt the possibility of migrating databases from Oracle to Advanced Server. The developers are determined to refocus existing applications on their database. Over the years the company has developed a system of evaluating the possibility of migrating from Oracle, which scans the database, scripts, and code to calculate, how difficult will it be to migrate.
HP can no longer stand idly by. She needs to buy a stake in EnterpriseDB and IBM to become a full player in the market of a DBMS. The head of HP, Leo Apotheker, seek to increase the profitability of the software business direction, but then you need to act more decisively, and to buy a Red Hat. Then HP will get their stack (OS, middleware, DBMS) and will be able to resist Oracle and IBM. Although the growth of the customer base EnterpriseDB today is not bad, it could be even more rapid with R&D division of HP (Department of research and development) and a broad sales channel. Well, the need to purchase Red Hat just obvious.
Article based on information from habrahabr.ru
— How will the confrontation between HP and Oracle to Open Source?
— the Opposition of HP and Oracle. Continued.
attention to the translation reduced! (to be Honest, undertook to translate only because of the last paragraph, read it definitely. ;-)
EnterpriseDB takes custody of PostgreSQL on Itanium
EnterpriseDB is a commercial company that provides support services for open PostgreSQL database and is developing an advanced, Oracle-compatible version is now in a winning situation. Hewlett-Packard became embroiled in the litigation associated with the termination of the development DBMS, middleware and other Oracle software on future Itanium processors, therefore, the extension of DBMS support for EnterpriseDB HP-UX/Itanium, by the way.
But the background to this turn of events, was still. HP turned to EnterpriseDB in January or February, before there is a problem with Itanium, but after the acquisition of Sun Microsystems Oracle'eat. At the time, mark Hurd, the former head of Hewlett-Packard, went to Oracle for the position of co-President and in relations between partners there was a crack.
The reason that HP and EnterpriseDB have started working on the official platform support HP-UX/Itanium, inquires some HP customers, and not feeling the March of the actions of the Oracle.
Open PostgreSQL long running on HP-UX, as c PA-RISK and Itanium-based processors. Anyone can download the source code, to dig deeper into it, compile and to look at work with PostgreSQL. But for corporate data centers that run business applications, it is not suitable. They're used to the binaries for target platforms and the high level of support from the vendor.
With the advent of EnterpriseDB, HP-UX will be available not only to commercial support for PostgreSQL and additional functionality. EnterpriseDB have two versions of the DBMS — Standard and Advanced. The first is a pre-configured, open version of the PostgreSQL DBMS, while the second bundle add-ons which includes a layer of compatibility with the Oracle DBMS, which source code is not available. Running HP-UX can run both version Postgre Plus — Standard, and Advanced. Thus, provided a full support platform.
Two of the six core PostgreSQL developers work at EnterpriseDB, and the company does not doubt the possibility of migrating databases from Oracle to Advanced Server. The developers are determined to refocus existing applications on their database. Over the years the company has developed a system of evaluating the possibility of migrating from Oracle, which scans the database, scripts, and code to calculate, how difficult will it be to migrate.
HP can no longer stand idly by. She needs to buy a stake in EnterpriseDB and IBM to become a full player in the market of a DBMS. The head of HP, Leo Apotheker, seek to increase the profitability of the software business direction, but then you need to act more decisively, and to buy a Red Hat. Then HP will get their stack (OS, middleware, DBMS) and will be able to resist Oracle and IBM. Although the growth of the customer base EnterpriseDB today is not bad, it could be even more rapid with R&D division of HP (Department of research and development) and a broad sales channel. Well, the need to purchase Red Hat just obvious.
