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EnterpriseDB Compatibilty features
2007-08-20 01:12:00
A question that I am asked very often it exactly what features are compatible between EnterpriseDB and Oracle . The short story is that the areas that you think of as "development", i.e. SQL, Code, etc are the areas where the compatibility exists.Maintenance tasks are generally familiar as is the overall architecture. Any modern database will have logging, recovery, backups, etc. In EnterpriseDB, the way you code an application will be compatible with Oracle and the maintenance of an EnterpriseDB database will be familiar.EnterpriseDB has published a white paper called, Delivering Oracle Compatibility . This paper outlines the exact points of compatibility very succinctly. I hope they keep it updated for each release.This bulleted list from the white paper outlines it pretty well:Oracle SQL Compatibility. EnterpriseDB Advanced Server executes Oracle-specific SQL syntax.PL/SQL Compatibility. EnterpriseDB Advanced Server executes PL/SQL, Oracle?s unique language for triggers, store...
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EnterpriseDB Webinar - From Oracle to EnterpriseDB: An Oracle ACE's Journey
2007-08-16 23:57:00
I will be doing a webinar next week, Aug 22 at 1PM Eastern. If you can't make it in real-time, the webinar will be recorded and will be available for viewing afterwards on the EnterpriseDB.com web site.The webinar was announced in the EnterpriseDB press release for my book, EnterpriseDB Announces Availability of Definitive Reference Book . From the press release: Lewis Cunningham will describe his progression from EnterpriseDB skeptic to advocate in a live Webinar , From Oracle to EnterpriseDB: An Oracle ACE's Journey , on Wednesday, Aug. 22 at 1:00 p.m. EDT. The Webinar will also feature a step-by-step migration of an Oracle application to EnterpriseDB Advanced Server. To register for the Webinar, please visit www.enterprisedb.com/bookwebcast.I'm really looking forward to doing this webinar. I did the ODTUG Desktop Conference in 2005. I did a security presentation and an Oracle XE presentation. Those were kind of the same. I will be talking and doing a PPT. Q&A will foll...

EnterpriseDB Wins Best Database Award at LinuxWorld
2007-08-14 01:35:00
EnterpriseDB, the Oracle -compatible database company, today announced that EnterpriseDB Advanced Server has won the LinuxWorld Product Excellence Award for Best Database Solution. EnterpriseDB Advanced Server beat both Oracle 11g and Jaspersoft Business Intelligence Suite to take the top honor."EnterpriseDB uniquely enables enterprises to run applications written for Oracle databases for a tiny fraction of Oracle's cost," said Andy Astor, chief executive officer, EnterpriseDB. "We were thrilled in 2005 to have taken the LinuxWorld Product Excellence Award for our industry-changing product and again in 2006 for our continued innovation. This year's award for Best Database Solution, especially in light of the hype surrounding Oracle 11g, is a gratifying endorsement of our product and strategy."I thought Oracle XE won this award last year? Has EnterpriseDB won it 3 years in a row?LewisCoracle enterprisedboracle enterprisedb
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EnterpriseDB - Measure ROI versus Oracle
2007-08-10 22:49:00
EnterpriseDB has introduced a new feature called the ROI Calculator. The calculator allows you to enter an Oracle configuration and compare the cost to an equivalent EnterpriseDB cost. You can even add extras like the partitioning option, OLAP, Data Mining and Spatial. A nice addition is the ability to enter a discount for Oracle. Most organizations get at least a partial discount on their purchases. The ROI also includes a 5 year support cost which somewhat skews the results (but in a direction you will likely go anyway).I played with several configurations to see how they compared. I started with a fairly common configuration, 4 CPU Enterprise Edition with Partitioning. I included a 20% discount for Oracle.Even though I know that EnterpriseDB is a lot cheaper to license, I was somewhat surprised at the difference in this configuration: $428,800 for Oracle vs 100,000 for a difference of $328,800. Remember this is over 5 years.I entered the values for a little bit more rob...
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RAC on Open Source: EntepriseDB GridSQL
2007-08-07 18:58:00
This is just too cool. Today, EnterpriseDB announced at LinuxWorld that they are offering GridSQL, a data warehouse and OLAP clustering solution. According to the doc, the EnterpriseDB page for GridSQL, the tool offers:Quickly and easily create, maintain, and access very large databases for Business Intelligence and Data Warehousing applicationsOffload reporting from expensive hardware platforms onto an inexpensive grid of commodity hardware, creating significant savingsRun reporting and other applications with very large datasets, improving organizational decision-makingImprove organizational productivity and agility by enabling quick access to large amounts of informationThis is supposed to be a true, shared nothing approach to clustering. I, obviously, haven't had the chance to play with it yet but I will.This is a scale out package for large databases. So I am guessing that you would be able to partition data across multiple machines but that is a total guess on my part. I...
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EnterpriseDB Finalist in Two Categories at LinuxWorld
2007-08-04 01:04:00
EnterpriseDB got the finalist nod for Best Database Solution, for the third year, and for GridSQL For EnterpriseDB. This is the first I have heard of GridSQL and I am looking forward to more info.All it says in the announcement is: GridSQL for EnterpriseDB Advanced Server is a new product that will be announced at LinuxWorld on Aug. 7, 2007.About all I can think is that it is something like pgCluster which is a multi-master, bi-directional replication tool for PostgreSQL. I have a hard believing that's what it because 1) they already have a replication tool and 2) the naming would be incredibly unfortunate.I say option 2 because when most people hear grid associated with "an Oracle compatible database", they think of Oracle RAC and/or Grid (which most people erroneously think is the same thing but that's a different blog).So now I wait with baited breath. I wish I had gotten a head's up at least.oracle enterprisedb gridsql linux world award pgcluster
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Learn EnterpriseDB - Step 1
2007-07-28 23:57:00
So you've decided to learn/evaluate/use EnterpriseDB. That's great. The first thing you need to do is get it and install it.Download To get EnterpriseDB, you need to navigate over to the EnterpriseDB download page. If you haven't already signed up for an account, you will need to get one. It's free and, by signing up, you will also have access to the support forums.When you sign up, you will get an EnterpriseDB Network Account ID. This ID will be emailed to the account you sign up with. SAVE THIS EMAIL! You don't absolutely need to sign up for the EnterpriseDB Network but I would recommend that you do so. The network account ID will allow you to install when you do not have an internet connection.While you are waiting for your network email, download the software for your OS. At the time of this writing, Linux (32 & 64), Windows (32), and Solaris (32 & 64) are available. I have it on good information that AIX and HP-UX ports are on the way.If you are running on a U...
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EnterpiseDB Chooses New CTO
2007-07-26 18:26:00
EnterpriseDB has announced that Bob Zurek will be the new Chief Technology Officer. Zurek was previously at IBM where he was the director of product strategy in IBM?s Information Platform and Solutions Group. He was responsible for driving and executing the technical strategy for information integration solutions as they relate to software, hardware, services, vertical industries, and emerging markets.Before IBM, he was vice president of product management and advanced technologies at Ascential Software (later purchased by IBM), where he was instrumental in developing and driving Ascential?s enterprise data integration software strategy.Zurek is also a blogger at IBM. You can read his IBM blog at http://www-03.ibm.com/developerworks/blog s/page/BobZurek.According to Andy Astor, CEO of EnterpriseDB, ?Bob has an impressive track record of technology leadership, and is widely respected for his strategic vision. His insight and experience in the enterprise infrastructure market will ...
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EnterpriseDB Information
2007-07-24 05:06:00
What does EnterpriseDB mean when they say they are "compatible" with Oracle?Read, EnterpriseDB FAQ - What does compatibility mean?In this blog entry, you will get a list of what parts are compatible between EnterpriseDB and Oracle, what is not compatible and what versions of Oracle are compatible with EnterpriseDB.You can also answer some questions:Where do you fit? Do you think the company you work for is a good candidate for EnterpriseDB? Have you downloaded it to try it out?If you are a consultant, will you add EnterpriseDB to your arsenal?I'm really interested in what people think about this. Is EnterpriseDB a good thing for Oracle dweebs like us or is it a bad thing? Why?
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