Replacing Oracle with Postgres: How To Successfully Migrate Your Legacy Databases
Transitioning from Oracle to Postgres has become a strategic imperative for organizations aiming to reduce costs, enhance agility, and embrace open-source innovation. The whitepaper, “Replacing Oracle with Postgres: How to Successfully Migrate Your Legacy Databases,” serves as a comprehensive guide for enterprises navigating the complexities of database migration. It highlights Postgres as the ideal alternative, combining robust capabilities, cost-effectiveness, and innovation.
This whitepaper explores critical drivers for database migration, from alleviating costly licensing constraints to enabling cloud adoption and microservices architectures. It provides a detailed overview of migration methodologies—including lift-and-shift, replatforming, and restructuring—while addressing challenges like stored procedure compatibility, driver transitions, and data type mapping.
EnterpriseDB (EDB) stands out by offering native Oracle compatibility through its Postgres Advanced Server, ensuring smoother migrations with minimal code rewrites and operational disruption. Tools like the EDB Migration Portal, powered by AI-driven features, streamline schema analysis and transformation, while solutions like EDB Replication Server enable incremental data migration with reduced downtime. Operational support tools further ensure high availability, disaster recovery, and seamless management post-migration.
- This resource equips IT leaders with actionable insights to accelerate database migration and unlock the full potential of Postgres for modern workloads in the cloud and beyond.
- Key Takeaways:
- Cost Reduction: Replace Oracle with Postgres to cut licensing costs by up to 80%.
- Streamlined Migration: Leverage EDB’s native Oracle compatibility for up to 95% fewer application rewrites.
- Enhanced Tools: Use EDB’s AI-driven Migration Portal and operational tools for reliable, low-risk migrations.
- High Availability: Achieve up to 99.999% database availability with advanced Postgres solutions.
- Cloud-Ready Architecture: Transition seamlessly to public, private, or hybrid cloud environments.
This whitepaper is an essential resource for enterprises looking to modernize their databases efficiently and confidently.
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