Postgres adoption up during COVID-19 pandemic

The majority of users surveyed* by EnterpriseDB (EDB) have projected an unchanged spend, or only a few months of spend affected, as a result of COVID-19. The top areas where spend is expected to change are in the areas of Postgres, replatforming, and operating system (OS) contracts.

PostgreSQL is a relational database management system that has been an active open source project since 1996. It is one of the oldest and most stable open source projects due to the commitment of its members and its independence as a standalone community. 

Highlights from the data included:

- The pandemic is having minimal impact on PostgreSQL downloaders. That said, Frank Days, Senior VP, Marketing, said in a blog post that the respondents are mainly application developers who may not have budget control or broad visibility.

- Expenditure for Postgres, replatforming, and OS contracts are less affected by the economic situation.

Source: EDB blog post. The top areas of spend change are Postgres, replatforming, and OS contracts.

- Areas of spend seeing greater reductions include the overall IT budget, IT staffing, and new application development.

"During these uncertain and trying times, it's necessary to start rethinking spend—while maintaining effectiveness," Days said.

EDB is a global provider of Postgres and co-founded the Postgres Global Development Group. The company has 16 offices worldwide. EDB services that can help those considering Postgres include migration services and Remote DBA services.

*EDB surveyed 2,190 people who downloaded PostgreSQL in early April 2020. It included 527 organisations with more than 100 employees. The top three industries affected are information technology, banking/finance, and government, and the majority of respondents are developers.​