Thread: [Fwd: Realizing the Value of Enterprise Open Source Databases] -- May be of interest -- re Sony Online's use of Enterprise DB

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Realizing the Value of Enterprise Open Source Databases:
How Sony Online Entertainment Replaced Oracle with EnterpriseDB
October 12, 2006 @ 12:00 p.m. Eastern/9:00 a.m. Pacific
Duration: 60 minutes

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Find out how leading enterprises are realizing dramatic cost savings and
other benefits using open source alternatives to Oracle and other
proprietary databases. This eSeminar explores how your company can
leverage existing IT assets while benefiting from the new breed of
enterprise-class, open source software.

Noel Yuhanna, Senior Analyst, Forrester Research, shares market insights
and best practices for evaluating, selecting and implementing enterprise
open source database solutions in several usage scenarios, including
data marts, reporting servers, new applications, and legacy applications.

Christopher Yates, Vice President, Technology for Sony Online
Entertainment, provides a first-hand look at how his company replaced
Oracle with an enterprise open source database, Enterprise DB. As the
leader in massive multiplayer online games, the company faced rising IT
costs. Hear how Sony Online Entertainment leveraged EnterpriseDB's
PostgreSQL foundation and Oracle compatibility to drive down the cost of
operating its online games and platform services.

Join us for this eSeminar and learn how to:

   * Evaluate and select enterprise open source database solutions
   * Identify usage scenarios that leverage the advantages of open
     source software
   * Migrate legacy applications from proprietary to open-source
     database solutions
   * Quantify real cost savings from open source implementations

Featured Speakers
Noel Yuhanna, Senior Analyst - Forrester Research, Inc.
Christopher Yates, Vice President, Technology - Sony Online Entertainment

Sponsored by EnterpriseDB Corporation

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