InternetEd Boyajian, President and CEO, EnterpriseDB

Boyajian explains why PostgreSQL is still relevant and what he learned from Red Hat.

Ed Boyajian, EnterpriseDB’s president and CEO Source: EnterpriseDB Open source is about a lot more than just Linux, though open source software vendors can learn a lot from the success of Linux. That's where open source database vendor EnterpriseDB is headed with its new CEO Ed Boyajian, who was recruited out of Linux leader Red Hat in June. Boyajian holds a Harvard M.B.A. and spent six years at Red Hat (NYSE: RHT) with his last role being vice president and general manager of North America. At EnterpriseDB, the focus isn't on Linux but rather on the PostgreSQL open source database and the related products and technologies that EnterpriseDB supports and produces. PostgreSQL has been around for more than a decade, though it still has room to grow in terms of adoption. On the open source side, PostgreSQL has been overshadowed in some respects by MySQL and its massive $1 billion buyout by Sun. On the commercial side, EnterpriseDB goes head to head against Oracle (NASDAQ: ORCL), which is one of the world's largest software vendors. So how will EnterpriseDB compete? In an interview with InternetNews.com, Boyajian explained how the lessons learned from Red Hat about growing an open source business can be used to grow an open source database business as well. RELATED ARTICLES Sun to Nab MySQL For $1 Billion IBM Takes Stake in Open Source Database Vendor EnterpriseDB Releases New PostgreSQL Distro A New Enterprise Database Option PostgreSQL: 10 Years And Counting PostgreSQL... [ Read more on www.internetnews.com ]

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