Recent benchmark studies conducted by Everest Group and McKnight Consulting Group have unveiled compelling insights regarding the capabilities of EDB Postgres AI. The findings indicate that this innovative architecture significantly streamlines the deployment of sovereign, production-grade agentic AI, achieving a remarkable reduction in development complexity by 67% and total cost of ownership (TCO) by 50% when compared to traditional DIY solutions.
Research Insights
EDB’s global research, encompassing 13 countries, reveals that over 90% of major global enterprises anticipate establishing their own sovereign AI and data platforms within the next three years. This statistic highlights an urgent demand for solutions that provide control without the intricacies typically associated with such systems, as well as relief from escalating costs.
Currently, only 13% of these enterprises are successfully implementing agentic and generative AI. These pioneers have recognized the critical importance of sovereignty—encompassing safety, security, and agility—over their AI and data infrastructures. This strategic focus has enabled them to deliver twice the volume of mainstream agentic and generative AI compared to their peers, while simultaneously realizing fivefold economic benefits.
Nancy Hensley, Chief Product Officer at EDB, articulated the value proposition succinctly: “This ability to get time to value while reducing costs is the nirvana for enterprises looking to deliver on the promise of agentic and generative AI with their own secure, production-ready intelligent applications and agents.”
EDB Postgres AI: A Simplified Approach
The benchmark research further confirms that EDB Postgres AI effectively eliminates complexity, offering a fully integrated and sovereign intelligent platform tailored for modern AI workloads, including retrieval-augmented generation (RAG). This platform facilitates faster development, lowers costs, and ensures comprehensive operational control across hybrid environments.
William McKnight, president of McKnight Consulting Group, emphasized the advantages of EDB Postgres AI, stating, “Our research found EDB Postgres AI to be three times faster to production, 51% lower in total cost, and far simpler to manage at scale. That’s what makes it a standout choice for operationalizing RAG and other advanced AI use cases.”
Mukesh Ranjan, vice president at Everest Group, noted the challenges enterprises face with data and AI complexity, particularly in hybrid and regulated environments. He asserted that an ideal platform-based solution can simplify operations, reduce complexity by over 55%, and provide the sovereignty that DIY cloud builds often lack.
Key Highlights from the Benchmark Study
- Reduced time and complexity:
- 67% lower development effort, 38% lower maintenance complexity: EDB Postgres AI requires only one-third the development effort and reduces ongoing maintenance complexity by 38% compared to DIY cloud approaches.
- 40%-43% fewer build steps: The use of an ideal platform-based solution can eliminate up to 43% of the total steps required in typical in-house builds.
- 90% fewer steps in the development stage: EDB Postgres AI eliminates more than 90% of steps typically required during development, leading to significant productivity gains.
- Over 55% lower total complexity: This approach reduces overall development and operational complexity by more than 55% compared to in-house data and AI management solutions.
- Accelerated return on investment:
- 3x faster to production: EDB Postgres AI enables the delivery of AI-enabled applications three times faster than DIY cloud solutions, cutting time to production from 28 weeks to just 9.
- 65% faster time-to-value: This platform-based solution can compress a year-long, labor-intensive build into a matter of weeks, driven by pre-engineered components and automation.
- Built for hybrid, built for sovereignty: EDB Postgres AI delivers full-stack observability, compliance, and governance across hybrid environments, empowering enterprises to meet sovereignty mandates without hindering innovation.
- Cost efficiencies:
- Up to 51% lower total cost of ownership: Over a three-year period, EDB Postgres AI reduces TCO by 51% compared to DIY cloud stacks, driven by lower infrastructure, licensing, and personnel costs.
As organizations strive to harness the potential of AI, EDB Postgres AI emerges as a pragmatic and proven solution, enabling enterprises to transition from experimentation to tangible results with both confidence and control.
