EnterpriseDB (EDB), a prominent player in the realm of sovereign AI and data solutions, has unveiled the Postgres Vitality Index, an innovative framework designed to assess the extensive commercial contributions that are shaping the future of PostgreSQL. This initiative marks a significant milestone as PostgreSQL solidifies its role as a foundational element in enterprise AI.
The findings from this index reveal a pivotal shift in the database landscape: Postgres has emerged as the most strategically invested-in database globally, with EDB standing as its foremost commercial contributor. Celebrated as the most loved and used database worldwide, Postgres is now the preferred choice for over 55% of developers, reflecting a growing trend among major technology firms to adopt this versatile database as they modernize their data infrastructures.
The Postgres Vitality Index: Measuring Real Stewardship
The Postgres Vitality Index evaluates contributions across three key pillars:
- Core contributions: Advancements in the PostgreSQL codebase.
- Ecosystem contributions: Development of extensions, integrations, and tools that enhance Postgres capabilities.
- Community nurture: Ongoing investments in the health and growth of the global Postgres community.
This index draws on publicly available data from the nine largest commercial contributors to PostgreSQL. Despite the influx of major cloud and data companies, the index confirms that EDB leads with over 30% of contributions, followed by AWS, Microsoft, and others including Fujitsu, Snowflake (via Crunchy Data), Databricks (via Neon), Percona, Google, and Cybertec.
“Developers have long cherished Postgres for its extensibility, flexibility, and open innovation model,” remarked Jozef de Vries, SVP of Core Database Engineering at EDB. “Now, global enterprises are recognizing that same value, making Postgres a strategic choice for mission-critical data systems. This transition is the result of nearly two decades of EDB’s commitment to advancing the core, strengthening the ecosystem, and nurturing the community to ensure Postgres is equipped for both current and future demands.”
EDB Postgres AI: Bridging the Sovereignty Gap
As enterprises increasingly strive to establish unified data and AI platforms, a mere 13% have managed to do so at scale, highlighting a gap not in ambition but in architecture. The adoption of Postgres by hyperscalers underscores its foundational importance, yet enterprises require more than just scale. Many new entrants are integrating the Postgres engine to support specific cloud or lakehouse services, necessitating governance, control, hybrid flexibility, and data sovereignty.
The EDB Postgres AI platform addresses these needs by offering:
- Data and AI sovereignty: A hybrid-by-design architecture that ensures governance, security, and freedom from cloud lock-in.
- Platform convergence: A unified approach to transactional, analytical, and AI workloads on a single Postgres foundation.
- Future-ready stewardship: Ongoing contributions that ensure Postgres evolves rapidly to meet the demands of the AI era.
“The market has validated Postgres. The next challenge is making it enterprise-ready for AI at scale,” stated Kevin Dallas, CEO of EDB. “EDB Postgres AI meets this demand by unifying transactional, analytical, and AI workloads on a sovereign platform designed for control, governance, and performance across any environment. This distinction is crucial for transitioning Postgres from a mainstream choice to a mission-critical asset for enterprise AI.”
EDB’s leadership in this domain has set a benchmark for the industry. The company has authored the first definitive O’Reilly guide on building AI platforms with Postgres, titled Building a Data and AI Platform with PostgreSQL. This guide will be distributed to all 25,000 attendees at NVIDIA’s GTC event, serving as an essential blueprint for navigating the sovereign AI era.
For further insights into EDB’s contributions to Postgres and the broader open-source community, visit www.enterprisedb.com/company/open-source.
