1474: Postgres Everywhere: Why Postgres is the Tech to Watch - a podcast by Neil C. Hughes

Ed Boyajian, President and CEO of EDB, joins me on today's Tech Talks Daily episode. We talk about how open-source technology and principles are rebuilding global collaboration. We also discuss how tech companies will need to embrace diversity to accelerate innovation and why Postgres is the technology to watch, especially with hybrid cloud deployments on the rise. Finally, Ed shares his 2021 predictions for Postgres and the broader open source community.

Ed drives the development and execution of EDB's strategic vision and growth strategy in the database industry. Ed joined EDB in 2008 after six years at Red Hat, where he rose to Vice President and General Manager of North America. He played a central leadership role in the development of the modern business model for bringing open source to enterprises.

Before that, he was Vice President of Red Hat's global OEM business, responsible for all partnerships, including the early Linux adoption by HP, IBM, and Dell. As a 15+ year veteran of the open-source software movement, Ed is a seasoned enterprise software executive who emphasizes that EDB must be a technology-first business to lead the open-source data management ecosystem.

Ed is adamant that great technology, above all else, drives market leadership. Ed believes strongly in the importance of investing in partnerships across the open-source and commercial software and hardware ecosystem. Ed served as a Captain in the U.S. Army and trained as an Airborne Ranger. Within EDB, he coaches and encourages each employee to hone leadership skills. Ed is known for his passion, relentless energy, and strategic leadership.

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