Miscellaneous
State of Open Source Databases
A discussion on the changes, trends, and database technologies that are going to impact your business in the next 12-18 months.
<p>It has been an exciting year in the open-source database industry, with more choice, more cloud, and key changes in the industry. We will dive into the key developments over 2021, including the most important open-source database software releases in general, the significance of cloud-native solutions in a multi-vendor multi-cloud world, the new criticality of security challenges, and the evolution of the open-source software industry.</p>
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