The Growth of Managed Databases and Competition on the Cloud

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Spin up your own managed database or other companies will do it for you. Mongo took 10 years to hit $100 million in on-prem business, but only 2.5 years with services. Differentiate with unique features in the services business. Compete on the cloud.

This week we’re joined by Steve O’Grady, Principal Analyst & Co-founder at RedMonk. The topic today is the definition of open source, the constant pressure on the true definition of the term, and the seemingly small but vocal minority that aim to protect that definition. In Steve’s post Why Open Source Matters, he says “open source is at a crossroads” and there are some seeking to break the definition of open source to one that is more permissive to their desires, and they are closer than ever to achieving that goal. Today’s conversation goes deep on this subject.

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