Torsten Steinbach
Torsten Steinbach is the Chief Architect for Analytics, ML and AI at EDB. He is responsible for the architecture and design to uplift Postgres towards a platform for analytics and AI workloads, in order to drive an integrated Data Lakehouse functionality and an end-to-end Generative AI data management in-database. Torsten previously held senior positions in engineering of cloud, database and analytics technology at IBM for over two decades.
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PostgreSQL is this incredible open-source gem that’s been shaking up the database management scene for a cool couple of decades now. Shaped by the genius mind of database science legend Michael R. Stonebraker, it has blossomed into one of the world’s go-to database management systems, loved in both virtualized and bare-metal setups.
The Kubernetes/PostgreSQL/CloudNativePG open-source stack on OpenShift provides unparalleled freedom of choice, mitigating the risk of vendor lock-in across various dimensions:
- Choose between on-premise, public cloud, hybrid cloud, or multi-cloud OpenShift deployment.
- Opt for OpenShift clusters managed internally or by third-party OpenShift aaS providers such as AWS, Azure, Google, or IBM Cloud Paks
- Decide on self-managed PostgreSQL or enlist support from external organizations.
- Embrace “vanilla” Kubernetes, OpenShift or opt for other third-party Kubernetes distributions.
- Build and deploy Enterprise applications with highest qualities of service for HA, DR, Scale and Security, RPO and RTO
- Combine with OpenShift AI to build and run modern AI solutions with Postgres, e.g. using pgvector for RAG patterns
The power to make these choices is now in your hands.