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The Ultimate Guide to Open Source Databases

Percona

In simple terms, an open source database is this: It’s a database with source code that is free and available to all. Public accessibility enables and allows users to download, modify, and distribute the code. Their work produces higher-quality code and enables faster innovation, while maintaining high security standards.

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O’Reilly serverless survey 2019: Concerns, what works, and what to expect

O'Reilly

Finance and banking, the vertical with the second highest share of respondents, may include the growing number of fintech startups that, with no burden of legacy infrastructure, could be more open to evaluating serverless over traditional options. Writing code for one vendor platform does not make it portable or simple to move elsewhere.