Japan PostgreSQL Users Group

Brief Overview of JPUGJun’ichi Tado

PostgreSQL Widows Port and JPUGHiroshi Saito

PostgreSQL at an Educational EnvironmentToshiyuki Ishikawa

Invitation to PostgreSQL Conference 2009 Japan

Kaori Inaba

Japan PostgreSQL Users Group

• Japan PostgreSQL Users Group• Junichi Tado

• PGDAY.EU 2009 in Pari ｓ

Agenda• An introduction to Japan PostgreSQL

Users Group History Organization Branches Working Groups Events Fruitages Market in Japan Supporting Companies

Connerstone Established 23rd July, 1999 Initially founded by 32 members & 8

directors Purposes

Promote PostgreSQL usage in Japan To be acknowledged OSS RDBMS Research and development on PostgreSQL Release PostgreSQL information Promote personal exchange in the society

Expansion

Authorized as an nonprofit organization by Tokyo Metropolitan Local Government in 2005

54 official members, 24 directors, and 3,600 web members (as of October, 2009)

Established 9 branches covering major cities Established 3 　 working groups for specific

interests

JPUG Organization Chart

Hokkaido

Touhoku

Niigata

Nagoya

Kansai

Shikoku

Chugoku

Kyushyu

Okinawa

Headquarters

Between Tokyo and Okinawa is 2H 45min. by plane

Between Tokyo and Nagoya is 1H 30min. by train

OKINAWA branch

TOMOHIDE Yabiku

Leader of OKINAWA branch

We hold study meetings with

young generation and beer party ．

Number of members: about 30

KYUSHU branch

SUNAO Kiyosue

Leader of KYUSHU branch

Number of members: about 70

We are co-operating with other OSS communities

and having study meeting. !

OOSAKA branch

RYUICHIRO Munechika

Leader of OOSAKA branch

Number of members: unknown…

My PAPA desu!I’m a MySQL expert.

However, PostgreSQL is great.!!

written by me.

NAGOYA branch

KIYOSHI Sawada

Leader of NAGOYA branch

Number of members: about 30

Continuing study meeting with local communities,

coveringOSS OS, framework,

Ruby, and etc.

NIIGATA branch

SHINOBU Honma

Leader of NIIGATA branch

Number of members: about 101

PostgreSQL is the one of the important OSS.

Therefore, conferences and study meetings shoud co-operete with other OSS

communites.

TOUHOKU branch

NAOTO Takahashi

Leader of TOUHOKU branch

Number of members: about 30

Anyhow, there should be

much discussions on PostgreSQL with

keen interest locally.

Annual Members Meeting• Revenue & Expenditure 2008 Budget Plan

2008

Working Groups

PostgreSQL Inside Research Group Documentation Group Newsletters Editorial Group Study Group (Newly established, but not working

group) Developers Support Planning Committee 10th 　 Anniversary Conference Committee

Events Conferences Seminars

Technical Case Studies Branch based seminars

Study camp Local Training Sessions Cooperating with several OSS related

events

Activities since January, 2008 Linux World Expo(May 2008) tie-up PostgreSQL Conference 2008 in Tokyo(June 2008) Open Source Conference 2008/Spring (June 2008) tie-up PGCon 2008 Ottawa, Canada (May 2008) Open Source Conference .DB 2008 (June 2008) tie-up Open Source Conference 2008/Fall (Oct. 2008) PostgreSQL Case Study Seminar(Nov. 2008) Open Source Conference 2009/Spring (Feb. 2008)

Fruitages

Further needings for Japanese PostgreSQL Community

More developers Language specific issues

Local (branches) activities Shortage in human resources (provincial) Relatively small community

Collaboration Community / Academic / Commercial world

Efficient promotion JPUG staff is not specialist on public relations

More supporting companies Need more installation examples

Open Source RDBMS Installation in Japan

Source: http://www.thinkit.co.jp/free/trend/4/3/1.htmlCopyright(C): Yano Research Institute Ltd.

What OSS RDBMS Installation in Japan

Others

Source: http://www.thinkit.co.jp/free/trend/4/3/1.htmlCopyright(C): Yano Research Institute Ltd.

OSS RDBMS Applications in Japan

Source: http://www.thinkit.co.jp/free/trend/4/3/2.htmlCopyright(C): Yano Research Institute Ltd.

Reasons to use OSS RDBMS in Japan

Source: http://www.thinkit.co.jp/free/trend/4/3/2.htmlCopyright(C): Yano Research Institute Ltd.

Customer Satisfaction on OSS RDBMS

Source: http://www.thinkit.co.jp/free/trend/4/3/3.htmlCopyright(C): Yano Research Institute Ltd.

Supporting Companies