%0 Journal Article %J Open Source Business Resource %D 2010 %T Plumbing the Internet with PostgreSQL: An Open Source Case Study %A Ram Mohan %X It's no secret that open source software can offer substantial cost savings to startup companies. Anybody with an idea and a limited amount of capital can launch a web-based business and scale it relatively quickly using a simple and robust LAMP infrastructure. But what about startup companies contracted to provide crucial parts of the Internet's plumbing, such as a domain name registry? This article describes how registry manager Afilias deployed open source, particularly the PostgreSQL database management software, at the core of its business from the very outset, allowing it to scale as business grew. It also underlines the importance of actively engaging with the open source community in order to get the most out of your investment. %B Open Source Business Resource %I Talent First Network %C Ottawa %8 06/2010 %G eng %U http://timreview.ca/article/358 %N June 2010 %9 Articles %1 Afilias Ram Mohan is the Executive Vice President and Chief Technology Officer at Afilias, a global provider of Internet infrastructure services including domain name registry and DNS solutions. Ram also serves as the Security and Stability Advisory Committee's liaison to ICANN's Board of Directors and has helped direct and write numerous policies affecting domain name registration and DNS security.