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title: "Database Consolidation — Database Glossary | Xata"
description: "The industry trend of fewer, larger database providers acquiring smaller ones. In 2025: Databricks acquired Neon, EDB consolidated several PostgreSQL co..."
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# Database Consolidation

Scaling & Performance

The industry trend of fewer, larger database providers acquiring smaller ones. In 2025: Databricks acquired Neon, EDB consolidated several PostgreSQL companies. Impacts vendor selection — open-source core and standard PostgreSQL reduce consolidation risk by ensuring portability.

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