• Provisioning and Configuration. Provisioning of hosts in both public and private clouds provided by the user, as well as the configuration of necessary infrastructure such as networks, security groups, and private storage instances.
• Automatic Backups and Point-in-Time Recovery. Each node can perform backups, and any node can be backed up from any other node in a cluster, then restored. Point-in-time recovery is also available.
• Auto-failover and Switchover. In case of failure or loss of a node, it is switched automatically with zero downtime, preventing service interruptions.
• Dynamic Scaling. Easily add or remove nodes from a cluster – while hot – based on changing needs and usage patterns.
• Advanced Database Hardening. Avoid preventable vulnerabilities with advanced security features to protect your PostgreSQL Database from attack. Includes user access control and session management. 
• Monitoring Dashboard. Easy-to-use interface to monitor different aspects of your database cluster including performance, storage, network utilization, and load.

2ndQuadrant PCM is a highly reliable solution with the following benefits:

• Security. Built using secure coding standards to prevent security breaches and vulnerabilities.
• Performance. Automates load balancing for enhanced performance necessary for mission critical databases.
• Replication. Supports replication from an external Postgres instance.

PostgreSQL Immersion for Cloud Databases

This training is suitable for users of Cloud Databases and has minimal prerequisites, making it ideal as a speedy introduction to PostgreSQL. It covers selective topics from comprehensive courses such as Administration and Replication; Advanced Development and Performance; and Backup & Disaster Recovery.