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About Britt Cole

Britt Cole is a PostgreSQL enthusiast and contributes regularly to 2ndQuadrant blog.

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Don’t be hard-headed… Harden your PostgreSQL database to ensure security

March 28, 2018 /0 Comments/in 2ndQuadrant, Britt's Marketing /by Britt Cole

When it comes to database security, the risk is definitely not worth the reward. Being hard-headed about database security procedures can not only disrupt your business and cost you millions, but it can make irreparable damage to your customer relationship and public identity. How important is the security of your data to your organization Nearly […]

“Now is Better Than Never” – Why I decided to attend PyCon8…

April 24, 2017 /0 Comments/in 2ndQuadrant, Britt's PlanetPostgreSQL /by Britt Cole

…and why I’m glad I did. It’s not all technical… Who knew?! Last year, Pycon7 was held right about the time I joined 2ndQuadrant. Seeing as I was new to the technology AND the Italian language (note: there was an English track), I opted out of attending. Well, after attending Pycon8, I can say that […]

PostgreSQL and the Platinum Guarantee

October 19, 2016 /0 Comments/in Britt's Marketing /by Britt Cole

2ndQuadrant experts have recently fixed a bug in PostgreSQL, outstanding since the 9.3 release, that causes Free Space Map (FSM) corruption, resulting in INSERT/UPDATE queries to fail on the affected table. More details here. The fix will be included in maintenance releases for PostgreSQL due in next quarter, but has already been released to 2ndQuadrant customers. This […]

Working Together to create an Open Source World

July 15, 2016 /0 Comments/in 2ndQuadrant /by Britt Cole

Last week, 2ndQuadrant‘s Gabriele Bartolini was privileged to speak at IBM Italia’s Open Innovation event in Milan, Italy. At this event, IBM highlighted the strengths of open source such as flexibility, continuous innovation, and a collaborative community. With the impact of open source growing rapidly on business decisions, members of the open source and PostgreSQL […]

Conference isn’t enough?! Join us for post-conference training!

June 16, 2016 /0 Comments/in 2ndQuadrant, International News /by Britt Cole

Did you know – 2ndQuadrant has the largest single, collection of PostgreSQL experts of any company globally?! With a team of some of the best known developers, they all still actively contribute to the progressive development of PostgreSQL. Would you like to have access to some of the most knowledgeable and experienced people available? The […]

5432…MeetUs! Conference Gives Opportunities for Meaningful Takeaways

June 13, 2016 /0 Comments/in 2ndQuadrant, Britt's PlanetPostgreSQL, International News /by Britt Cole

If you are eager to learn new competencies or advance your skills in PostgreSQL and other Open Source programs, platforms, and languages, you should join us at the 5432…MeetUs! conference! Between the workshop track offered during the conference and the optional trainings offered in the two days following the conference, it looks like there will be something […]

Second Edition of 5432…MeetUs!

June 9, 2016 /0 Comments/in 2ndQuadrant, Britt's PlanetPostgreSQL, International News /by Britt Cole

The second edition of the 5432…MeetUs! conference is sure to be one to remember.  They will be hosting PostgreSQL experts, users, and contributors from all over the world.  With talks, workshops, and trainings – we are sure to stay busy every minute! With speakers like Zalando’s Valentine Gogichasvili and IBM’s Andrea Vercellini, it will be […]

Keen on Kanban? The 5432…MeetUs! Conference can teach you everything you need to know!

June 6, 2016 /0 Comments/in 2ndQuadrant, International News /by Britt Cole

Keynote speakers are always something everyone looks forward to at conferences.  We’re particularly looking forward to seeing Dragos Dumitriu team up with our very own Gabriele Bartolini at the 5432…MeetUs! conference in Milan, Italy June 28 and 29. Dragos Dumitriu is an industry leader in the Agile community and renowned Kanban expert – helping to improve […]

Barman 1.6.1 is Released

May 23, 2016 /0 Comments/in Barman, Britt's PlanetPostgreSQL, International News /by Britt Cole

2ndQuadrant is proud to announce the release of Barman version 1.6.1, a Backup and Recovery Manager for PostgreSQL.

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