Liaqat's PlanetPostgreSQL Archives - 2ndQuadrant

New Features in PostgreSQL 13 [Full Webinar Video]

September 24, 2020/0 Comments/in Liaqat's PlanetPostgreSQL, Webinars /by Liaqat Andrabi

The PostgreSQL Global Development Group today announced the release of PostgreSQL 13. The new release boasts improvements in performance and security as well as notable features such as the SQL-standard WITH TIES clause to use with LIMIT, B-tree deduplication, improvements for large databases, and more. The many features and enhancements in PostgreSQL 13 help improve […]

Business Intelligence with Window Functions in PostgreSQL [Webinar]

September 3, 2020/0 Comments/in Liaqat's PlanetPostgreSQL, Webinars /by Liaqat Andrabi

Window functions in PostgreSQL are a very useful tool; and since their introduction 10 years ago, they have been gradually adopted for various use cases where a simple aggregation is just not flexible enough — case in point, incremental totals and moving averages. The features introduced in PostgreSQL complete the implementation according to the SQL:2011 […]

Postgres Vacuuming Through Pictures [Webinar]

August 20, 2020/0 Comments/in Liaqat's PlanetPostgreSQL, Webinars /by Liaqat Andrabi

Vacuuming is a key feature of PostgreSQL databases to keep databases healthy and optimized. When enabled, autovacuum conserves space by removing obsolete disk usage and optimizes database performance by speeding up sequential scans, among many other benefits. As part of the ongoing PostgreSQL Webinar Series, 2ndQuadrant hosted a webinar on Postgres Vacuuming Through Pictures, which […]

Migration to PostgreSQL [Webinar]

July 8, 2020/1 Comment/in Liaqat's PlanetPostgreSQL, Webinars /by Liaqat Andrabi

Among the many reasons to Migrate to PostgreSQL, dedicated support and seamless transition are key drivers for a business considering migration. Being open-source software, PostgreSQL provides a highly reliable, stable, scalable, and secure database migration, keeping in mind the unique needs of every business. Migration to PostgreSQL, however, can still be an extensive process as […]

Security and Compliance with PostgreSQL [Webinar]

May 5, 2020/0 Comments/in Liaqat's PlanetPostgreSQL, Webinars /by Liaqat

For businesses handling personal data, the security of their database is a serious matter. Faced with an increasing number of attacks, organizations must improve their security and compliance policies, enhance their database infrastructure, and ensure all proper security protocols are in place. As part of the ongoing PostgreSQL Webinar Series, 2ndQuadrant hosted a webinar on […]

Webinar: Banking on Postgres – Financial Application Considerations [Follow up]

January 30, 2019/0 Comments/in Liaqat's PlanetPostgreSQL, PostgreSQL, Webinars /by Liaqat Andrabi

The demand for PostgreSQL within the financial industry has been rapidly increasing in the recent years; mainly due to reduction in licensing costs, better choice of open source tools, and the robust enterprise features that PostgreSQL provides. 2ndQuadrant hosted the “Banking on Postgres” webinar to discuss attributes of financial databases based on Postgres, configuration processes, […]

Webinar: pglogical and Postgres-BDR Update [Follow Up]

January 8, 2019/0 Comments/in 2ndQuadrant, Liaqat's PlanetPostgreSQL /by Liaqat Andrabi

Since the release of v3, Postgres-BDR has evolved into the go-to clustering technology built specially for businesses that require geographically distributed databases with multiple masters. To get an update on Postgres-BDR’s development, new features, and future roadmap, 2ndQuadrant held the pglogical and Postgres-BDR Update webinar as part of its PostgreSQL webinar series. The webinar was […]

PostgreSQL 9.3 EOL – Why is it Important to Upgrade?

January 3, 2019/0 Comments/in 2ndQuadrant, Liaqat's PlanetPostgreSQL, PostgreSQL /by Liaqat Andrabi

After the final release of patch 9.3.25 on November 8th 2018, PostgreSQL 9.3 is no longer supported. Therefore it’s time for all users of PG 9.3 to upgrade their databases to a newer supported version. The benefits of having a supported version are many and that’s what Craig Ringer talks about in the Q&A session […]

Webinar : Introduction to OmniDB [Follow Up]

November 30, 2018/0 Comments/in 2ndQuadrant, Liaqat's PlanetPostgreSQL, OmniDB /by Liaqat Andrabi

A database management tool that simplifies what is complex and drives performance. OmniDB is one such tool with which you can connect to several different databases – including PostgreSQL, Oracle, MySQL and others. 2ndQuadrant recently hosted a webinar on this very topic: Introduction to OmniDB. The webinar was presented by OmniDB co-founders and PostgreSQL consultants […]

Webinar: PostgreSQL is NOT your traditional SQL database [Follow Up]

October 31, 2018/0 Comments/in 2ndQuadrant, Liaqat's PlanetPostgreSQL /by Liaqat Andrabi

PostgreSQL is referred to as “The world’s most advanced open source database” – but what does PostgreSQL have that other open source relational databases don’t? 2ndQuadrant recently hosted a webinar on this very topic: PostgreSQL is NOT your traditional SQL database, presented by Gülçin Yıldırım Jelínek, Cloud Services Manager at 2ndQuadrant. The recording of […]

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