Declarative partitioning got some attention in the PostgreSQL 12 release, with some very handy features. There has been some pretty dramatic improvement in partition selection (especially when selecting from a few partitions out of a large set), referential integrity improvements, and introspection. In this article, we’re going to tackle the referential integrity improvement first. This […]
Among the many reasons to Migrate to PostgreSQL, available support is a key driver for many businesses deciding to migrate. PostgreSQL is an open source software which is also extendable. You can implement missing features in it as per your business need. Migration to PostgreSQL, however, can be a tricky decision as it requires planning, […]
The problem: duplicate rows Once upon a time, there was a database person who knows about referential integrity and its importance for creating database tables. The interesting part is that referential integrity, including primary keys, enable keeping with the standard of not having duplicate rows. However, they just wanted a private little table on their […]
For businesses handling personal data, security of their database is a serious matter. Faced with an increasing number of attacks, an organization must improve their security and compliance policies, improve their database infrastructure and ensure all proper security protocols are in place.
Barman 2.6 introduces support for geo-redundancy, meaning that Barman can now copy from another Barman instance, not just a PostgreSQL database.
PostgreSQL supports SSL, and SSL private keys can be protected by a passphrase. Many people choose not to use passphrases with their SSL keys, and that’s perhaps fine. This blog post is about what happens when you do have a passphrase. If you have SSL enabled and a key with a passphrase and you start […]
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, […]
I have developed a particular Git workflow for maintaining PostgreSQL feature branches and submitting patches to the pgsql-hackers mailing list and commit fests. Perhaps it’s also useful to others. This workflow is useful for features that take a long time to develop, will be submitted for review several times, and will require a significant amount of changes over time. […]
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 […]
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