PostgreSQL Top Learning & Training Resources
Oftentimes, people want to know about “That One Place” to get all their learning and training resources for PostgreSQL. When I get such a question from a colleague, my typical response it to tell them...
The Most Common PostgreSQL Failure Scenarios
There is not a perfect system, hardware, or topology to avoid all the possible issues that could happen in a production environment. Overcoming these challenges requires an effective DRP (Disaster Recovery Plan), configured according to...
Database Switchover and Failover for Drupal Websites Using MySQL or PostgreSQL
Drupal is a Content Management System (CMS) designed to create everything from tiny to large corporate websites. Over 1,000,000 websites run on Drupal and it is used to make many of the websites and applications...
Cloud Vendor Deep-Dive: PostgreSQL on Microsoft Azure
If you have followed Microsoft lately it will come as no surprise that the provider of a competing database product, namely SQL Server, also jumped on the PostgreSQL bandwagon. From releasing 60,000 patents to OIN...
An Overview of the JOIN Methods in PostgreSQL
In my previous blog, we discussed various ways to select, or scan, data from a single table. But in practical, fetching data from a single table is not enough. It requires selecting data from multiple...
Cloud Vendor Deep-Dive: PostgreSQL on Google Cloud Platform (GCP)
Where to Start? The best place I could find to start was none other than the official documentation. There is also a GCP Youtube channel for those who prefer multimedia. Once finding myself into the...
An Overview of the Various Scan Methods in PostgreSQL
In any of the relational databases engines, it is required to generate a best possible plan which corresponds to the execution of the query with least time and resources. Generally, all databases generate plans in...
Tips for Storing PostgreSQL Backups on Amazon AWS
Data is probably one of the most valuable assets in a company. Because of this we should always have a Disaster Recovery Plan (DRP) to prevent data loss in the event of an accident or...
Validating Your PostgreSQL Backups on Docker
Backups are the vital and important part of any disaster recovery plan, taking backups of the production database is also a basic and an important part of PostgreSQL administration. However, DBA’s don’t often validate that...
Running PostgreSQL Using Amazon RDS
Cloud computing is now commonplace in most companies. It allows for on demand availability of compute power, database, storage, applications, and other resources via the internet. The main advantages behind the cloud are that you...
A Guide to Automated Cloud Database Deployments
Complex, inflexible architectures, redundancy and out-of-date technology, are common problems for companies facing data to cloud migration. We look to the “clouds,” hoping that we will find there a magic solution to improve operational speed...
PostgreSQL Replication Setup & Maintenance Using Ansible
Replication is a key feature for most setups and it is supported by most database technologies on the market. The PostgreSQL community introduced replication in version 9.0 (called Streaming Replication or SR), since then the...