Database Administration & Monitoring, Database management Getting started with Greenplum – 1 – Installation 28.02.2024 by Daniel Westermann Because PostgreSQL is fully open source there are many forks of it. One of them is called Greenplum which describes itself as “an advanced, fully featured, open source data warehouse, based on PostgreSQL”. Sounds interesting,(…)
DevOps, Kubernetes, PostgreSQL Introduction to PostgreSQL in OpenShift 07.02.2024 by DevOps I’m on a mission to tackle scary topics around DevOps these days! In my 2 previous blog posts (Part 1 and Part 2) I’ve tried to demystified the DevOps word (and(…)
Database management, PostgreSQL PostgreSQL Backups with pg_back 23.01.2024 by Joan Frey 1. Introduction In the world of PostgreSQL database management, ensuring robust backup strategies is mandatory. This week I discovered on postgresql.org latest news one useful tool that streamlines this process: pg_back. pg_back serves as a dedicated dumping(…)
Database management, PostgreSQL New PostgreSQL service in OCI 13.12.2023 by Joan Frey PostgreSQL, an open-source relational database management system, offers robust features and capabilities for data storage and management. Deploying PostgreSQL within the Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) provides a scalable and reliable environment. In this guide, we’ll explore the process of(…)
Database Administration & Monitoring, Database management, PostgreSQL, SQL Server, Technology Survey PosgreSQL + SQL Server = WiltonDB – Part 1 – Installation 23.11.2023 by Stéphane Haby I know, few years ago, it was uncredible to associate SQL Server & PostgreSQL or see Microsoft in the Open source world. 😉 The world changes and we follow it… My colleague Daniel Westermann will enjoy that(…)
Database Administration & Monitoring, Database management Locales, collations, encodings and the PostgreSQL sort order (1) – basics 20.10.2023 by Daniel Westermann When it comes to sorting strings it is all about locales and how PostgreSQL is using them. PostgreSQL uses the locales provided by the underlying operating system, by default this is “C” or “POSIX”. To(…)
Development & Performance, PostgreSQL Guide to Install and Use pgFormatter on Linux (openSUSE) 31.08.2023 by Joan Frey pgFormatter is a command-line tool used to format SQL code for PostgreSQL databases. It helps improve code readability and maintainability by applying consistent indentation and formatting rules to your SQL queries. This guide will walk you through the process(…)
Database management, PostgreSQL Simplifying PostgreSQL Management: A Guide to Install and Use pgcli 18.08.2023 by Joan Frey Managing databases is a crucial aspect for a DBA, and PostgreSQL is a powerful open-source relational database management system that is widely used. To interact with a PostgreSQL database, DBA and developers often rely on command-line tools. The default(…)
Database Administration & Monitoring, Database management Uyuni, an open-source configuration and infrastructure management solution for software-defined infrastructure (1) – The server 28.12.2022 by Daniel Westermann Most of you probably heard of Red Hat Satellite, a product which is used to manage Linux infrastructures. Maybe you also heard about SUSE Manager, which does more or less the(…)
Database Administration & Monitoring, Database management, Development & Performance Improve your development experience in PostgreSQL’s PL/pgSQL by using plpgsql_check 09.12.2022 by Daniel Westermann In the last post we’ve highlighted some tips when developing functions and/or procedures in PostgreSQL’s PL/pgSQL. Especially the Compile-Time and Run-Time checks can save you a lot of work and give you important hints while(…)