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Marc Linster
Video: PostgreSQL Security Features - Password Profiles
Jan 5, 2021
A password profile is a named set of password attributes that allow a DBA to easily manage a group of Postgres roles (or users) that share comparable...
“PostgreSQL COPY FROM PROGRAM” is not a Vulnerability
Dec 21, 2020
Computer Weekly reported on a CVE in Postgres that was exploited by PGMiner, This CVE had been previously reported in 2019, and the Postgres community has disputed that this is a vulnerability.
Video: Applying PostgreSQL Security to the AAA Framework
Nov 2, 2020
When applying PostgreSQL security features to the AAA framework—which stands for Authentication, Authorization, and Auditing—step one is...
EDB to Community - Acquisition Statement
Oct 6, 2020
This is a very exciting time for the PostgreSQL world. Never before has such a large number of committers, contributors, and advanced users been under...
What’s New in PostgreSQL 13?
Sep 23, 2020
PostgreSQL 13 is here, and as always EDB is proud to be among the many global contributors who made this happen. This year there’s not one headline...
Postgres: A Strategic Tool When Deployed Properly
Jun 3, 2020
This article summarizes best practices and lessons learned from working with large and mid-size companies in their deployment of Postgres. Some...
A Review of 4 Top PostgreSQL Books
May 8, 2020
When I first started looking into Postgres, there were very few books in bookstores (yes, those still existed - that was a long time ago) and the only...
Optimizing Performance and Security in Postgres with Platform Native Packaging
Apr 15, 2020
Several years ago, EnterpriseDB (EDB) decided to deprecate the one-click installers for Linux in favor of native packages. EDB still provides and...
Top Tools to Manage Postgres in an Enterprise: Administration, Performance, High Availability, and Migration
Apr 8, 2020
This blog post lists tools for managing Postgres in the enterprise for administration, performance tuning, recovery, oracle to Postgres migration and high availability. While this is a big topic, there are common denominators that we have seen in many Postgres projects.
Introducing Postgres Pulse: Insights & Live Q&A with Postgres Experts
Mar 25, 2020
We get numerous tech issues and common database symptoms flagged to our team on a daily basis. And given the current landscape fraught with...
Marc Linster
Before joining EnterpriseDB, Marc spent almost 4 years at Polycom, the leading maker of video communications equipment, focusing on the Services Supply Chain, Business Intelligence, Customer Data Management and Cloud Solutions. Prior to Polycom, Marc led a supply chain consulting and systems integration company working with customers in the US, Canada, France, Germany and Switzerland. This tapped the expertise he developed at Avicon Group, where he spent six years, first as chief technology officer then as vice president of operations, developing an extensive background in management, business consulting, systems integration, data management and business intelligence. Marc holds a Ph.D. (Dr. rer. nat) in Computer Sciences from the University of Kaiserslautern in Germany.