PGLogical 1.1 packages for PostgreSQL 9.6beta1

We have made pglogical 1.1 packages available for PostgreSQL 9.6beta1 for both rpm and deb based distributions. They are available for install from our standard pglogical package repository. You may...
May 12, 2016

Postgres-XL 9.5r1.1 released

The Postgres-XL community has released a new version of the software, tagged as 9.5r1.1. This is a minor update to earlier 9.5r1 release, but contains some very important bug fixes...
May 12, 2016

Waiting for Barman 1.6.1

The upcoming version 1.6.1 of Barman will introduce a few interesting new features which consolidate its central role in business continuity installations of PostgreSQL databases. Discover why. Version 1.6.1 of...
May 10, 2016

Visual PostgreSQL debugging

Having recently been doing some debugging work where many watchpoints, conditional breakpoints etc were necessary I’d like to shout out to a really useful tool: The standalone CDT debugger. It’s...
May 03, 2016

PGLogical 1.1 released with sequence support and more

The new feature version of pglogical is now available. The new release brings support for sequence replication, manually configured parallel subscriptions, replica triggers, numerous usability improvements and bug fixes. Let’s...
May 02, 2016

Column Store Plans

Over at pgsql-general, Bráulio Bhavamitra asks: I wonder if there is any plans to move postgresql entirely to a columnar store (or at least make it an option), maybe for...
April 25, 2016

On the usefulness of expression indexes

When teaching PostgreSQL trainings, both on basics and advanced topics, I often find out the attendees have very little idea how powerful the expression indexes may be (if they are...
April 19, 2016

9.6 Scariest Patch Tournament

PostgreSQL’s Release Management Team is requesting your input on patches that are most likely to cause bugs or instability. I’m sure you have an opinion on that! Please cast your...
April 18, 2016