Postgres Databases

The most loved and fastest growing DBMS, Postgres powers innovation, improves scalability and takes the promise of the cloud to new heights.

EDB Postgres Advanced Server

Advanced Server is Oracle database compatible, so leaving Oracle doesn’t mean starting over. It also extends PostgreSQL with security and performance capabilities for enterprises.

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EDB is part of the extended Postgres Global Development Group and contributes as such to the development of Postgres. Additionally, EDB supports various critical functions around the development of Postgres.

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Compare PostgreSQL and EDB Postgres Advanced Server

* Denotes Oracle database compatibility

Security

  PostgreSQL

EDB Postgres Advanced Server

Transparent Data Encryption (TDE) -
Data Redaction * - ​​

Password Profiles

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EDB SQL/Protect

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Enhanced Audit Logging

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Server Procedural Language Protection (EDB*Wrap) *

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Privilege Analysis

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Performance

  PostgreSQL

EDB Postgres Advanced Server

Query Optimizer Hints *

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SQL Session/System Wait Diagnostics *

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Advanced Performance Analytics

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Development

  PostgreSQL

EDB Postgres Advanced Server

Hierarchical Queries *

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29 Pre-defined, Re-usable Function Packages

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Synonyms (Public and Private) *

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Extended Functions and Operators *

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Bulk Collect and Binds *

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User Defined Object Types *

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Nested Tables *

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User Defined Exceptions *

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User Defined Packages and Functions *

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Associative Arrays *

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VARRAYs *

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edb_stmt_level_txn *

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EDB*Plus *

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ECPGPlus

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DBA

  PostgreSQL

EDB Postgres Advanced Server

Resource Management

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EDB*Loader *

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Extended Catalog Views *

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Oracle Compatibility

  PostgreSQL

EDB Postgres Advanced Server

Free Migration Assessment Portal in the Cloud *

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Data Type Compatibility *

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Automated Migration of Schema, Data, and Objects *

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PL/SQL Support in Stored Procedures and Triggers *

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PL/SQL Debugger *

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EDB*OCI *

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Pro*C Support *

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Bulk Data Loader *

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Interactive and Batch Command-Line Processor *

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Replication with Oracle (*uses EDB Postgres Replication Server) *

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Function package descriptions for EDB Postgres Advanced Server

Package Name

Package Description

DBMS_ALERT

Functions that allow asynchronous notification of database events via an Alert. Using this package and triggers, an application can notify itself whenever values of interest in the database are changed.

DBMS_AQ

Database integrated Message Queuing functions allowing applications to communicate with each another via asynchronous messages to the database.

DBMS_CRYPTO

Provides functions to encrypt and decrypt stored data.

DBMS_JOB

Has been replaced by DBMS_SCHEDULER but included for compatibility with older Oracle applications.

DBMS_LOB

Functions that allow access to and manipulation of Large OBject values.

DBMS_LOCK

Provides a function interface to Lock Management services.

DBMS_OUTPUT

Allows the sending of messages from stored procedures, packages, and triggers for application or debugging use.

DBMS_PIPE

Functions that allow two or more sessions in the same database instance to communicate with one another.

DBMS_PRIVILEGE_CAPTURE

Package provides an interface for database privilege analysis.

DBMS_PROFILER

Provides functions to profile stored procedure workloads and identify performance bottlenecks.

DBMS_REDACT

Generic and scalable policy mechanism functions to assign different types of redaction based on column data type protecting sensitive information like Social Security or Credit Card numbers in support of security initiatives like GDPR, HIPPA and PCI-DSS.

DBMS_SCHEDULER

Job scheduler functions for creating and executing unattended repetitive tasks inside the database.

DBMS_SQL

Permits the use of dynamic SQL in procedures to allow applications to run SQL statements with unknown parameters (such as table name) until runtime.

DBMS_RANDOM

Useful functions to generate random text, numeric and date values.

DBMS_RLS

Implements row level security functions in the database blocking users from seeing each other's data in the same application.

DBMS_SESSION

Functions with the ability to enable and disable roles.

DBMS_UTLTITY

A collection of functions for getting information about various runtime operations and metadata from the database.

UTL_ENCODE

Functions to perform Base64 encoding and decoding of data intended for transport between hosts.

UTL_FILE

Allows database procedures to read and write operating system text files in an I/O stream fashion.

UTL_HTTP

Functions that provide the ability to make HTTP calls to access information on web servers.

UTL_MAIL

Provides functions to create, manage, and send email from the database, including attachments, CC, and BCC.

UTL_RAW

Functions supporting the manipulation of raw data types.

UTL_SMTP

Provides functions for sending mail via SMTP according to the RFC821 specification.

UTL_URL

Functions for escaping and un-escaping URL strings.

For complete specifications for each supported function package see the Documentation for EDB Postgres Advanced Server.

Frequently Asked Question

Does EDB support Transparent Data Encryption (TDE) for PostgreSQL and EDB Postgres Advanced Server?

Because EDB understands the importance of Transparent Data Encryption (TDE) to our Postgres customers, we have partnered with Thales, to ensure our customers can meet their security and compliance requirements. This includes PCI DSS compliance as well as many other security standards.

Thales is the leading provider of Enterprise security solutions for multiple databases and sources, including Postgres. We believe Thales CipherTrust Transparent Encryption is the best currently offered TDE solution for Postgres. The most notable reason is its excellent solution for Key Management and Key Rotation.

EDB will continue to work with the community on database TDE solutions as part of the open source PostgreSQL offering. In addition to TDE we are actively pursuing solutions to ensure and improve the overall security posture of PostgreSQL, including use cases for restricting Postgres super users access to data. We have some of our best people working to solve these use cases and plan to share something with the community shortly.

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