PostgreSQL 16 offers enhanced functionality for everyday workloads
PostgreSQL version 16 was released recently. This latest version of the open-source database adds performance-enhancing functionality for replication and monitoring, parallel queries, bulk loading and further support for SQL/JSON standards, among other things.
The arrival of PostgreSQL 16 gives ... Read more
EnterpriseDB makes PostgreSQL cluster tool open-source
EnterpriseDB is making its Trusted Postgres Architect (TPA) management and automation tool open-source. This should enable users to set up and manage robust database clusters with additional control.
EnterpriseDB is now making the tool open-source, explaining it wants to make it easier for compa... Read more
EnterpriseDB brings Postgres offerings to Google Kubernetes Engine
EnterpriseDB is expanding its partnership with Google Cloud. An edition of the Postgres database has recently been made available on the Google Kubernetes Engine.
The cloud service Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE) has received assistance from EnterpriseDB's Postgres database (EDB). The database i... Read more
The future of PostgreSQL in an automated world
In case you hadn’t noticed, Artificial Intelligence is in the news. With the rise of generative AI driving Chat-GPT (although the jury is still firmly out in terms of how much use it will be in software development spheres) we have entered an era of automation and autonomous systems management th... Read more
Kingsing malware exploits Kubernetes environments
Threat actors are using vulnerabilities in the PostgreSQL containers.
The Microsoft Defender for Cloud security team reports that Kinsing malware is actively breaching Kubernetes clusters. On January 5, Sunders Bruskin, a Security Researcher at Microsoft Defender for Cloud, detailed the methodol... Read more
Microsoft launches Spring Cloud Azure 4.5.0 with passwordless support
Spring Cloud Azure 4.5.0 has been released by Microsoft and is now available from Maven Central. This is the first stable release to support passwordless access to Azure Database for MySQL and Azure Database for PostgreSQL.
Spring Cloud Azure is a framework that allows users to develop cloud-na... Read more
Google Cloud launches AlloyDB for PostgreSQL
AlloyDB for PostgreSQL is now generally available. Google Cloud wants to make it easier for companies to shift workloads from traditional on-prem databases to open-source cloud-based databases.
AlloyDB is especially suitable for companies looking to modernize their most demanding database worklo... Read more
PostgreSQL 15 RC1 offers more functionality for developers
The release candidate for the 15th version of open-source relational database PostgreSQL offers more functionality for developers, including support for migrations from Oracle and SQL Server systems.
Open-source database PostgreSQL grew rapidly in recent years. The technology is regularly update... Read more
Google Cloud introduces PostgreSQL database AlloyDB
Google Cloud recently introduced AlloyDB, a managed, PostgreSQL-compatible database service. The open-source database service is suited for key enterprise workloads.
By introducing the managed open-source database service, Google Cloud aims to compete with similar services from Oracle and AWS. A... Read more
Researchers steal databases of fellow customers in Microsoft Azure
A vulnerability in Microsoft Azure allowed customers to find and copy the databases of fellow customers.
Microsoft Azure Database for PostgreSQL Flexible Server is a widely used database service. Organizations assume that Microsoft shields their databases from fellow customers, also known as 'te... Read more