It's hard to call oneself a fan of databases. Usually, one uses these kinds of applications out of sheer necessity, not because they're within an arm's reach of “exciting”. If databases themselves don ...

Bruce Momjian, the author of “PostgreSQL: Introduction and Concepts,” and one of the founders of the PostgreSQL Global Development Group, will be teaching PostgreSQL at the Big Nerd Ranch Aug. 18-22.

PostgreSQL is an object-relational database developed on the Internet by a group of developers spread across the globe. It is an open-source alternative to commercial databases like Oracle and ...

Postgres 16 highlights include updates around privilege administration, logical replication, performance improvements, and comprehensive monitoring features. Here is a breakdown. Today, the PostgreSQL ...

Big Nerd Ranch, which offers classes for Mac OS X and UNIX programmers, is holding a five-day PostgreSQL class taught by Bruce Momjian, the author of “PostgreSQL: Introduction and Concepts” and one of ...

One of the most anticipated new features in PostgreSQL 17 is native support for incremental backups. Previously, you had to use third-party programs for this; now, it's baked into the server. This ...

Systems management, data protection and security software company Quest Software Inc. today announced two updates designed to accelerate the enterprise adoption of the open-source relational database ...

Oxford University Computing Services (OUCS), which provides services to staff and students around the university, will complete its move to open-source PostgreSQL as the back-end database for most of ...

PostgreSQL is an object-relational database management system (ORDBMS) based on POSTGRES, developed at the University of California at Berkeley computer science department. POSTGRES pioneered many ...

PostgreSQL: Introduction and Concepts and one of the co-founders of the PostgreSQL Global Development Group. This will be the most comprehensive course on PostgreSQL that has ever been offered. The ...