MySQL and PostgreSQL are two of the most used open source SQL databases, and both fulfill the role of a general-purpose database well. How do you choose which one to use for a project? Let's look at ...

PostgreSQL is a big deal. The most common SQL open source database that you have never heard of, as ZDNet's own Tony Baer called it. Besides being the framework on which a number of commercial ...

YugabyteDB 2.13 is a highly scalable, distributed version of PostgreSQL that combines compelling ideas from Google Cloud Spanner and Amazon Aurora—and serves as a Cassandra-compatible database too.

One of the most interesting trends in the computer world during the past few years has been the rapid growth of NoSQL databases. The term may be accurate, in that NoSQL databases don't use SQL in ...

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 ...

Enterprises need data, and data needs to be stored, with a flexible, portable environment that scales from developers’ laptops to global clouds. That storage also needs to be able to run on any OS and ...

EnterpriseDB (EDB), the leading Postgres data and AI company, unveiled its key contributions to PostgreSQL 18, building on its momentum with more than 200 new features that make it easier for ...

SUNNYVALE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Yugabyte today announced YugabyteDB 2.25, the latest version of its open-source, high-performance distributed SQL database, which now boasts complete compatibility ...

SUNNYVALE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Yugabyte, the distributed SQL database experts, today announced its support of the new document database-compatible Postgres extension named DocumentDB. This ...

Usually databases are treated primarily as fairly dumb data storage systems, but they can be capable of much more. Case in point the PostgreSQL database and its – Ada-based – PL/pgSQL programming ...