I still use MySQL for a variety of tasks and expect to continue doing so, but, increasingly, I find that PostgreSQL is a better fit for my needs. This month, we will look at PostgreSQL, starting with ...

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The Linux Foundation on Monday welcomed Microsoft's DocumentDB into its stable of open source projects, waving the document ...

With more new features due soon, the Postgres relational database continues to strengthen its hand, says the open-source project's core team member and EnterpriseDB chief architect Dave Page.

PostgreSQL continues to improve in ways that meet the needs of even the most complex, mission-critical use cases. It also presents certain challenges.

20 years ago this year, the original founders of EDB made two bets; one that more and more people would want to use Postgres, and another that more and more people would want to stop using Oracle ...

Thinking about scaling beyond Postgres with a data store like Redis or Elasticsearch? Think again before adopting a complex infrastructure. Postgres can scale for heavy loads and offers powerful ...

PostgreSQL 9.2 allows access to data through the JSON (JavaScript Object Notation) data exchange format. With the native support of JSON, Web application developers can use Postgres like a NoSQL ...

Neon, a startup developing a managed service for Postgres, has raised $30 million in a fresh injection of venture funding.