Topic: postgresql
Google’s new AlloyDB for PostgreSQL helps companies transition from legacy databases
At its Google I/O conference, Google announced a new database service that it hopes will free customers of their legacy database systems. AlloyDB for PostgreSQL is a fully-managed database service compatible with PostgreSQL. “Databases are increasingly shifting into the cloud and we expect this trend to continue as more companies digitally transform their businesses. With … continue reading
SD Times news digest: PostgreSQL 14, Perforce acquires BlazeMeter from Broadcom, and BMC acquires StreamWeave
PostgreSQL Global Development Group announced the release of PostgreSQL 14, bringing a variety of new features, such as connection concurrency, high-write workloads, query parallelism, and logical replication. In addition, PostgreSQL 14 also includes enhancements to JSON conveniences and multiranges, performance improvements for heavy workloads, enhancements for distributed workloads, administration observability, SQL performance, conformance, and convenience, … continue reading
SD Times news digest: Parasoft adds pen testing to its testing platform, LEADTOOLS V22, and Progress to acquire application experience company Kemp
Parasoft has expanded its API and SAST testing with enhanced OWASP support. The upgrade features penetration testing, which shifts security testing into developer workflows. This shift will address API security issues by identifying vulnerabilities in APIs. The platform integrates Parasoft SOAtest and Smart API Test Generator with OWASP ZAP to build security into development workflows. … continue reading
Guest View: OLAP + OLTP = …PostgreSQL?
PostgreSQL is a popular open-source OLTP database for systems of record. It’s the fourth most-widely used database in the world, and its popularity has grown more than any other database for three of the last four years in a row, according to the recent DB-Engines database rankings. Despite the widespread use of PostgreSQL by application … continue reading
PostgreSQL 12 is now available
The PostgreSQL Global Development Group has just released the latest version of the open-source database PostgreSQL. PostgreSQL 12 includes improvements to query performance and space utilization. Performance improvements include optimizations to b-tree indexes, queries on partitioned tables, and several improvements to indexing in general. With this release, just-in-time (JIT) compilation, which was introduced in PostgreSQL … continue reading
SD Times Open-Source Project of the Week: Azure Data Studio
Microsoft is making it possible for data scientists to interact with PostgreSQL in a visual way with the release of Azure Data Studio, which is a graphical user interface (GUI) editor for PostgreSQL. According to Microsoft, Azure Data Studio inherited a lot of its functionality from VS Code. As such, it supports most of VS … continue reading
Pivotal launches transaction and streaming processing for Greenplum 6, Pivotal Postgres
Pivotal is expanding the scope of its cloud-native enterprise platform with the release of Greenplum 6 and Pivotal Postgres. Announced today during the company’s Greenplum Summit in San Francisco, Pivotal says the new releases are part of a broader commitment to PostgreSQL. Greenplum 6 is more scalable and has greater concurrency over the previous iteration, … continue reading
SD Times news digest: Microsoft acquires Citus Data, JFrog partners with Risk Based Security, and SmartBear TestComplete 14.0
Microsoft has announced that it has acquired Citus Data. Microsoft launched a community-based database service for PostgreSQL in March of last year, and Citus is an open source extension to PostgreSQL. According to Microsoft, this acquisition builds on Azure’s commitment to open source and will allow it to provide scalability and improved performance. “Together, Microsoft … continue reading
SD Times news digest: Android’s free e-learning platform, PipelineDB 1.0, and Mozilla’s healthier IoT program
Google is offering Android developers free tools for succeeding on Google Play. The brand new e-learning platform, Google Play’s Academy for App Success, will feature learning paths, interactive lessons, assessments and achievements. “Whether you’re looking to grow your audience, understand performance metrics, or increase revenue, Play Academy is here to help you understand the best … continue reading
PostgreSQL 11 now available
The PostgreSQL team has announced a major update to its open-source relational database. PostgreSQL 11 has been released with performance improvements, and specific enhancements for large databases and high computational workloads. According to the team, this is the first major release since last year when PostgreSQL 10 was released. Additionally, the release includes updates to … continue reading
DBmaestro DevOps Platform 7.5 focuses on flexibility, better tracking and project hierarchy
DevOps database solution provider DBmaestro has announced the latest release of its CI/CD and release automation solution. DBmaestro DevOps Platform 7.5 rolls out with a focus on flexibility and compliance. In addition, the release provides PostgreSQL support. According to the company, PostgreSQL is quickly becoming the leading database for DevOps teams. DB-Engines ranks it fourth … continue reading
SD Times news digest: MIT’s lane-change algorithm, PostgreSQL 11 beta 1, and Oracle APEX 18.1
Researchers from MIT’s Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (CSAIL) have created a new algorithm for self-driving cars. The new lane-change algorithm allows for more aggressive lane changes than the currently available algorithms do and relies on immediate information about other vehicles’ directions and velocities, rather than on statistical models of the environment. “The optimization … continue reading
