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MongoDB talks up its AI chops by talking down PostgreSQL
CEO touts win from 'super-high growth' customer that couldn't scale on rival system
Databases02 Dec 2025 | 12
PostgreSQL
PostgreSQL is an open-source relational database management system developed at UC Berkeley.
Microsoft spins up Azure HorizonDB to take on distributed Postgres rivals
Open source RDMS popularity offers devs 'something other than Oracle' as database standard, analyst says
Databases19 Nov 2025 | 8
Snowflake goes all out to woo PostgreSQL developers with lakehouse extensions
Buyers still struggling to differentiate data platforms in era of AI
Databases05 Nov 2025 |
The clock's ticking for MySQL 8.0 as end of life looms
Percona says more than half of installs remain on version set to lose support in 2026
Databases31 Oct 2025 | 11
Carnegie Mellon team claims vector-based system can turbocharge PostgreSQL
Researchers say 'Proto-X' fine-tunes databases automatically, delivering multifold performance boosts
Databases22 Oct 2025 | 6
IBM invites CockroachDB to infest its mainframes with PostgreSQL
Vendors promote bridge to modern architecture for legacy systems, but Db2 not going anywhere just yet
Off-Prem08 Oct 2025 | 4
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PostgreSQL 18 eyes analytics boost and distributed future
Async I/O and UUID v7 highlights of the September release, though some SQL features are delayed
Databases04 Sep 2025 | 1
Customers fret about downtime with hyperscalers' PostgreSQL services
Analysis Smaller vendors offering alternatives cash in concerns
Databases22 Jul 2025 |
Users of PostgreSQL in the cloud say the uptime just ain't up to it
One in five users hit by service failures in the last year, research finds
Databases11 Jul 2025 | 11
Atlassian migrated 4 million Postgres databases to shrink AWS bill
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Databases07 Jul 2025 | 26
Coming to PostgreSQL: On-disk database encryption
Open source initiative aims to offer enterprise security feature without vendor lock-in
Databases02 Jul 2025 | 19
EDB enhances analytics in PostgreSQL with open source add-ons
DataFusion and WarehousePG meant to deal with AI-related workloads, not to compete with analytics data platforms
Databases20 Jun 2025 |
The IT world moves fast, so why are admins slow to upgrade?
Comment Mission-critical app migration, 'if it ain't broke...' and more. All that glitters isn't gold when it comes to biz needs
Databases10 Mar 2025 | 91
Microsoft builds open source document database on PostgreSQL, suggests FerretDB as front end
We're not in Kansas anymore
Databases27 Jan 2025 | 23
Clock's ticking on PostgreSQL 12, but not everyone is ready to say goodbye
11% of databases still on aging version with a month of support left
Databases22 Oct 2024 | 11
Cockroach Labs CEO: Diverse database models are essential as app demands surge
Interview Licensing mixes also needed lest vendors give too much away
Databases27 Sep 2024 |
ServiceNow moves its backend off MariaDB to homebrew Postgres
Xanadu release also adds a Pro tier, along with lots more AI
Applications10 Sep 2024 | 4
MongoDB takes a swing at PostgreSQL after claiming wins against rival
Open source competitor is still the most popular database among devs, though
Databases30 Aug 2024 | 21
PostgreSQL in line for DuckDB-shaped boost in analytics arena
Microsoft-backed extension aims to address open source database's perceived weaknesses
Databases20 Aug 2024 |
PostgreSQL pioneer's latest brainchild promises time travel to dodge ransomware
Michael Stonbraker on the neat side effects of putting an operating system on top of a database
Databases28 Mar 2024 | 22
CockroachDB tempts legacy databases to crawl into the cloud age
Distributed system makes a grab for Oracle, Db2 features
Databases29 Jan 2024 | 5
What's worse than paying an extortion bot that auto-pwned your database?
Paying one that lied to you and only saved the first 20 rows of each table
Research17 Jan 2024 | 17
Open source PostgreSQL named DBMS of the year by DB-Engines
Already more than 37 years old, the relational system continues to gain popularity
Databases03 Jan 2024 | 16
Postgres pioneer Michael Stonebraker promises to upend the database once more
Interview Turing Award winner whose research and startups broke ground for five decades, tells The Reg he has more up his sleeve
Databases26 Dec 2023 | 73
Putting LLMs into production is a monumental task – vector databases could light the way
MongoDB joins joins Cassandra, PostgreSQL and SingleStore in implementing AI-friendly features
AI + ML11 Jul 2023 | 1
MariaDB's Xpand offers PostgreSQL compatibility without the forking drama
Play designed to swat CockroachDB and tempt users over from hyperscaler DBaaS systems
Databases10 May 2023 | 3
EDB offers 'risk-free' migration to lure Oracle users to the PostgreSQL side
Long-suffering Big Red customers 'may finally be ready,' says analyst
Databases02 May 2023 | 8
FerretDB 1.0 offers fresh approach to open source document databases
How to PostgreSQL MongoDB out of the equation
Databases14 Apr 2023 | 7
AWS dragged over lengthy downtime to migrate PostgreSQL DBaaS
Aurora needs a break to get users off 11.x, says cloud giant
Spotlight on Databases14 Feb 2023 |
Microsoft attempts to eat Oracle's database lunch with Azure migration service
Ignite Redmond hopes move will lure more to its PostgreSQL managed service
Databases12 Oct 2022 | 5
Loads of PostgreSQL systems are sitting on the internet without SSL encryption
They probably shouldn't be connected in the first place, says database expert
Research07 Oct 2022 | 20
PostgreSQL 15 promises to ease Oracle and SQL Server migrations
MERGE means more code can be copied from earlier installation, because let's be real – that's how it's happening
Databases03 Oct 2022 | 12
Cockroach Labs CTO: Google became too comfortable, I wasn't being challenged
Interview Peter Mattis on starting a multibillion-dollar company as serverless database hits GA
Databases29 Sep 2022 | 4
Google previews streaming connector for BigQuery
All your data on one platform, opines the Chocolate Factory
Databases16 Sep 2022 | 2
Open source databases: What are they and why do they matter?
Feature We trawled through the licensing terms and spoke to the vendors so you don't have to
Databases05 Sep 2022 | 47
YugabyteDB tempts devs with read-committed isolation levels
It's easier than retraining PostgreSQL devs, says distributed relational database startup
Databases28 Jun 2022 | 2
Database from the 1980s needs time travel says author
It's back to the future for PostgreSQL as Michael Stonebraker lists priorities for the popular open-source system he helped create
Databases14 Jun 2022 | 6
We have bigger targets than beating Oracle, say open source DB pioneers
Advocates for MySQL and PostgreSQL see broader future for movement they helped create
Databases25 May 2022 | 12
Percona launches management system aimed at open-source databases
Percona Live PostgreSQL, MongoDB, MySQL tools for overly busy DBAs, less experienced devs
Databases17 May 2022 |
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