Nov 13, 2025 · Why use PostgreSQL? PostgreSQL comes with many features aimed to help developers build applications, administrators to protect data integrity and build fault-tolerant …

Nov 13, 2025 · PostgreSQL is an object-relational database management system (ORDBMS) based on POSTGRES, Version 4.2, developed at the University of California at Berkeley …

Nov 13, 2025 · We chose a new name, PostgreSQL, to reflect the relationship between the original POSTGRES and the more recent versions with SQL capability. At the same time, we …

Jan 14, 2025 · Why does PostgreSQL have so many processes, even when idle? As noted in the answer above, PostgreSQL is process based, so it starts one postgres (or postgres.exe on …

Nov 13, 2025 · Unlike databases, schemas are not rigidly separated: a user can access objects in any of the schemas in the database they are connected to, if they have privileges to do so. …

2 days ago · This article introduces the Instant Recovery mindset, explains why PostgreSQL makes it possible, and how PDU turns recoverability into a practical, predictable process.

PostgreSQL is a powerful, open source object-relational database system with over 35 years of active development that has earned it a strong reputation for reliability, feature robustness, …

Nov 13, 2025 · The CAST() syntax conforms to SQL. The type 'string' syntax is a generalization of the standard: SQL specifies this syntax only for a few data types, but PostgreSQL allows it for …

Nov 13, 2025 · The exact point at which a table will benefit from partitioning depends on the application, although a rule of thumb is that the size of the table should exceed the physical …

Nov 13, 2025 · PostgreSQL grants privileges on some types of objects to PUBLIC by default when the objects are created. No privileges are granted to PUBLIC by default on tables, table …