Tag: PostgreSQL
The Architecture of Cloud Foundry
This article explains the architecture of Cloud Foundry, a cloud virtualisation platform that is gaining popularity.
So what is a cloud virtualisation platform? It is...
FOSS is __FUN__: The Fifth Freedom, Part 2
Stallman's classic definition of open source speaks of the four freedoms -- the freedom to run the program in any way one likes, the...
Installing and Using PostgreSQL Modules
In this article, we will learn how to install and use the PostgreSQL modules chkpass, fuzzystrmatch, isn and hstore. Modules add different capabilities to...
FOSS is __FUN__: Get the Basics Right
A few thoughts about databases in general... and some rants about the good old ways.
There are a plethora of free/open source databases around, from...
Postgres-XC — A PostgreSQL Clustering Solution
What started with a simple relational database system, is expanding its horizons by developing new technology that satiates the ever-increasing need for more data...
Partitioning in PostgreSQL
Partitioning refers to splitting a large table into smaller pieces. This article covers the basics of partitioning in PostgreSQL.
Currently, PostgreSQL supports range and list...
Kerala State Electricity Board Saves a Whopping Rs 8 Crore, Using...
Kerala State Electricity Board (KSEB) switched to open source solutions only a few years back, and now, not only manages the accounting and billing...
IT Service Provider Turns to PostgreSQL for Scalability
A S Kumaresan, an Enterprise DB contest winner, tells LINUX For You why PostgreSQL was an obvious choice for an ICT provider.
When a client...
A Media Organisation Keeps Its Data Safe with PostgreSQL
Bineeta Guharoy ,one of the EnterpriseDB PostgreSQL contest winners, shares her views on why she trusts PostgreSQL to keep critical data safe.
A media house...
A Telecom Service Provider Handles Huge Volumes of Data Using PostgreSQL
A telecom service provider searching for a scalable database solution to handle a humongous database, found its answer in PostgreSQL. Siddhartha Singh, one of...
