Third time’s the charm? Microsoft hopes the scalability of Azure HorizonDB, will lure new customers where its two existing PostgreSQL databases did not. Microsoft is previewing a third ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about the economics of AI. When Snowflake announced its $250 million acquisition of Crunchy Data two weeks ago at its ...

The surge in data company acquisitions continued Monday with Snowflake’s purchase of Crunchy Data. Cloud data platform Snowflake announced its intent to acquire Crunchy Data, a Postgres database ...

In a major reversal, the federal government is restoring the records of hundreds, and possibly thousands, of international students whose entries in a crucial database the government had abruptly ...

The Hatch Restore 3 is a wonderful bedside companion. Its primary function is that of a smart alarm clock, but it’s also capable of playing music to help you unwind at night and simulating the sunrise ...

MySQL and PostgreSQL are two of the most used open source SQL databases, and both fulfill the role of a general-purpose database well. How do you choose which one to use for a project? Let's look at ...

Timescale is looking to further advance its namesake open-source database platform with new AI capabilities announced today. Timescale was founded in 2017 as a time series database (TSDB) technology ...

The backup.sh script creates backups of both PostgreSQL and InfluxDB databases and combines them into a single compressed file. It is designed specifically for use within a SOLECTRUS setup, ensuring ...

A decade ago, most businesses and organizations typically used one database, and that was generally one of the big four relational database platforms: Oracle, MySQL, SQL Server or PostgreSQL. In 2024, ...

One of the most anticipated new features in PostgreSQL 17 is native support for incremental backups. Previously, you had to use third-party programs for this; now, it's baked into the server. This ...