First, let me say I was unsure what category to use for this topic. Prog. Symp. seemed close too, but I wasn't sure. If I've posted to the wrong forum, I apologize.<br><br>Right now I'm using phpBB as ...

One of the most interesting trends in the computer world during the past few years has been the rapid growth of NoSQL databases. The term may be accurate, in that NoSQL databases don't use SQL in ...

Replication is one of the most popular features used in RDBMS’s today. Replication is used for disaster recovery purposes (i.e. backup or warm stand-by servers), reporting systems where query activity ...

The issue of cross-platform programming will become bigger over the next few years, as companies—particularly small- and medium-sized businesses—see the advantages of migrating to Linux and take the ...

PostgreSQL is a big deal. The most common SQL open source database that you have never heard of, as ZDNet's own Tony Baer called it. Besides being the framework on which a number of commercial ...

a 2022 survey, it is the second most used database after MySQL. PostgreSQL expert engineer Craig Carstiens explains the history of how PostgreSQL has been developed and how the number of users has ...

In addition to the new Mac OSX Lion desktop OS shipping recently, Apple also updated their server software to Lion as well. In an unannounced change Apple has swapped out the built in MySQL database ...

PostgreSQL has been around in some form since 1986, yet somehow keeps getting younger and hipper with each year. Startups like Timescale have found old-school PostgreSQL to be key to building their ...

It’s not surprising that developers have become increasingly dependent on the open source PostgreSQL, the nearly 30-year-old ...