Accidental DBA?  What’s that?

Are you an Oracle DBA?  Have you been asked to manage PostgreSQL or SQL Server databases?

Or maybe you’re a SQL Server DBA now assigned to manage “that one Oracle database that supports a mission-critical application…

As a database administrator, you’re probably known in your organization for your pragmatic approach to technology. Sure, it’s important to continually hone your skills, but when somebody comes up with a new application-question, it’s more important to…

Postgres version 12 is here. Did you miss its introduction like me? My excuse is the year-end holidays (what's yours?). 

Well, version 13 isn't planned for release until the fall, so there's plenty of time to brush up on v.12

To give the nod…

Have you heard the news? PostgreSQL has earned the prestigious 'DBMS of the Year' award by DB-Engines!

**(Postgres won in 2017 as well!)

Who is DB-Engines (.com)?

Solid IT, an Austrian IT consulting company, created and maintains DB-Engines. Solid…

Many things can happen if the database runs out of disk space. None of them are good. DBAs understand that it is essential to monitor database disk space so that critical business processes are uninterrupted. Quest’s Foglight provides peace of mind by…

One of the primary tasks of any DBA is to find and optimize poorly performing queries. This is not a trivial job as often times there is too much data to sort through and pinpoint problems. Quest’s Foglight provides alerts for Postgres queries that have…

One of the most valuable capabilities of Postgres is its support for concurrent ACID transactions. ACID is an acronym for Atomicity, Consistency, Isolation, and Durability. These database transaction properties help verify data validity. It is important…

First, a brief introduction….

Formally named PostgreSQL (and pronounced  /ˈpoʊstɡrɛs ˌkjuː ˈɛl/), it is an object-relational database management system with roots from the Ingres project at the University of California, Berkeley. PostgreSQL is open…