PostgreSQL 17 delivers a leap forward for open-source databases

Person leaping illustrating the open-source database advancements in PostgreSQL 17 for developers.

The PostgreSQL Global Development Group has unveiled PostgreSQL 17, the latest iteration of what is widely-regarded as the world's most advanced open-source database. This release marks a significant milestone in the database's evolution, bringing substantial performance enhancements and new features that cater to both emerging and established data management needs.

PostgreSQL 17 builds upon its robust foundation, offering improved performance and scalability whilst adapting to...

27 September 2024 | Databases

A step-by-step guide to understanding your data and making informed decisions

They say, “Data never lies.” But sometimes, it might mislead you. This guide will help you understand your data and make informed decisions.

What can go wrong if we don’t understand data? Everything!

These days, business decisions are based on data rather than intuition. At the same time, the sheer amount of data businesses have to deal with is unimaginable. Every time a customer interacts with a brand, there is new data to interpret. The bigger the organisation, the...

12 September 2024 | Databases

Redis switches to more restrictive license

Leading in-memory database vendor Redis is adopting a dual-licensing model, imposing far stricter terms on companies offering Redis as a service. 

In an official announcement, Redis Labs stated that starting with version 7.4, Redis will be dual-licensed under the Redis Source Available License (RSALv2) and the controversial Server Side Public License (SSPLv1).

This is not the first time Redis has changed licensing terms. In 2018, it shifted some modules to a more...

22 March 2024 | Databases

Why empowering ‘knowledge workers’ is critical to business success

Cultivating a new generation of such knowledge workers is one of the great challenges of the modern era. Today’s knowledge workers are more global, work across more industries and are not always even in the office. Each of them has a different workflow depending on their job, with their own specific ways to leverage their knowledge. 

But what are 'knowledge workers' and why is empowering them with the right tools, training and culture critical to drive business...

19 January 2022 | Databases

Ruby on Rails creator: 7.0 ‘is the version of Rails I’ve been longing for’

David Heinemeier Hansson, the creator of Ruby on Rails, says 7.0 is the version he’s “been longing for”.

Version 7.0 was released last Wednesday and brings with it several major upgrades:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mpWFrUwAN88

Hansson says 7.0 is “the one where all the cards are on the table. No more tricks up our sleeves. The culmination of years of progress on five different fronts at once.”

Among the back-end upgrades is the ability for...

20 December 2021 | Databases

Thomas Dohmke will be GitHub’s new CEO

Thomas Dohmke is taking over from Nat Friedman to become GitHub’s new CEO.

Dohmke co-founded HockeyApp – a service to help distribute beta versions of apps and get analytics and crash reports – in 2011, to solve some of his paint points as a developer.

He took this passion for solving pain points to GitHub in 2018 after leading Microsoft’s acquisition of GitHub alongside Friedman.

In a blog post, Dohmke wrote:

“Leading the home for all...

3 November 2021 | Databases

Q&A: Nicolas Hourcard, QuestDB: The advantages of a time-series database

Developers need higher performance databases to unlock the full potential of exciting but ever more data-hungry applications.

IDC forecasts that the global datasphere will grow from 45 zettabytes in 2019 to 175 zettabytes by 2025. Furthermore, the analysts expect that around 30 percent of the world’s data will need real-time processing.

"Today, more than five billion consumers interact with data every day — by 2025, that number will be six billion, or 75 percent of...

3 December 2020 | Databases

A guide on how to choose a database for your mobile apps

(c)iStock.com/jirsak To require an internet connection for mobile applications is to live in the past. If apps rely on a connection, odds are high that the experience will be sluggish and unpredictable. To avoid reliance on the network, providers of databases and cloud services have started to add synchronization and offline capabilities to their mobile offerings. Solutions like Couchbase’s Couchbase Mobile, Microsoft’s Azure Mobile Services, Amazon’s Cognito, and Google’s Firebase...

3 June 2016 | Cloud