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On Friday, 20-June-2019, Gartner published new research titled "The Future of the DBMS Market Is Cloud" by Donald Feinberg, Merv Adrian and Adam Ronthal.The thesis: cloud is now the default platform for managing data. On-premises is the past, and only legacy compatibility or special requirements should keep you there. Some might think we are early;...
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PostgreSQL is a fantastic piece of software. It has been around for quite a while (since 1988!) and it has always been great, but its usage has really grown in the past decade. Not only it has long been popular in the startup scene, but I also have noticed that a lot of large enterprises are starting to abandon Oracle and moving to PostgreSQL, due to the move to cloud. And that is a good thing - Postgres is an excellent DBMS, robust and fast.
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[AI summary] The article details the process of migrating a legacy Paradox database application to PostgreSQL. The author describes the challenges of the original Paradox setup, including single-user limitations and crashes, and outlines the steps taken to transition to a client-server model using PostgreSQL. The migration involved setting up PostgreSQL on a Windows server, configuring network access, data cleansing, schema adjustments, and updating application logic to work with the new database system. The goal was to improve reliability, scalability, and data management for the client's business operations.
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| | www.crunchydata.com

What is a sequential scan vs index scan vs parallel scan .... and what is a bitmap heap scan? Postgres scan types explained and diagrammed.
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