Postgres and Open Source Experts

Classic and untrue. It isn’t the DBAs that are the issue. It is the developers and their ego which is driven by the unrealistic expectations of the C-suite that is driven by the ridiculous assertions of the investors that drives this problem. DBAs may be an acquired taste but we are the ones that are constantly cleaning up after the developers who could never learn more than the ORM and think it is better to abstract over a framework to the point of job security through obscurity.

An interesting micro optimization for pg_dump is coming in PostgreSQL 18.

We have seen a shift from the pandemic era work from home mandates to a new back to normal mandate of return to the office. This has caused a lot of frustration from workers. Much of the frustration is valid. Workers feel as if they can do their job more effectively if they work from home and that it provides better flexibility for managing non-work related responsibilities. There have been …

We like to say, “This season too will pass”, “Give it to God”, “My therapist and I are working on it”, and “I will be able to get to that if only…” The reality is many of us are focused on the wrong things. We are so focused on externalities in society that it never occurs to us that we are ignoring the very things that are important for success …

PgManage 1.0 released, grab it today!

Since at least 2021 there has been a disagreement between Postgres related non-profit organizations. On one side are two affiliate non-profits for Postgresql.org; on the other is a relatively unknown non-profit out of Spain. Lines have been drawn, feet have dug in, and a lot of unproductive discourse has occurred. This has culminated in legal action, bad blood, and some poor decisions.

On July 6th, I published, “A Transparency Moment”. There are a lot of us who would never publish such an article. ‘Your health is private,’ ‘won’t you be embarrassed,’ and ‘what if you fail?’ These are nagging thoughts and they are constant. ‘Should I publish another update?’ ‘What if I don’t make progress?’

Your health is private

While I accept the premise that sharing your ‘weakness’ with family …

PgManage 1.0b2 released.

Command Prompt is pleased to announce PgManage version 1.0b. This release adds two major features, 3 major bug fixes and over a dozen changes and improvements. PgManage is a Postgres centered multi-database management Open Source project.

New features:

• Added backup/restore support for PostgreSQL
• First version of PgManage Handbook was published to https://pgmanage.readthedocs.io/en/latest
  

Major Bugs fixed:

• Fixed .AppImage compatibility issues for newer Linux distributions which do not have libcrypt installed
• Added …

To be truly successful in life, we must have an equilibrium. We must balance desire, learning from success and failure, fear, exhaustion, passion, employer satisfaction, relationships, children, personal ambition and growth, tee-ball games, disappointment, ballet classes, illness, client management, and unexpected events. How can we manage all of these tasks when we try to put everything into two separate boxes? We can’t and that is why people get burned out.