I have released pg_migrator 8.4.1, which fixes all known bugs.
Pg_Migrator 8.4.1 ReleasedArchive for the ‘Technical Alerts’ Category
Setback for Pg_Migrator
Sunday, July 19th, 2009 by Bruce MomjianThis past week two bugs were found in pg_migrator: one related to the handling of large objects, and a second related to migrating sequences. I have removed pg_migrator 8.4 from the web site, and posted an 8.4.1 Alpha 1 release with a clear mention of the two known bugs that exist. I hope to have these bugs fixed in the next few weeks.
Setback for Pg_MigratorPg_Migrator 8.4 Final Released Last Week
Monday, July 13th, 2009 by Bruce MomjianAfter a great amount of testing, pg_migrator 8.4 final was released last week. I have received some successful usage reports, and no bug reports so far, so it seems all the testing paid off. Thanks to the many testers that made pg_migrator 8.4 possible.
Pg_Migrator 8.4 Final Released Last WeekPostgreSQL 8.4 Released
Monday, July 6th, 2009 by Jim MlodgenskiLast week, the PostgreSQL community announced the general availability of PostgreSQL 8.4. This is another great release from the community with a number of great new features such as analytical functions and even deeper security. All worthy features to be highlighted as the headline of the release, but the true headline feature is not even part of the core engine. In conjunction with the 8.4 release, Bruce Momjian is in the process of releasing pg_migrator as an external project that allows users to upgrade their database in place. While most databases has had this functionality for years, it is something that PostgreSQL has lacked and in my opinion has held PostgreSQL back from deeper enterprise adoption. Previously, to move to a new major release, users would need to export their data from the old version and then import it into the new version. This works well when the database is small, but if the database is large, it could mean hours or days of downtime to upgrade the database along with at least double the storage to hold the two copies. This is completely unacceptable to enterprises that need to maintain a 24×7 environment. I believe that pg_migrator has cleared on the the few major technical hurdles preventing PostgreSQL from widespread commercial adoption.
PostgreSQL 8.4 ReleasedGeneral Availability of Postgres Plus Advanced Server v8.3 Release 2 (8.3 R2)
Tuesday, June 16th, 2009 by Sean CrowleyEnterpriseDB is excited to announce the immediate General Availability of Postgres Plus Advanced Server v8.3 Release 2 (8.3 R2).
This customer-driven release continues to build beyond the features and performance found in the community version of PostgreSQL while decreasing the risk and cost in time, money, and re-training to switch to an affordable open source database technology. The new capabilities focus on deeper Oracle compatibility, even easier migrations from other databases, and performance and scalability unmatched by any PostgreSQL database. Additionally, there are multiple component maintenance upgrades and over 200 minor fixes and enhancements.
What’s in it for you? Some of the release highlights include:
- Deeper Oracle support for objects, packages, transaction management, and migration reduces the risk and cost of adopting open source database technology by allowing you to better leverage your investment in Oracle skills and lower the cost of migrating and adopting a world class open source database built on PostgreSQL
- Infinite Cache improves performance up to 5 times faster than the PostgreSQL community version while reducing costs for massive scalability across your existing commodity hardware footprint
- LDAP and PAM Security support allow easier application customization while EDB*Wrap protects sensitive or proprietary code
- New / updated documentation
Download 8.3 R2 now for Linux, Windows or Mac. For all the details inside the release, see the Release Notes at the same link above or check out the documentation.
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General Availability of Postgres Plus Advanced Server v8.3 Release 2 (8.3 R2)
