Understanding Standby Clusters in Patroni: Cross-Datacenter Disaster Recovery for PostgreSQL
If you run PostgreSQL in production at any scale, you’ve probably already adopted Patroni to manage high availability within a […]
Why Every Startup Should Think AI-First (Even Before Writing the First Line of Code)
One question has become increasingly common among startup founders:“How do we add AI to our product?” It’s a valid question,
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Inside Patroni’s replicatefrom: How Cascading replica self-heal when their upstream fails
If you run PostgreSQL at scale with Patroni, you’ve probably hit the point where every replica streaming directly from the
How Learning to Delegate to Machines Changed the Way I Think About Leadership
In the previous Journey June AI Edition article, we explored a question that many founders quietly ask themselves: Will AI
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Part 1: pglogical – Flexible Logical Replication for PostgreSQL
Introduction PostgreSQL is well known for its rock-solid replication features. For many workloads, physical replication works just fine. But as
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The Fear No One Admits: Will AI Replace Founders?
As part of our Journey June – AI Edition series, we recently spoke with Hari Kiran, Founder of OpenSource DB,
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MariaDB Zero-Downtime Upgrade Approach from ver.10.5 to ver.11.4 when you have Master to slave streaming replication & HA Setup with MaxScale
High-Level Upgrade Flow The complete upgrade follows eight sequential phases: Phase 1: Pre-checks on both servers—version confirmation, replication health, and
When a Disk Expansion Brought Down a PostgreSQL Archive Pipeline
Production database incidents rarely look like what you expect. They don’t arrive with sirens. They accumulate quietly — a mount
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The $500 → $5K Move: Value-Based Pricing using AI accelerators
The $500 → $5K Move: Value-Based Pricing in the AI Era For years, service businesses priced work based on effort:More
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Setting Up Logical Replication on PostgreSQL (Windows)
Welcome to our latest blog!! In the real world, not every PostgreSQL deployment gives you the freedom to choose your
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We Productized Our Services with AI: Pricing Lessons We Learned
For years, service businesses operated on a familiar model: time, effort, and people. More hours often meant more revenue. More
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End-to-End Guide to MariaDB MaxScale Installation for HA Architecture
In today’s data-driven systems, high availability (HA) is no longer optional—it’s a fundamental requirement. Applications are expected to remain responsive
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I Gave Every Team Member an AI Agent… What Happened Next?
Last week, we explored a simple but important question: Would you hire an AI Project Manager? Not as a replacement
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Would You Hire an AI Project Manager?
“Any update?” “Did we capture this?” “Can someone document this?” These questions were not exceptions in our workflow. They were
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Syntax Is Not Enough: Catching Hidden Semantic Errors in PostgreSQL with plpgsql_check
plpgsql_check extension Plpgsql_check is a powerful postgres extension that acts as a linter and validator for pl/pgsql functions, catching bugs
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Setting Up MariaDB Replication Across 3 Nodes with MaxScale
Introduction In modern production environments, demand for more than basic database reliability. They require high availability, scalability, and the ability
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Why SMBs Don’t Need to Train Models (Yet)
In last week’s post, “Fine-Tuning vs RAG vs API-First,” we explored how most teams can unlock AI value without building
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Customers Speak: Aiven at PGConf India
On March 12th & 13th, 2026, I had the privilege of staffing the Aiven booth at PGConf India in Bengaluru,
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Built to Deliver: OpenSource DB & HexaCluster at PGConf India 2026
Some partnerships look good on paper. This one looks good in production. OpenSource DB has partnered with HexaCluster — one
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All In on Open Source: OpenSource DB & Percona at PGConf India 2026
OpenSource DB and Percona, the global leader in open-source database software, support, and services, and together we’ll be at PGConf
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From Manual Tuning to AI Intelligence: How DBtune is Revolutionizing PostgreSQL Performance Across the Cloud
In the world of database administration, performance tuning has long been considered as more room to improve. For decades, DBAs