#PostgreSQL articles and events

There’s a lot of discussion about comparing Kubernetes operators for Postgres, but what about how Postgres operators compare to operators for other databases?...

As the year comes to a close and many of us start slowing down before the winter holidays, I find myself reflecting on patterns I’ve seen repeat, both as a customer and as someone working closely with...

With PostgreSQL 18 introducing built-in OAuth 2.0 and OpenID Connect (OIDC) authentication, tools like pg_oidc_validator have become an essential part of the ecosystem by enabling server-side verifica...

We’re excited to share that Peter Zaitsev, Founder of Percona, will present his talk “Why PostgreSQL Took the Crown from MySQL and What Lies Ahead.” After participating in Percona PGConf.EU in Riga, P...

Percona.Connect London 2025 brought the open-source database community together for a half-day of learning and collaboration. The event focused on providing practical, technical insights for DBAs, Dev...

Back in October, before PGConf.EU, I explained the issues impacting the prolonged wait for TDE in PostgreSQL 18. Explanations were needed as users were buzzing with anticipation, and they deserved to ...

In the previous blog post about the topic, OAuth, OIDC and validators, we discussed basic terminologies to understand the differences between the protocols and how they relate to PostgreSQL....

We’re excited to share that our recent test run using the Postgres Compatibility Index (PCI) achieved 100% compatibility....

I recently got back from PostgreSQL Conference Europe in Riga, marking the end of my conference activities for 2025. The speakers were great. The audience, for the Extensions Showcase on Community Day...

Somebody might tell you, “let’s configure PostgreSQL 18 with OIDC, it should be simple, only takes a few minutes!” And that might be the case if you already have an OIDC provider set up and know all t...

If you’ve ever wondered how to set up OpenID Connect (OIDC) authentication in PostgreSQL, the wait is almost over....

If you’ve been following the buzz around PostgreSQL, you’ve probably already heard that database level open source data-at-rest encryption is now available thanks to the Transparent Data Encryption (T...

Let’s install and try out a new package for PostgreSQL — PG_TDE by Percona. This extension adds Transparent Data Encryption (TDE), a mechanism that allows data to be encrypted at the storage level wit...

Just recently, we announced the production-ready release of pg_tde, bringing open source Transparent Data Encryption (TDE) to PostgreSQL. Now, I may have spoiled the fun a little with the title, but t...

At Percona, we believe that great open source software is built with the Community, not just for it. As we plan the next iteration of pg_stat_monitor, our advanced PostgreSQL monitoring extension, we’...