· 1 min · Django

DjangoCon US 2013 CFP is open

DjangoCon US 2013 is now accepting talk proposals. Submit your ideas before the deadline closes.

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· 1 min · Django

psycopg2 2.5 released

Psycopg2 2.5 lands with native JSON and range type support, making it easier than ever to work with PostgreSQL's modern data types from Python.

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· 1 min · PostgreSQL

The Text Type… If That’s Your Real Name.

PostgreSQL lets you name a table after built-in types like text, but it confuses the type system and can break pg_restore. Just don't.

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· 1 min · Django

PostgreSQL, Python and Squid at PyPgDay 2013

Bridge PostgreSQL and Python with practical techniques shown at PyPgDay 2013.

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· 1 min · PostgreSQL

You Cannot Recover From the Loss of a Tablespace

Lose a single tablespace in PostgreSQL and you've lost your entire database. Tablespaces aren't optional storage—they're critical infrastructure.

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· 1 min · PostgreSQL

Why you want WAL archiving as well as streaming replication

A forgotten pg_hba.conf update broke streaming replication for weeks—but WAL archiving kept the standby current anyway. Here's why you need both.

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· 1 min · Django

“PostgreSQL When It’s Not Your Job” at DjangoCon US

You're a Django dev who inherited PostgreSQL duties. Here's what you actually need to know to survive and maybe even thrive.

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· 2 min · AWS

Amazon’s New I/O Offerings

AWS rolls out two new I/O offerings to tackle EBS performance woes, but neither is the silver bullet you might hope for.

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· 1 min · PostgreSQL

pgbadger

pgbadger is a faster, more capable PostgreSQL log analyzer that handles complex logs pgfouine chokes on.

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· 1 min · Django

PostgreSQL When It’s Not Your Job at DjangoCon Europe

PostgreSQL expertise doesn't require it to be your full-time role—learn how to handle databases effectively as a Django developer.

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