Running applications in a hybrid set-up creates complexities that can increase downtime and maintenance. PostgreSQL runs across virtual, cloud, and container environments; minimizing complexity without sacrificing the performance, so you can take control. Being today’s undisputed leader of relational databases for new and modern applications, Postgres’ tools and features will enable you to swiftly deploy, move and manage your database across platforms.

1. EDB | Ashnik
Jaya S
July 2021

2. EDB Postgres Extended
EDB proprietary distribution
EDB supported databases
PostgreSQL
Open source PostgreSQL
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EDB Postgres Advanced
EDB proprietary distribution
EDB continues to be committed to
advancing features in collaboration with the
broader community
SQL compatible with PostgreSQL,
extended for stringent availability and
advanced replication needs
Formerly known as 2ndQPostgres
SQL compatible with Oracle, reduces effort to
migrate applications and data to PostgreSQL
Additional value-add enterprise features

3. PostgreSQL
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The open source database of choice
Performance Scalability Extensibility Community-driven
Handles enterprise workloads
with 50% improvement in the
last 4 years
Multiple technical options for
operating PostgreSQL at scale
Supported by a wide array of
extensions plus multiple SQL
and NoSQL data models
Multiple companies and
individuals contribute to the
project and drive innovation

4. Why EDB for PostgreSQL
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Enterprise Grade Tools
For high availability,
monitoring, and
backup/recovery
Support Expertise
24x7 support, backed by top
contributors
Comprehensive Services
Expertise with migration,
operation, and strategy
Products, services, and support to get the most out of PostgreSQL

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Extend PostgreSQL
potential
Replicate
Data Faster
Support Your
Open Source Strategy
Leverage proprietary extensions to
unlock the power of
BDR Enterprise
Address unique performance and
replication needs through an
extensible framework
PostgreSQL extended for advanced replication needs
EDB Postgres Extended

6. EDB Postgres Extended
● BDR Enhancements
○ Eager All-node replication
○ Commit at Most Once replication
○ Timestamp-based Snapshots
○ Estimates for Replication Catch-up times
○ Selective Backup of a Single Database
○ Hold back freezing to assist resolution of UPDATE/DELETE conflicts
○ Multi-node PITR
○ Application Assessment
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EDB Postgres Extended
PostgreSQL
BDR Enhancements

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Migrate from
Oracle faster
Reduce risk and
support compliance
Improve developer
and DBA productivity
Compatibility with Oracle database
schemas, data types, indexes,
functions, and utilities
Meet HIPAA, GDPR, and PCI
regulations with enhanced
security features
Over 200 pre-packaged utility
functions, user-defined object
types, and more
Enterprise-ready, Oracle-compatible PostgreSQL
EDB Postgres Advanced

8. EDB Postgres Advanced
● Oracle Compatibility - Compatibility for schemas, data types, indexes, users, roles,
partitioning, packages, views, PL/SQL triggers, stored procedures, functions, and utilities
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EDB Postgres Advanced
PostgreSQL
Oracle Compatibility
Performance Features
Database Admin Features
Developer Features
Additional Security
● Performance - Query optimizer hints, SQL session/system wait diagnostics
● DBA Productivity - Throttle CPU and I/O at the process level, over 55 extended catalog views
to profile all the objects and processing that occurs in the database
● Developer Productivity - Over 200 pre-packaged utility functions, user-defined object types,
autonomous transactions, nested tables, synonyms, advanced queueing
● Additional Security - Password policy management, session tag auditing, data redaction,
SQL injection protection, and procedural language code obfuscation

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• Aggregates performance and status data -
Collects from DBs, OS, and jobs
• Monitors overall system health - Alerts thru
charts and dashboards, email, or SNMP
• Runs performance diagnostics - Execute
SQL, tune queries, run backups, and deploy
updates
• Provides 200+ built-in alerts - Monitor bloat,
memory utilization, server status, and more
Postgres Enterprise Manager
Manage, monitor, and tune PostgreSQL at scale

10. pgBackRest
Backup and Recovery
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Barman Backup and Recovery Tool
Our primary choice to backup and
restore PostgreSQL data in
business-critical environments
Relies PostgreSQL’s robust Point-In-
Time Recovery technology
Manage a complete catalog of
backups from—and recover to—
multiple remote servers, all from a
single location
An easy-to-use tool for PostgreSQL
backup and recovery
EDB collaborates with the
pgBackRest community to release
new stable versions with exciting
enhancements and improved docs
BART facilitates and automates
complete hot physical backups of
your PostgreSQL and EDB Postgres
Advanced databases
Manage through PEM console
EDB supports multiple options for simple and reliable PostgreSQL Backup and Recovery

11. Failover Manager
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Automatically detect failures
• Monitors database health - detects failures and
takes action
• Automatically fails over to the most current
standby, reconfigures others
• Reconfigures load balancers on failover -
integrates with pgPool and others
• Avoids “split brain” scenarios - Prevents two
nodes from thinking that each is primary

12. Full-featured solution including advanced conflict management and data-loss
protection
BDR Enterprise Edition
● Configurable column-level conflict resolution with customizable conflict handling and
transformation
● Concurrent updates using conflict-free replicated data types (CRDTs)
● Conflict-free synchronous replication with two-phase commit
● Guard applications from commiting synchronous transactions more than once
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13. Provides the essential multi-master replication capabilities for PostgreSQL clusters
BDR Standard Edition
● Extends PostgreSQL logical replication beyond unidirectional, standby use cases
● Provides row-level consistency in multi-master replication architectures
● Enables application and database upgrades without requiring downtime
● Tools to assess applications, monitor operation, and verify data consistency
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14. Kubernetes
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Container Images and Kubernetes Operators
PostgreSQL and EDB Postgres
Advanced container images
Cloud Native
PostgreSQL Operator
Responsible for deploying
and managing PostgreSQL
and EDB Postgres Advanced
containers and maintaining
the desired state
Docker container images
containing the Database
server with only the
Postgres service exposed

15. Why choose EDB Containers and K8s operator?
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Security Flexibility
Choose PostgreSQL or use
EDB Postgres Advanced
Server for additional
enterprise-class features
Ensure PostgreSQL and
K8s Pod Security best
practices implemented by
default
Design
Support microservice
architectures with built-in
best practices (Cloud
Native design)

16. • Online assessment and migration of
Oracle schemas
• Compatibility in EDB Postgres Advanced
• Schemas
• DB code
• Application interfaces
OBJECT TYPE %PASS TOTAL
TABLE 98.83% 279,991
INDEX 97.90% 224,555
CONSTRAINT 97.52% 126,409
SYNONYM 100.00% 97,813
SEQUENCE 99.83% 43,754
VIEW 47.93% 40,942
PROCEDURE 84.65% 26,008
TRIGGER 87.55% 24,614
PACKAGE 73.86% 22,965
FUNCTION 94.85% 18,292
TYPE 88.86% 8,049
PACKAGE BODY 47.26% 6,706
TYPE BODY 79.85% 2,288
MATERIALIZED VIEW 27.67% 965
DATABASE LINK 75.69% 547
Total 923,898
Example output
Convert Oracle database schemas
EDB Migration Portal

17. Command-line data migration tool
Migration Toolkit
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Migrate into a PostgreSQL database
with online or offline options
Control and specify batch size. Filter
only rows that meet specific criteria.
Change column data types.
Oracle, Microsoft SQL Server,
MySQL, Sybase and PostgreSQL
Online and offline
migration
Granular migration
control
Supported
platforms

18. Security enhancements and features
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DBA managed password profiles,
compatible with Oracle profiles
Track and analyze database
activities and user connections
Protects sensitive IP,
algorithms or financial policies
by obfuscates DB source code
Fine grained access control
limits user views of data
records in one table
SQL firewall installed directly in
DB server, screens queries for
common attack profiles
Hide/remove data to protect sensitive
information for GDPR,
PCI and HIPAA compliance
Password policy management Audit compliance Code protection
Virtual private databases
Data redaction
EDB/SQL protect

19. Next steps
• Download software
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