PostgreSQL has evolved from its origins in academic research projects in the 1970s-1980s to a widely used open source database today. It has a large and active user community supporting deployments across industries and organization sizes. The future of PostgreSQL remains bright, as it continues to add new features and performance improvements while maintaining its low cost, flexibility, and reliability advantages over closed source databases. Major areas of focus for ongoing PostgreSQL development include application-specific data types, advanced indexing techniques, and improved single and multi-node scalability.
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PostgreSQL: Past present Future
1. PostgreSQL: Past, Present, and Future
BRUCE MOMJIAN
POSTGRESQL has deep roots, a wide user base, and a bright
future.
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Last updated: February, 2016
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21. PostgreSQL Evolution
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13 Years
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Crash Enterprise FlexibilitySQL Standards
Flexibility includes:
◮ Application-specific data types, e.g. JSON, PostGIS, range
types
◮ Advanced index types, e.g. GIN, SP-GiST
◮ Single and multi-node scalability
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