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The promise - and the perils - of GitHub Copilot

There’s been a lot of talk about GitHub Copilot recently, loudly touted as Your AI pair programmer. According to GitHub, Copilot for Business brings the power of generative AI to engineering teams, accelerating the speed of software development and innovation. At the back end is OpenAI Codex, a modified version of the GPT-3 Large Language Model (LLM) used in ChatGPT. At the front end it integrates with code editors like Visual Studio and JetBrains to automatically generate code.

Creating Databases, Schemas, and Tables on pgAdmin

In this tutorial, we'll walk you through the process of creating databases, schemas, and tables on pgAdmin, a powerful GUI tool for managing PostgreSQL databases. Whether you're new to pgAdmin or seeking to enhance your database administration skills, this video provides a comprehensive guide to efficiently create and organize your database structures. We'll also highlight the seamless integration of pgAdmin with Aiven's PostgreSQL service, enabling you to leverage Aiven's reliable and scalable infrastructure while utilizing pgAdmin's intuitive interface.

What is Database Administration?

In today's digital age, data has become the lifeblood of businesses and organizations. With the exponential growth of data, the need for efficient and secure management has become paramount. This is where database administration comes into play. Database administration is a crucial role in ensuring the smooth operation and maintenance of databases. It involves a wide range of tasks, from designing and implementing databases to monitoring and optimizing their performance.

Deploy Testing Environments with Production-Like Data using Bunnyshell and Neon Serverless Postgres

In this webinar we explored the power of Bunnyshell and Neon in deploying production-like testing environments. Bunnyshell, an Environment as a Service platform, enables developers to instantly spin up ephemeral environments on Kubernetes. Neon provides a fully managed multi-cloud Postgres with a generous free tier, making it easy to launch serverless Postgres with a single command.

How We Ate Our Own Dog Food To Level-Up Internal Testing with Redgate Clone

Most applications have large and complex databases at the back end, making it hard for developers to adequately test their work before it goes out. Having a fast, repeatable process to deliver data on demand is an essential part of an effective software development lifecycle, ultimately leading to improved customer satisfaction.

Creating Databases, Schemas, and Tables on pgAdmin

In this tutorial, we'll walk you through the process of creating databases, schemas, and tables on pgAdmin, a powerful GUI tool for managing PostgreSQL databases. Whether you're new to pgAdmin or seeking to enhance your database administration skills, this video provides a comprehensive guide to efficiently create and organize your database structures. We'll also highlight the seamless integration of pgAdmin with Aiven's PostgreSQL service, enabling you to leverage Aiven's reliable and scalable infrastructure while utilizing pgAdmin's intuitive interface.

Installing FerretDB through Civo Marketplace - Civo.com

In this video @KunalKushwaha introduces FerretDB, an open-source alternative to MongoDB built on PostgreSQL. It explains how to install FerretDB through the Civo Marketplace, highlighting the prerequisites and installation process. The video covers basic CRUD operations using FerretDB, including creating, reading, updating, and deleting documents. It also mentions the benefits of using FerretDB, such as its open-source nature, transparency, simplicity, and supportive community.

Q2 Round Up: Roadmap Review & Q3 2023 Look Ahead

Many thanks to everyone who joined us for our recent virtual meetup, during which we discussed some of our Q2 2023 highlights, including features highlights, the 2023 roadmap for VictoriaMetrics and of course: The launch of VictoriaLogs! In this blog post, we’d like to share a summary of these highlights.