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PostgreSQL, widely regarded as the world’s most advanced open-source relational database, continues to set the standard for performance, scalability, and flexibility in modern data infrastructure. While it has always been a top contender, each new release of PostgreSQL introduces powerful features and enhancements that make it an even more compelling choice for developers, database administrators, and IT leaders alike.

Real-time data integration today is not just about speed—it’s about resilience, consistency, and scalability under pressure. Businesses that master these architectures report up to 23% higher profitability because it moves reliably when it matters most. But building for that kind of reliability is where most systems fall short. Many pipelines labeled “real-time” are only fast until they hit traffic spikes, schema drift, or conflicting data models.

Long before ORMs, LINQ, and high-level abstractions became common in the.NET ecosystem, there was ADO.NET—raw, fast, and unapologetically hands-on. It was the original data access layer for developers who wanted complete control. And two decades later, it’s still the tool of choice when performance, precision, and transparency matter most. But how does it deliver that control?

Seeing that VictoriaMetrics products are this popular with engineers worldwide is fantastic: Just a little over a year ago, we hit 10K stars, and with the adoption of VictoriaLogs, the star count now went beyond 14K. We don’t take these GitHub Stars milestones for granted: It’s amazing to see these stats grow organically thanks to the community of users out there who use our products. Thank you so much!

PostgreSQL is by design lightweight and un-opinionated but its killer feature has long been its extensions ecosystem. The extensions ecosystem adapts and customizes PostgreSQL data storage and manipulation use cases, making it suitable for AI, analytics, document data stores and more. This flexibility keeps PostgreSQL viable as an option for any business or startup, as it’s hard to ‘outgrow’ PostgreSQL.

With advances in AI and heightened compliance requirements, the way we handle data is changing rapidly. This makes a robust database change management process crucial for organizations who still need to ship value to market, while getting the right data into the hands of decision-makers faster. It’s a tough set of demands for any organization to grapple with as they modernize their data for the future.

We’re excited to announce the release of the NiCE MariaDB on Linux Management Pack, designed to deliver advanced monitoring and performance insights for organizations running MariaDB on Linux infrastructure. As MariaDB continues to power business-critical applications across industries, visibility into its performance, availability, and health becomes essential.

IT and data teams in Financial Services must meet the more exacting demands for data integrity, compliance, performance, high availability and security that are expected in the sector. These demands require a dedicated, comprehensive, and scalable monitoring solution to help teams succeed in this high stakes environment.