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Part 1. Databases for beginners - What is a database? What is PostgreSQL?

Part 1. The first part of Databases for beginners gives an introduction to databases and PostgreSQL. Basic database concepts will be defined and it will help you set up your first database in the cloud.

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Backups API

List, download, create and restore from backups through our fresh Backups API.

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Difference between shared and dedicated plans

This article explains the difference between shared and dedicated plans in ElephantSQL. Find out which plan option will work best for you! Dedicated plans provides a complete PostgreSQL server, while a...

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Part 3.1 of Databases for beginners - PostgreSQL and NodeJS

Part 3.1 of Databases for beginners. Tutorial and example source codes for NodeJS.

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Part 3.2 of Databases for beginners - PostgreSQL and PHP

Part 3.2 of Databases for beginners. Tutorial and example source codes for PHP.

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Part 3.3 Databases for beginners - PostgreSQL and Ruby

Part 3.3 of Databases for beginners. Tutorial and example source codes for Ruby and the client library Sequel.

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PostgreSQL v10 at ElephantSQL

Read about new feature added into v10 of PostgreSQL

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ElephantSQL - Your professional DBA in the cloud

ElephantSQL is hosted by PostgreSQL experts with several years of DBA PostgreSQL experience. We provide 24/7 support to all customers on paid plans.

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Meet the DBA team behind ElephantSQL

As the year winds down, the team behind ElephantSQL want to take the opportunity to wish you a happy new year! During the past year, we have worked hard to meet our customers' wishes, and we are...

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Manage instance access with Access Control List (ACL)

To further manage and secure your instances, we’ve added the ability for you to set team members permissions with ACL.

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New regions supported in AWS!

We are happy to announce that we new support 3 new regions, EU Paris, AP Seoul and AP Mumbai!

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Enable CPU, Memory usage and Disk space alarms

Introducing alarms based on CPU, Memory usage, and disk space for ElephantSQL.

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Get Alarm-notifications in VictorOps and/or OpsGenie

Introducing VictorOps and OpsGenie as additional alternatives for receiving alarm notifications from your instance.

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ElephantSQL releases external metrics integration

The ElephantSQL team are happy to announce that you're now able to ship monitoring data from your dedicated instances to an integrated monitoring service.

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Preparing for the GDPR

The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is approaching and will set the bar high in regards to protecting the integrity of the individual in the EU. ElephantSQL is currently working with...

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Terraform provider for ElephantSQL

Manage your ElephantSQL cluster as code with Terraform

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AWS CloudWatch Logs

Check out how to ship your PostgreSQL logs from ElephantSQL dedicated instances to CloudWatch Logs! CloudWatch Logs makes it easy to centralize, search and monitor your log data from any environment....

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Google Cloud Stackdriver Logging

Check out how to ship your PostgreSQL logs from ElephantSQL dedicated instances to Stackdriver Logging! Stackdriver Logging makes it easy to centralize, search and monitor your log data from any...

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How Anyone Can Automate Data Reporting: From Spreadsheets To Free Cloud...

This blog show how to build automated reports using scheduled imports of spreadsheets files to an ElephantSQL’s PostgreSQL database.

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Database multi-cloud strategy

Databases as a service, DaaS, is fast becoming the preferred way of running databases. The advantages are obvious: scalability, fast deployments, less need for a DBA, no need to buy servers, global...

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IBM Cloud Catalogue

ElephantSQL is available in the IBM Cloud Catalogue!

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What's new in PostgreSQL v11

ElephantSQL has enabled PostgreSQL version 11, take part of the perks and improvements!

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Azure Australia supported!

We are today happy to announce that ElephantSQL now is available in Azure Australia!

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GCP Finland supported!

It's now possible to create your PostgreSQL database in Finland. The region, europe-north1, is now supported by ElephantSQL.

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AWS Europe (Stockholm) now supported!

AWS is now in ElephantSQL's home country! We've added the eu-north-1 region.

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We welcome Blissful Butterfly and Ruthless Rat to the Crowd

A cheaper dedicated option is now available at ElephantSQL, together with a new high-performance plan!

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Huge price cuts on dedicated PostgreSQL plans

We are cutting all prices on dedicated PostgreSQL plans!

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Our new friends in our shared plan-crowd: Simple Spider and Crazy Cat!

ElephantSQL proudly introduces a 5$ plan and a 10$ plan to our shared plan-crowd!

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ElephantSQL invites 2019!

Thanks for a great year! Here is what's next for 2019!

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Schedule backup for your dedicated instance

You are now able to schedule your backups and run away from peak business hours, a possibility avaliable for your dedicated instances!

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Fork a new ElephantSQL instance from any PostgreSQL server!

We’re happy to let you know that you’re now able to fork a new ElephantSQL instance from any Postgres server!

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Teams and SAML improvements

A set of highly requested team and user management features has arrived. Multiple teams, transfer subscriptions, SAML enforced roles and turning off password based logins.

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Updated Documentation for ElephantSQL APIs

The documentation for ElephantSQL API:s has been updated and moved to its own place. Read up about how you can create your instances, set up alarms, or restart your cluster via the APIs.

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AWS Hongkong now supported

The team behind ElephantSQL is happy to announce that we now offer support for AWS Hongkong.

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Free and shared PostgreSQL databases now available in more regions

Many new regions are now available for our shared instances: Tiny Turtle, Simple Spider, Crazy Cat, Pretty Panda.

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AWS Bahrain now supported

Great news! ElephantSQL customers are now able to create their cluster in AWS-Middle-East (Bahrain).

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Get better insight into your upcoming invoices

We are offering a more transparent billing. You now have full insight into upcoming invoices.

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New Azure regions enabled for ElephantSQL

We’re happy to let you know that we have enabled new Azure regions for ElephantSQL.

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PostgreSQL 12 is enabled on ElephantSQL

We’re happy to announce that Postgres12 is enabled for ElephantSQL. PostgreSQL v12 comes with some significant improvements in regards to performance, space utilization, security, and monitoring. In...

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Plan changes for ElephantSQL free instances

Daily backups will no longer be performed on the ElephantSQL free instance (Tiny Turtle). It’s still possible to create backups on demand and to use the API to create a backup. This action will...

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Commitment to Security: Announcing SOC 2 Compliance

We are proud and happy to announce that we have received a SOC 2 Type 2 attestation report on January 24, 2020. The assessment by an external party and their report provides evidence of our dedication...

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Microservices Without the Mystery - A Developer’s Guide

Do you find microservices too complicated and mysterious to even think about including them in your application development? This tutorial will put you in the comfort zone with microservices, message...

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ElephantSQL will be discontinued on IBM Cloud

ElephantSQL have decided to remove the cloud provider IBM Cloud from our offering.

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Information Regarding Changes to our Contracts and Policies

Soon it will be three years since the GDPR was legally enforced. Since then, ElephantSQL has become both SOC 2 Type 2 and HIPAA compliant, our GDPR Compliance Program has expanded, and our processes...

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Postgres UI tools 2021

This article examines tools offering a blend of features at no cost. We cover software for beginners, administrators, developers, analysts, and everyone between.

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Firewall support in ElephantSQL

ElephantSQL are happy to announce that we’re now offering firewall support. This feature is enabled for all databases on dedicated plans.

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All about PostgreSQL Backups

Learn how to to create a backup, restore from a backup and take part in different tips and tricks that can be useful to avoid losing valuable data.

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What is work_mem in PostgreSQL

Properly setting work_mem on your Postgres instance is one of the most important things you should do on your database. It helps queries run fast and keeps users happy!

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End of Life Announcement

The ElephantSQL team announces that ElephantSQL will discontinue its services.

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End of Sales Announcement

End of Sales taking effect from May 1st, 2024

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