To properly evaluate the strengths of PostgreSQL and MySQL, the two leading open-source databases, one must look at the history and pedigree of each, and their feature functionality and ...

Hot standby. PostgreSQL enables read queries to be executed on replica nodes in hot standby mode, which helps distribute the load while maintaining high availability. How MySQL and PostgreSQL line up ...

Both MySQL and PostgreSQL are now generally available on the Azure Database service, Microsoft announced recently. The two open source database management systems, which have been in preview on Azure ...