EnterpriseDB also developed and released to the open source PostgreSQL community two new utilities that solve problems database administrators could encounter with performance and potential database corruption. pg_hibernator preserves the performance gains of a warmed database cache following database restarts and pg_catcheck identifies catalog meta-data that may be corrupt, preventing normal database maintenance and operations.
With an expanding network of over 2,500 customers worldwide and deep ties to the PostgreSQL community, EnterpriseDB is uniquely positioned to gather extensive end user feedback. Using that insight, EDB develops tools that help PostgreSQL users as well as EDB customers, especially large and global enterprises, manage more deployments with greater efficiency. The new releases were developed in direct response to customer input or feedback from the community at large.
“Tools are critical to ensuring organisations can successfully deploy Postgres and they comprise a large part of our development efforts,” said Marc Linster, senior vice president of products and services at EnterpriseDB. “The needs of our customers guide our development priorities and we’re able to respond very quickly with new features. And in some cases, we’re able to share what we've built with the open source PostgreSQL community.”