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What is PostgreSQL and Why is it so Useful?

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This article focuses on one of the most useful and important databases in the IT industry and that is PostgreSQL. This open-source database is an advanced, enterprise-class relational database that supports SQL (relational) and JSON (non-relational) queries. This database management system has been developed by its community for over 20 years, which has contributed to its high levels of accuracy, integrity, and resilience. Many web, mobile, geospatial, and analytics applications utilize PostgreSQL as their primary data store or warehouse. A key feature of PostgreSQL is that it supports advanced data types, and it offers performance optimizations that are comparable to those found in commercial database systems like Oracle and SQL Server. What is PostgreSQL? PostgreSQL (a.k.a “Postgres”) is a relational database management system (ORDBMS) that emphasizes extensibility and compliance with standards. The main purpose of a database server is to store data securely and support b...