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Check our PostgreSQL help docs to learn how to setup and automate your deployment at ScaleGrid.
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Easily deploy, monitor, provision, and scale your open source PostgreSQL clusters in the cloud through one easy-to-use management console. See why ScaleGrid is the #1 database hosting and management provider:
Improve your cloud reliability with multi-cloud support on Azure, AWS, GCP and DigitalOcean.
The only DBaaS that lets you keep full superuser admin control over your PostgreSQL deployments.
Keep full SSH root access to the underlying machines, and install custom software agents.
Easily migrate between cloud service providers (CSP) without any technical complications.
Install any custom PostgreSQL extension you need with no restrictions.
Use any instance type to match your workload, and use with Local SSD: EC2: I3.x, C5d.x, Azure: L4.x
Access advanced PostgreSQL monitoring tools, reports, and alerts to optimize your deployments:
Save up to 60% on long-term PostgreSQL hosting costs with GCP Commited Use Discount, or Azure and AWS Reserved Instances on our Bring Your Own Cloud plan.
Deploy PostgreSQL in private clouds, Azure VNET, GCP VPC, or AWS VPC, and link to your on-premise IT infrastructure for hybrid cloud deployments.
Get high read and write Postgres cluster throughput with special high performance SSD-based clusters on Azure, GCP or AWS.
Encrypt PostgreSQL "data at rest" using volume encryption, and enable the encryption of your backups.
Get round-the-clock support from our SQL expert team of PostgreSQL database engineers with 1-hour SLA response.
Lock down access with Azure or AWS Security Groups at the protocol and port access level to protect your database from the internet.
Generate heat maps of your PostgreSQL slow queries on-demand or through a custom schedule to identify queries that need indexes.
Dynamically scale your PostgreSQL Azure, AWS, GCP or DigitalOcean servers CPU, memory, and disk size (IOPS) with zero downtime.
Monitor all of your PostgreSQL and operating system (OS) metrics, and define custom alerts on any metric.
Automate all of your maintenance operations, including PostgreSQL version upgrades as well as regular OS patching and log rotations.
Get free backups in our Dedicated Hosting plan, and automate through a backup schedule or perform anytime on-demand.
Automate failover using industry standard high availability (HA) frameworks for PostgreSQL on GCP, Azure, AWS or DigitalOcean.
Easily recover your PostgreSQL data in a disasterous event with automated failovers to an available datacenter region.
Get fully managed upgrades to the PostgreSQL version of your choice on your own schedule.
Setup real-time alerts on your PostgreSQL and OS metrics, and customize the alert thresholds and notification methods.
Keep your deployments protected from security vulnerabilities with fully managed OS patching on a monthly and on-demand basis.
Keep your data size in check with monthly and on-demand log rotations performed by our expert team of PostgreSQL engineers.
Restore a PostgreSQL backup at any time with a single click, and automate all the steps to get your system up and running.
Monitor the progress of all the PostgreSQL jobs you run, and keep a complete record of your job history.
Enable SSL-based access, encrypt your data "at rest" for compliance, and setup fully encrypted backups.
Provision a new PostgreSQL cluster in just a few clicks. Deploy on your version of choice, customize your VM size, distribute replicas across different cloud regions, and configure your security and firewall requirements in four simple steps.
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Ready to migrate to Postgres from a commercial RDBMS like Oracle, DB2, or SQL Server? We make it easy to get up and running on PostgreSQL, and take care of all your operations so you can focus on development. Check out the 2019 PostgreSQL Trends Report to see the top reasons why PostgreSQL is used over another RDBMS.
The only DBaaS that lets you host and manage PostgreSQL in your own cloud account, with advanced features to customize, secure, and automate your operations.
Fully automate your PostgreSQL hosting, management, and monitoring in the cloud through one all-inclusive platform to optimize your database management operations.
Automate your time-consuming PostgreSQL operational tasks in your own on-premise or private cloud environment so your DBA team can focus on application.
Compare PostgreSQL DBaaS at ScaleGrid vs. Amazon RDS, Azure Database, and Compose
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PostgreSQL is a free and open source relational database management system, the fourth most popular SQL database, and the fastest growing database in the world. It’s extensibility and high technical standards has earned a strong reputation for reliability, feature robustness, and performance.
PostgreSQL has been widely adopted across numerous industries for its exceptional analytics capabilities and Common Table Expressions (CTEs), including the Financial, Government, Manufacturing, SaaS Applications, and Big Data markets to name a few.
As an open source technology, PostgreSQL is free to use with no licensing costs, which can save you thousands up to millions each year over a commercial RDBMS. The top reasons why PostgreSQL is used also include its active community support, high performance, 3rd party tools, ease of use, and deep feature set.
We handle all the time-consuming aspects of maintaining a healthy PostgreSQL production deployment so you can focus on product. Easily automate your backups, customize your cluster configurations, access 24/7 expert support, and analyze slow queries along with these great advantages on our Compare PostgreSQL Providers page.
We are the only multi-cloud managed PostgreSQL solution that allows you to host in your own cloud account through our Bring Your Own Cloud (BYOC) plans. You can use any instance type, keep full PostgreSQL superuser access, and SSH access to your underlying machines to maintain complete control over your deployments.
Get your time back and save some money along the way with fully managed PostgreSQL hosting in the cloud. Plans start at just $8/month, try free for 30-days.
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