Performing a backup is one of those tasks that ensures your application can recover from database or hardware failures should they ever occur. Over four year ago, we recognized this as a best practice and came out with PGBackups, an add-on that reduces the risk and complexity of taking database backups. Today, we’re pleased to announce two big improvements: enhanced reliability, and the ability to schedule backups.
Better By Default
One of the main drivers for the upgrade was the occasional backup stall experienced by users. In some cases, PGBackups would encounter a bug that resulted in degraded performance of the database while a backup was being taken. This had adverse effects for...