Don't be afraid of using your chosen database's command-line client. I might as well say this up front: I don't like using GUI (aka non-command-line or graphical) tools with my databases. This is ...

At my day job, we use MySQL and the excellent querious client to connect to it. I'm starting a side project using Postgresql, and I'm looking for a similar tool. I don't want anything too heavyweight, ...

After his introductory series, Tom Fenton deploys a database on Docker and integrates it with other apps deployed from other Docker images. In my Introduction to Docker series, I covered the basics of ...

PostgreSQL was built to handle a wide range of use cases, but flexibility also has a flip side. Make sure you’re not making these all-too-common design, configuration, tuning, and other mistakes. A ...

Tom demos table joins, shell scripts for repetitive tasks and using "exec" to run commands inside a container from the host system. In my previous article on running applications on Docker, I deployed ...

PostgreSQL continues to improve in ways that meet the needs of even the most complex, mission-critical use cases. It also presents certain challenges. The database market continues to be splintered ...