Mark BurgessFor developers and engineering teams, choosing the right database means balancing performance, cost, availability, and automation — all while ensuring seamless integration with other cloud services.
Here’s how OCI Database with PostgreSQL helps address these challenges:
Cost-Efficient Scaling
Running a fully managed PostgreSQL instance on OCI starts at AUD$330/month for 2 OCPU, 32GB RAM, and 64GB storage. It’s a predictable, low-cost option that doesn’t sacrifice enterprise-level features. As workloads grow, OCI provides on-demand scaling for PostgresSQL to handle increasing user demand.
High Availability Without the Overhead
Configuring PostgreSQL HA manually can be complex and time consuming. OCI simplifies this with built-in HA replica capabilities and automated failover between nodes within a region. OCI Database with PostgreSQL service offers a 99.99% uptime SLA, RTO of less than 2 minutes for multi-node database systems, and a RPO of 0 with no data loss.
Higher Peformance and Resilience with OCI Database Optimised Storage
OCI’s PostgreSQL makes use of optimised storage, improving read and write performance while ensuring resilience against failures. This helps reduce query response times for data-intensive applications like analytics, reporting, and real-time workloads. The unique features baked into the OCI PostgreSQL service allow near instantaneous failover between database server nodes.
Support for Key PostgreSQL Extensions
If your application needs geospatial support (PostGIS), enhanced security auditing (pgaudit), or cross-database queries (FDW), OCI PostgreSQL comes with built-in support for popular PostgreSQL extensions. This not only provides developers with additional capabilities from PostgreSQL, it reduces the burden of managing and maintaining extentions.
Seamless Integration with Other Databases & Cloud Services
Many application platforms use multiple databases for different workloads. OCI PostgreSQL can connect either natively or via integration services with Oracle Database, MS SQL, OCI NoSQL, and other OCI services. Whether you’re handling transactional data, analytics, or multi-cloud architectures, interoperability is straightforward.
Automation & DevOps-Ready
Devops teams rely on automation to reduce operational overhead. OCI PostgreSQL can take full advantage of Ansible and other DevOps tools, allowing developers to manage infrastructure as code, automate provisioning, scaling, and updates, and streamline deployment workflows.
If you have questions or want more information, feel free to reach out—we’re happy to share insights and discuss how OCI Database with PostgreSQL could fit your needs.
