GabeWeiss

Okay folks. @GoogleCloudTech is doing something particularly awesome: #AlloyDBOmni is a run-anywhere version of our Cloud AlloyDB database. Lemme say that again. Run...anywhere. No need to be on the Cloud for it! Check it:

https://cloud.google.com/blog/products/databases/get-started-with-alloydb-omni

Mar 29, 2023 at 1:03pmWeb
Show threadGabeWeissMar 29, 2023

Something to know about #AlloyDBOmni, it's a drop-in replacement for #PostgreSQL! It's 2x faster than out-of-the box PG, and up to 100x faster for analytic queries. Instead of grabbing PG, just grab AlloyDB Omni!

https://cloud.google.com/alloydb/omni

Alloy DB Omni  |  AlloyDB for PostgreSQL  |  Google Cloud

Downloadable edition of AlloyDB, designed to run anywhere—in your data center, on your laptop, at the edge, and in any cloud.

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Show threadResunaMar 29, 2023

@gabeweiss What's the licensing and source code redistribution policy?

Edit: "Available at a fraction of the cost of legacy databases, with a free developer edition"

Ok. Not actually a drop-in replacement.

Show threadGabeWeissMar 29, 2023
@resuna TBD. Since it's a tech preview we haven't had any real discussion on that front yet. We're pushing for some level of free tier usage though. So far no pushback on that from the product team. :)
Show threadzimpenfishMar 29, 2023
@resuna Even better: "Check back for full product pricing information"

Even if it were 100x faster than Postgres whilst being a clean drop-in replacement, who is going to rely on it with an unknown price in the future?
Show threadGabeWeissMar 30, 2023
@zimpenfish @resuna To be fair, NO one should be "relying" on a preview product for anything. :) It's intended to be played with, explored, maybe do a proof of concept, and then don't rely on it until it's GA. :) I wouldn't expect anyone to adopt it for business until there was licensing and pricing set, of course!
Show threadResunaMar 30, 2023
@gabeweiss @zimpenfish Does it support Postgres server plugins, like https://github.com/flightaware/pg-deltaflood ?
GitHub - flightaware/pg-deltaflood: stream changes to a PostgreSQL database in an easily parsed format for mirroring to a third party application or database

stream changes to a PostgreSQL database in an easily parsed format for mirroring to a third party application or database - GitHub - flightaware/pg-deltaflood: stream changes to a PostgreSQL databa...

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Show threadGabeWeissMar 30, 2023
@resuna @zimpenfish yes, although installing them in this version if it’s not included (there’s some that are installed already) is a little hacky. Before GA it’ll be better.