PG Phriday: Postgres as Middleware
One of the cool things I like most about Postgres, is that it’s probably the most inclusive database software I’ve ever encountered. It’s so full of features and functionality these days, it’s practically middleware. Almost anything plugs into it, and if it doesn’t, there’s usually a way to make it happen.
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SciDB is often used for large analytical data warehouses. They even use Postgres for metadata storage. Despite this, they still haven’t written a foreign data wrapper for back-and-forth interaction.