PostgreSQL
How to Create a Database from Scratch: A Step-by-Step Guide
This guide covers how to build a high-performance database from the ground up; schema design, indexing, security, and optimization included. Aimed at engineers and architects, it also shows how AI tools like dbForge Edge accelerate development across MySQL, PostgreSQL, SQL Server, and Oracle.
11 Best AI Coding Assistants: Top Tools Every Developer Needs in 2025
This guide cuts through the hype and highlights the best AI coding assistants for 2025, with real-world insights on performance, integration, and usability. Discover which tools stand out—and why.
Meet dbForge AI Assistant: Your Invaluable Sidekick That Reinvents SQL Coding
If writing SQL code is part of your daily work, you won't be surprised by things like context-aware code completion, as-you-type syntax validation, and debugging. All of them are designed to enhance and speed up your SQL coding. But what if we said that you could completely reinvent your experience with an AI-powered assistant?
What’s New in dbForge 2025.1: AI Assistant, Refined UI/UX, Broader Connectivity, and More
It's a wonderful day to announce our grand new release dbForge 2025.1; and indeed, it's a full-fledged release rather than a routine update, since it includes one of the biggest and most wanted surprises that we've ever offered to our dear users.
Database Design Best Practices for Optimal Schema & Table Structures
Learn the essential database design best practices to optimize your schema and table structures. Implement these strategies for scalable, high-performance databases. Read more!
Parameterized Queries: Complete Guide to SQL Query Parameterization
Improve SQL query safety and performance with parameterized queries. Find out what a parameterized query is and how it protects your database. Click to learn more!
Best Synthetic Data Generators
Real data slows teams down—and risks breaking compliance. Synthetic data by contrast flips the script, fueling faster development with privacy built in. But not every generator delivers the precision, flexibility, and scale modern teams expect. Find out which synthetic data tools lead in 2025.
Top 100 SQL Interview Questions and Answers for Every Skill Level
Prepare for your next interview with our ultimate guide to SQL interview questions and answers. Covering beginner, intermediate, and advanced topics, it includes practical examples, database concepts, and query techniques to help you succeed.
How to Choose the Right Database for Data Analytics
Looking for the best database for data analytics? Compare top-rated systems for data analytics, real-time processing, and big data. Find the right solution today!
SQL CREATE VIEW Statement: How to Use It and Best Practices
Learn how to use the SQL CREATE VIEW statement with syntax, examples, and best practices. Find out how views improve security, simplify queries, and organize data.
Comparing the Best Database Management Systems
Compare the top database management systems (DBMS) like MySQL, SQL Server, PostgreSQL, MongoDB, Oracle, and more. Learn about their features, advantages, and the best use cases to choose the right database for your project.
Best 7 DBVisualizer Alternatives
Discover why dbForge Edge is the top DBVisualizer or DBeaver alternative for database management. Learn how dbForge Edge surpasses DBVisualizer and DBeaver in functionality and efficiency.
9 Best ORM Solutions for .NET: Comparison Guide
This comprehensive guide explores the top ORM in .NET to optimize your database interactions, streamline application development and boost productivity.
Connect to PostgreSQL Database Using psql, pgAdmin, and PostgreSQL Client Tool
Explore PostgreSQL connection methods with psql, pgAdmin, and dbForge Studio for PostgreSQL, including step-by-step guides for local and remote server connections.
Here Come dbForge Tools for PostgreSQL 3.2: Extended Connectivity, Enhanced Code Completion, Smart Data Generators, and More
We've got another big update! This time it's all about PostgreSQL; the entire product line has been polished and enhanced to make your experience with PostgreSQL fuller in every way. Without further ado, let's see what we've got for you today!
Fujitsu Enterprise PostgreSQL: Your All-in-One Guide to Features, Installation, and Effective Usage
PostgreSQL is popular for its flexibility, scalability, and extensibility, offering a wide range of features. However, its capabilities may not be sufficient for large, enterprise-level projects. One alternative is Fujitsu Enterprise Postgres, a PostgreSQL-based database enhanced with commercial features.
Awards and Endorsements Recap: Discover the Best dbForge Products of Q2 and Q3 2024
Throughout the second and third quarters of 2024, the Devart team achieved multiple awards for the dbForge product line, winning gold and silver for the DBTA Readers’ Choice Awards 2024 nominations, as well as getting badges from Crozdesk, Sourceforge, G2, and SoftwareSuggest listings. Let's check them out.
What Is StrongDM, and How dbForge Studio for PostgreSQL Supports It
StrongDM is a leading PAM solution that supports modern software development infrastructures on-premises or in the cloud and ensures secure access to necessary resources for the session duration. This article will explore the benefits of using StrongDM in integration with dbForge Studio for PostgreSQL.
PostgreSQL Tutorial: Fundamentals and Resources
Here, you'll find comprehensive video guidance on PostgreSQL connectivity, data export and import, data comparison, and synchronization, which is key when you intend to migrate from or to another DBMS.
How to Create Indexes in PostgreSQL for Optimal Database Performance
An index in a database is a special data structure that speeds up the search and retrieval of records from a table. It works similarly to an index in a book, where you can quickly find the needed page by topic or word without having to flip through the entire thing. In this article, we are going to talk about different types of indexes and how to create and use them in both command-line and GUI tools.
Choosing the Best GUI Client for SQL Databases
Most SQL GUI tools share common features that can enhance one’s experience working with a database. We have listed some of the most important ones, as well as made a short comparison table where we analyze the most popular SQL GUI clients and highlight what they have under the hood.
Devart dbForge Product Line and SecureBridge Join the 2024 DBTA Readers’ Choice Awards Contest
The Devart team works non-stop to provide you with the best-in-class products, and we look forward to seeing them win this year. Check the list of our solutions and make sure to support them!
Top 9 Database Documentation Tools of 2024 — Free and Paid Options Unwrapped
Our guide compares dbForge Edge, dbdocs.io, Dataedo, ApexSQL Doc & Redgate SQL Doc to help you choose the right one for your database documentation.
Database Testing – Unveiling the Latest Best Practices and Innovations in 2025
Databases are invaluable for any application that relies on them. Thus, database testing is a critical aspect of ensuring optimal database performance. This article will delve into various types of database testing, methodologies, and practical applications.
TOP 10 IDEs for SQL Database Management & Administration [2025]
IDEs are comprehensive software products equipped with specialized tools for software development. This article explores the most popular and powerful database-related IDEs, their functionality, advantages, pricing models, and other crucial factors.
How to Install Windows on a Mac With Parallels and Run dbForge Edge
Though dbForge Edge is Windows-native, you can make it work on macOS. One of the possible ways to do that is to use Parallels Desktop, a macOS-compatible solution that will help you create and manage a Windows environment in order to run dbForge Edge on your Mac.
PostgreSQL vs SQL Server: What Are the Differences?
In today's business landscape, effective management and storage of data are more crucial than ever. As a result, selecting the appropriate database management system for each particular project can be complicated.
How to Backup and Restore a PostgreSQL Database
This article contains a comprehensive guide on backing up and restoring data and schema using a command-line tool and a user-friendly GUI tool — dbForge Studio for PostgreSQL. Here, you will discover carefully selected theoretical material designed to broaden your knowledge on the subject, complemented by practical examples to provide you with a hands-on learning experience.
PostgreSQL GUI Clients for Ubuntu Linux [2025]
This article explores the most efficient and widely used graphical user interface (GUI) tools tailored for PostgreSQL specialists who work on Linux.
How to Create and Use Data Transfer Objects (DTOs) in ASP.NET Core
In this article, we’ll connect to PostgreSQL using dotConnect for PostgreSQL which is high performance and enhanced data provider for PostgreSQL that is built on top of ADO.NET and can work on both connected and disconnected modes.
What Is AWS RDS? Key Features, Advantages, and Connection Guide
This article examines Amazon RDS, exploring its unique features and benefits, and offering a guide to connect to databases in Amazon RDS with dbForge tools.
How to Connect to PostgreSQL in Delphi with Devart PgDAC
We will guide you through the steps to connect to PostgreSQL in Delphi using Devart PgDAC.
New in Delphi DAC: Support for RAD Studio 12, new versions of SQL Server, Oracle, MariaDB, and PostgreSQL
Devart Delphi Data Access Components line of products has received a significant update, making it even more compatible with the new database versions.
Exploring Dependency Injection in ASP.NET 6
This article builds a simple application to demonstrate the concepts covered and uses PostgreSQL as the database to store data and dotConnect for PostgreSQL as the data provider for PostgreSQL.
Get the Latest Maintenance Update of dbForge Edge!
Here comes a new maintenance update of dbForge Edge, which delivers support for MySQL 8.1, Oracle Database 23c, and PostgreSQL 16. Make sure you don't miss it!
Postgres.app or Native PostgreSQL Server Installer: Which Is the Best Installer for macOS?
Dive into the detailed analysis of Postgres.app vs. Native PostgreSQL Installer for macOS. Discover the tool which provides the best performance, ease of use, and compatibility for your system.
Release: Excel Add-ins Update – ver. 2.8
The Excel Add-ins update, version 2.8 has just dropped. Check out the new features and implementations!
Simplify Your Cross-Database Data Import with dbForge Edge
Microsoft Access is a rather popular relational database system, which nevertheless has a slew of considerable limitations. And if your business requirements grow beyond these limitations, you will need a more advanced solution like Microsoft SQL Server, and your migration from Access to SQL Server will begin with data transfers. This is what we are going to explore in this article.
High-Quality PostgreSQL GUI Tools for macOS
PostgreSQL stands out as one of the world's most favored database management systems, and a substantial number of PostgreSQL users are also devoted macOS users. They need tools that are fully compatible with their favored operating system. This article aims to guide you toward the most suitable Graphical User Interface (GUI) database tools for PostgreSQL on macOS.
How to Work With Hangfire in ASP.NET Core
This article builds a simple application that does some background processing to demonstrate the concepts covered using PostgreSql as the database to store data and dotConnect for PostgreSQL as the data provider for PostgreSQL.
A New Era for Time-Series Databases: dbForge Studio for PostgreSQL + TimescaleDB
A recent update of dbForge Studio for PostgreSQL has added one more entry to its list of supported databases. We're talking about TimescaleDB, a PostgreSQL fork marketed as "the easiest, fastest, and most cost-effective time-series database." Now it can be seamlessly accessed and managed from the Studio.
New in ADO.NET Data Providers, Entity Developer, and LinqConnect: Numerous Features and Fixes
Devart dotConnect line of products has received a significant update, making it even more compatible with the latest development environments.
Customizing HTTP 400 and 404 Errors in ASP.NET Core
This article discusses how we can build a custom class to intercept HTTP 400 and 404, and 500 responses and return customized responses from the action methods. This article builds a simple application to demonstrate the concepts covered and uses PostgreSQL as the database.
How to Connect to Your Aiven Database Using dbForge GUI Tools: A Step-by-Step Guide
The well-known as-a-service business model has long encompassed various digital solutions presented to customers, and databases are no exception. In this article, we'll have an overview of Aiven, a nice example of a cloud service that offers, among other things, fully managed MySQL and PostgreSQL databases.
dbForge Tools for PostgreSQL Got a New Update!
Coming on the heels of our recent big update of dbForge tools for MySQL, we'd love to share some more good news—and this time it's all about our product line for PostgreSQL database. Today's update introduces several enhancements that will surely come in handy in your daily work.
New in ODBC: Support for Visual Basic, Linked Server, Alteryx, and more
Devart ODBC line of products has received a significant update, making it even more compatible with the latest development environments.
Champs Recap: Award-Winning dbForge Database Solutions in Q1 2023
Now that Q1 2023 is over, it's time to deliver our traditional champs recap and showcase the awards and badges garnered by dbForge solutions on independent review platforms over this period.
Top-Rated PostgreSQL GUI Tools [2024]
The role of professional GUI tools is exceptional for database development, management, and administration. Let us review the best GUI tools designed for PostgreSQL – one of the most popular database management systems in the world.
How to implement IP Safelist in ASP.NET 6
This article builds a simple data-centric application and demonstrates how to disallow data access to certain IP Addresses. In this article, we’ll connect to PostgreSQL using dotConnect for PostgreSQL, a high-performance and enhanced data provider built on top of ADO.NET that can work on connected and disconnected modes.
PGDay/MED 2023 Conference On April 13th
On 13th of April 2023, Devart is sponsoring the PGDay/MED 2023 annual conference on PostgreSQL and other open-source technologies
