> On Jul 15, 2024, at 12:06, Sarkar, Subhadeep <subhadeepsar...@kpmg.com> wrote:
>
> • Does the Community edition of PostgreSQL provide NATIVE active-active high
> availability clustering with objectives of scalability, load balancing and
> high availability without using any extensions or external components or
> usage of Kubernetes/Dockers.
>
> • In the Community edition of PostgreSQL is it possible to setup a database
> cluster in load balancing mode and provide vertical and horizontal
> scalability without repartitioning or changes to the database objects or 3rd
> party transaction routing mechanisms using NATIVE features only (i.e. without
> using any extensions or external components or usage of Kubernetes/Dockers).
>
> • In the Community edition of PostgreSQL is it possible to setup a cluster
> where all the nodes are able to concurrently read-write the underlying
> database image using NATIVE features (i.e. without using any extensions or
> external components or usage of Kubernetes/Dockers).
I do have to add that this list of requirements sounds very much like a set
supplied by the sales organization of a commercial database vendor (in fact, a
particular commercial database vendor) in order to exclude open-source
software. Open-source software relies very much on a whole ecosystem, rather
than attempting to deliver every imaginable feature in the core distribution.
This is especially true of projects like PostgreSQL which are not backed by a
single company and do not have an official commercial distribution. Can your
client articulate why they need these specific features, and why they must be
in the core distribution?
