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Foreign Data Wrappers and You with Postgres
The document discusses the functionality and advantages of foreign data wrappers (FDWs) in PostgreSQL, which enable SQL access to various data sources, including remote databases and non-traditional data repositories. It highlights the extensibility of PostgreSQL, its open-source nature, and the active community supporting it, along with EnterpriseDB's offerings that enhance PostgreSQL capabilities. The document provides examples of creating foreign servers and tables and mentions advanced features like pushdown capabilities for queries.
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Overview of the presentation on using foreign data wrappers for connectivity by Bruce Momjian.
PostgreSQL as an open source object-relational DBMS, adhering to ANSI-SQL standards, and supporting various languages and data types.
Description of the independent PostgreSQL community, its active role, and support from major companies.
EnterpriseDB as a leader in Postgres products/services and its contributions to the community.
Foreign data wrappers enable SQL access to various data sources, enhancing data flexibility.
Foreign data wrappers allow data queries across diverse databases, including NoSQL and SQL databases.
Foreign data wrappers support various interfaces, including JDBC, LDAP, and ODBC.
FDWs can also interface with non-traditional data sources like files and cloud storage.
Example demonstrating the creation of a foreign server and mapping in PostgreSQL.
Types of data sources that can be read and written to using foreign data wrappers.
Discussion of advanced features like table restriction pushdown and cross-server compatibility.
Demonstrates optimization techniques like pushdown for SQL queries involving joins and aggregates.
Illustrates the ability to perform parallel queries across foreign data sources.
Details on managing global snapshots and transactions across foreign servers.
Information on where to download PostgreSQL and to find product/service information.
Wrap up of the presentation, reiterating key points discussed regarding foreign data wrappers.
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- 3. PostgreSQL the community… Independentcommunity led by a Core Team of six Large, active and vibrant community www.postgresql.org Downloads, Mailing lists, Documentation Sponsors sampler: Google, Red Hat, VMWare, Skype, Salesforce, HP and EnterpriseDB http://www.postgresql.org/community/ Foreign Data Wrappers and You 3 / 19
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- 18. Additional Resources… Postgres Downloads: www.enterprisedb.com/downloads Productand Services information: info@enterprisedb.com Foreign Data Wrappers and You 18 / 19
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