PostgreSQL backup tool gets some backup of its own after sole maintainer sounds alarm
A coalition of companies, including AWS and Percona, has pledged funding to support the maintenance of pgBackRest, a backup tool for PostgreSQL. The tool's future was uncertain after its sole maintainer, David Steele, announced he could no longer continue due to lack of support. The new funding aims to ensure the project's long-term viability and reduce reliance on a single sponsor.
- ▪pgBackRest is an extension for PostgreSQL that provides backup and restore solutions.
- ▪David Steele, the project's maintainer for 13 years, announced he could no longer maintain it after Crunchy Data was sold to Snowflake.
- ▪The coalition of companies will support ongoing development, bug fixes, and community reviews for pgBackRest.
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