---
title: "This Week's PostgreSQL News (#163)"
publication: "Postgres Weekly"
issue: 163
published_at: "2016-06-29"
canonical_url: "https://postgresweekly.com/issues/163"
---

Postgres Weekly 163   . 

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[Postgres Weekly](http://postgresweekly.com) Issue 163 — June 29, 2016     

[PostgreSQL 9.6 Beta 2 Released](https://www.postgresql.org/about/news/1677/?utm_source=postgresweekly&utm_medium=email)Includes multiple fixes for failure and performance issues in parallel query. Final 9.6 release is expected late in the year. Postgresql.​org#news [Why You Should Use Postgres Over MySQL for Analytics Purposes](https://medium.com/holistics-software/why-you-should-use-postgres-over-mysql-for-analytics-purpose-e3df42df35d7?utm_source=postgresweekly&utm_medium=email)All relational/SQL databases aren’t created equal when it comes to analytics. Here’s a run through of where Postgres excels, highlighting CTEs, functions, and more. Huy Nguyen [5 Postgres SQL Tips Learnt in the Past Year](https://hashrocket.com/blog/posts/best-of-til-year-one-sql?utm_source=postgresweekly&utm_medium=email) Jake Worth [Find Your Top Developers](http://www.launchbit.com/taz/9177-6259-111)See why top startups depend on Toptal to connect them with elite developers, hand-picked to match their needs. Work with top developers on an on-demand basis. Toptal#sponsored[![\](https://copm.s3.amazonaws.com/86868ff1.png)](http://www.launchbit.com/taz/9177-6259-111) [Crunchy Data Container Suite Packages PostgresSQL](http://www.datanami.com/2016/06/28/crunchy-data-container-suite-packages-postgressql/?utm_source=postgresweekly&utm_medium=email)Crunchy Data’s new open-source database container suite lets you run and manage PostgreSQL databases on Linux containers in cloud-native architectures. George Leopold#news [The Rosy Forecast for Postgres and Open-Source DBMS](http://www.happyapps.io/blog/2016-06-15-the-rosy-forecast-for-postgres-and-open-source-dbms?utm_source=postgresweekly&utm_medium=email)Proprietary RDBMSs from Oracle and Microsoft continue to top the rankings, but open-source alternatives – NoSQL and SQL alike – are gaining in popularity. Happy Apps [Postgres Migration Speedup with Table Change Analysis](http://blog.endpoint.com/2016/06/postgres-migration-speedup-with-table.html?utm_source=postgresweekly&utm_medium=email) Greg Sabino Mullane [1.2 Billion Taxi Rides On AWS RDS Running PostgreSQL](http://tech.marksblogg.com/billion-nyc-taxi-rides-rds-postgres.html?utm_source=postgresweekly&utm_medium=email)Another in a series of loading and analyzing 1.2 billion taxi rides, take a look at how Postgres performs across a large dataset here. Mark Litwintschik [Pgpart: Easier Partitioning in Postgres](https://github.com/achiku/pgpart?utm_source=postgresweekly&utm_medium=email)A tool to make creating PostgreSQL partitioned table DDLs easier. Akira Chiku#code [PGDay UK 2016 is Next Week (July 5)](http://www.pgconf.uk/?utm_source=postgresweekly&utm_medium=email) PostgreSQL UK Usergroup#news [DreamFactory 2.2 released, includes important API changes](http://blog.dreamfactory.com/dreamfactory-2-2-release?utm_source=postgres_weekly&utm_medium=newsletter&utm_campaign=2-2)Our API automation platform keeps getting better with new streamlined commercial packages. DreamFactory#sponsored [Apply to 100 top tech companies with 1 application](http://www.indeed.com/prime?kw=postgresweekly&sid=xp_cooperpress_job)Indeed Prime connects top tech talent with top tech companies in the US. Companies compete to hire developers on Indeed Prime. 100% free for job seekers. Land a job and get $5k from Indeed Prime. Indeed Prime#job    

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