The database we use in our clients' projects and why it protects your company's most valuable asset
PostgreSQL: where your business information is kept safe
Customers, orders, payments, bookings, inventory: everything that happens in your system has to be stored somewhere, organized, secure and available at any time. That place is the database, and choosing the right one makes all the difference.
At Ritthec, we use PostgreSQL, a free, open source database with more than 35 years of history. It was born in 1986 at the University of California, Berkeley, and today it is the most used database among developers, according to Stack Overflow's annual surveys. Here is, step by step, what that means for your business.
A vault for your company's data
Think of the database as your company's vault and filing cabinet at the same time: it keeps every piece of information in the right place and finds any of it in a fraction of a second.
PostgreSQL controls who can read or change each piece of information and works with encrypted connections. Your customers' data stays protected, which also helps with privacy regulations.
Nothing gets lost along the way
Imagine a customer paying for an order at the exact moment the internet goes down. PostgreSQL makes sure the operation happens completely or not at all: it is never "half paid", with the money charged and the order missing.
That reliability is why it is chosen by financial systems, online stores and companies that cannot get a single piece of information wrong.
It grows with your business
The same database that serves your first customer can handle millions of records. When traffic grows, PostgreSQL can get copies to share the workload and automatic backups that let you go back in time if something goes wrong.
And it doesn't just store tables: it also handles location (like "stores near me"), text search and flexible data, without needing another system for that.
No expensive license and no vendor lock-in
Commercial databases can cost a lot in licenses, which grow as your system grows. PostgreSQL is free forever and runs on any server or cloud (AWS, Google Cloud, Azure or your own server).
For you, that means more money in your business and the freedom to switch providers whenever you want, taking your data with you.
Who else trusts PostgreSQL
Some of the biggest technology companies in the world store their data in PostgreSQL:
• Instagram • Reddit • Notion • GitLab • Twitch • OpenAI, in ChatGPT
At Ritthec, the API that publishes this blog and our portfolio also runs on PostgreSQL. Need a system that keeps your business information safe? Get in touch.
Highlights
- 01Free, open source and with no license costs
- 02More than 35 years of history and the most used by developers
- 03Complete operations: nothing is left halfway
- 04Access control and encrypted connections
- 05Used by Instagram, Reddit, Notion, GitLab and OpenAI
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