PostgreSQL in the Cloud: DBaaS vs Kubernetes

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Compares running PostgreSQL on Google Cloud SQL versus on GKE with Percona Distribution for PostgreSQL Operator, naming the real tools: Patroni, pgBackRest, pgBouncer and the Google Cloud SQL Auth Proxy. Claims DBaaS is easier but costs roughly ~$250k versus ~$125k in the example (six clusters of three 16‑core nodes), notes Cloud SQL failover relies on a 60 seconds heartbeat and docs say <3 minutes while operator-managed failover shows ~10–20s of downtime and standby cluster DR via WAL shipping.

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1. 0:00Start
2. 1:16Agenda
3. 2:53What Is Cloud Native
4. 7:24Kubernetes Architecture
5. 10:35Running Postgres Sql on Kubernetes
6. 12:51Kubernetes Operators
7. 15:04Kubernetes Operators Market
8. 17:01Architecture Architecture from Google Cloud Sql
9. 19:12Deploy Google Cloud Sql
10. 19:43Deploy the Operator
11. 22:18Google Cloud Sql Auth Proxy
12. 25:17Kubernetes Approach
13. 30:43Disaster Recovery
14. 34:05Updates
15. 34:27Upgrade Procedure
16. 44:14Kubernetes

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