Amazon RDS Blue/Green Deployments support minor version upgrade for RDS for PostgreSQL
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Amazon RDS Blue/Green Deployments now supports minor version upgrades for PostgreSQL databases using physical replication, offering a safer and simpler upgrade process.
- Enables deployment of multiple database changes in a single switchover event
- Creates a fully managed staging environment for testing production changes
- Allows switchover to new production system in as little as one minute
- Ensures no data loss and no application endpoint changes
- Supports PostgreSQL major versions 11 and higher across all AWS Regions
The feature simplifies database management by using physical replication to overcome traditional PostgreSQL logical replication limitations, making database upgrades more efficient and low-risk.
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