Postgres Professional is a key contributor to PostgreSQL community.

At Postgres Professional we develop Postgres Pro Database, a private PostgreSQL fork.

Each new Postgres Pro Database version is the latest PostgreSQL database version with patches committed to PostgreSQL community and Postgres Pro extensions.

Postgres Pro Database is available in both Standard and Enterprise editions.

Postgres Pro Standard Database comes with SQL and NoSQL support in a single high performing and reliable solution.

Postgres Pro Enterprise Database contains more features on top of Postgres Pro Standard Database for heavy enterprise workloads.

Key features of Postgres Pro Standard Database 9.6:

- Incremental block-level backup to protect the database more efficiently

- Advanced table partitioning to manage large databases easier

- Monitoring agent for collecting Postgres Pro and system metrics

- Query optimizer hints that can disable or enable indexes for query execution

Here you can find more information about Postgres Pro Standard Database 9.6 features and Postgres Pro Enterprise Database 9.6 features.

Resources:

- Postgres Pro Standard (Docker) in Microsoft Azure Quick Start Guide

- Postgres Pro Enterprise (VM) in Microsoft Azure Quick Start Guide

- Postgres Pro Database Backup/Restore Configuration Guide

- Postgres Pro Database customers can get technical support via cloud-support@postgrespro.com