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pg_durable: Microsoft open sources in-database durable execution
Microsoft has open-sourced pg_durable, a PostgreSQL extension that enables fault-tolerant, long-running “durable execution” of SQL-defined workflows with checkpointing. This tool aims to allow teams to perform reliable background processing directly alongside their Postgres data without needing extra infrastructure like external workers or queues, offering status visibility and SQL-native orchestration primitives.
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