Tessell for PostgreSQL is a fully managed database service that runs on AWS and Microsoft Azure. It handles provisioning, storage capacity, patching, and availability so teams can reduce the operational overhead of managing PostgreSQL at scale. This guide covers how the service is architected, how it responds to both planned and unplanned outages, and what deployment options are available depending on your availability requirements.
What is inside
The scope of Tessell DBaaS: what is managed for you across provisioning, data protection, security, and monitoring
How planned maintenance, configuration changes, and instance scaling work, and what downtime to expect
A technical walkthrough of single-zone, High Availability, and cross-region Disaster Recovery configurations
How replication works in Tessell, including RPO and RTO expectations across different failure scenarios
Performance benchmark results comparing Tessell HPC against Aurora PostgreSQL on identical workloads
Who is this for
DBAs and infrastructure engineers evaluating or deploying PostgreSQL on AWS or Azure. The guide walks through Tessell's service architecture, single-zone, HA, and DR configurations, and benchmark performance comparisons with Aurora PostgreSQL. Use it for architecture decisions and capacity planning. For deployment specifics, refer to the Tessell product documentation.
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