What does PostgreSQL consulting from AceMQ include?
Our PostgreSQL consulting covers schema and indexing design, replication architecture, connection pooling, extension deployment (PostGIS, pgvector, TimescaleDB), performance tuning, and migration planning. Each engagement is led by a named senior PostgreSQL consultant with production-proven expertise.
Who answers when a PostgreSQL database fails in production, and how fast?
A named AceMQ senior engineer answers within 15 minutes, 24/7, when a PostgreSQL database is down in production, on self-managed clusters or on RDS and Aurora. Lower severities get a first response within 1 hour, 4 hours or the next day, and the engineer stays engaged until the root cause is documented.
Which PostgreSQL versions are still supported, and what happens after end of life?
The PostgreSQL community supports each major version for five years: PostgreSQL 14 gets fixes until 12 November 2026, and PostgreSQL 13 reached end of life on 13 November 2025. AceMQ covers current PostgreSQL lines with 24/7 support, and patched builds through OSSeva can keep PostgreSQL 11 to 14 secure past end of life while the upgrade is planned.
Can you help us migrate off Oracle or SQL Server?
Yes, this is one of our most requested engagements. We convert PL/SQL and T-SQL procedural code, remap data types, validate data integrity, and build the cutover plan, with the license cost savings modeled into the business case from day one.
RDS, Aurora, or self-managed: how do you decide?
It depends on your team's operational bandwidth, compliance requirements, and extension needs, not a blanket recommendation. We run a cost and capability comparison against your actual workload and give you a recommendation with the trade-offs stated plainly.
What's involved in a PostgreSQL health check?
A PostgreSQL health check covers table and index bloat, autovacuum lag, long-running and idle-in-transaction sessions, replication health, and security configuration. We deliver a written report with prioritized remediation steps. Most teams run health checks quarterly or after major changes.
Our queries slow down over weeks and then a restart fixes it. Why?
This is almost always autovacuum falling behind, often because a long-running or idle-in-transaction session is holding back the xmin horizon and preventing dead tuple cleanup. We diagnose the blocking session and the vacuum configuration together rather than treating the restart as the fix.
Do you support the PostgreSQL extension ecosystem?
Yes. We design and operate deployments running PostGIS for geospatial workloads, pgvector for embeddings and similarity search, and TimescaleDB for time-series data, including capacity planning specific to each extension's storage and query patterns.
Can we work with AceMQ on PostgreSQL without a long contract?
Yes. AceMQ works on PostgreSQL in two ways: ad hoc engagements for a defined piece of work, such as a health check, an upgrade or an incident, or an annual partner engagement that covers 24/7 support, proactive reviews and named engineers. Many teams start ad hoc and move to an annual partnership once the first engagement is done.
How much does AceMQ PostgreSQL support or consulting cost?
Every AceMQ proposal is tailored to your requirements: your PostgreSQL environment, the SLA you need, the hours of cover and the scope of work. Most contracts run $24,000–72,000 a year, depending on the SLA, the scope and how PostgreSQL is deployed, with aggressive discounts when several technologies share one contract. Request a quote and AceMQ replies within 1 hour.
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