It’s not a very disputed topic that you should backup your database, and further test your backups. What is a little less discussed, at least for Postgres, is the types of backups that exist. Within Postgres there are two forms of backups and understanding them is a useful foundation for anyone working with Postgres. The two backup types are Physical: which consist of the actual bytes on disk, Logical: which is a more portable format. Let’s dig into each a bit more so you can better asses...
