Every organization has to assign privileges to its user accounts. Good security practice requires each account to have only the privileges necessary for the role it’s assigned to. Ideally, that means only a few accounts have wide-ranging privileges capable of significantly changing the organization’s security configuration. These typically include systems administrators, database administrators, and service accounts. These accounts are especially vulnerable to security and compliance risks.

PostgreSQL is one of the leading and widely used open source relational database management systems (RDBMS) that stores structured data in tables, just like MySQL. It is used by developers in their tech stacks and even by large enterprises and corporations to store website and application data. PostgreSQL uses SQL query language to store and manipulate data and also provides JSON support.

JumpCloud’s MSP partners are at the forefront of providing essential IT services to small and medium-sized businesses globally. In our interview series, we delve into conversations with these partners, exploring the dynamics of their MSPs and how JumpCloud plays a pivotal role in their operations. In today’s feature, we had the opportunity to speak again with Chris McKewon of Xceptional.