Introducing Phased Rollouts for Safer TimescaleDB Upgrades

Phased Rollouts have been introduced by Tiger Data as a safer upgrade process for TimescaleDB services on Tiger Cloud, aiming to alleviate the anxiety associated with production database upgrades by deploying updates in stages. This process involves a three-week window for testing and validation in a non-critical development environment before applying the upgrade to production workloads, ensuring a smooth transition without compromising stability. The upgrade process is automated and predictable, providing maximum visibility and minimal effort for both major and minor version upgrades, while critical patch releases are promptly applied to maintain security. Customers are encouraged to tag their services as either development or production in the Tiger Cloud console to fully leverage this new safety net, which allows for control over upgrade timing and the ability to request deferrals if necessary.