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HOW WE PUSHED CDC INTO POSTGRES — AND TURNED REPLICATION INTO CLOCKWORK

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The implementation of data mirroring in Snowflake Postgres improves the replication process by enabling seamless, low-latency data capture from transactional databases to analytical environments. This new feature uses a push-based approach to change data capture, using a dedicated Postgres extension that efficiently handles data and schema changes, thus simplifying operations and increasing reliability.