CSS3 vs CSS4 - what are the benefits of upgrading

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CAST Storage Service (com.castsoftware.css) is End of Life and is no longer supported or distributed. Customers previously using CAST Storage Service must migrate to a standard PostgreSQL installation. CAST recommends PostgreSQL 18.x.

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Summary: documentation about the benefits of upgrading to CAST Storage Service 4, from CAST Storage Service 3.

Introduction

CAST Storage Service (CSS) 3 is a re-packaged PostgreSQL 9.6.11, while CAST Storage Service 4 uses PostgreSQL 13. Since the EOL for PostgreSQL 9.6.x is scheduled for November 2021, CAST would encourage you to upgrade your instance wherever possible. Over and above the benefits of using a PostgreSQL release that is not due to go EOL until November 2025, the improvements added to PostgreSQL between 9.6 and 13 are worth highlighting - these improvements also provide better performance for use with CAST AIP. The major benefits are listed below.

CAST Storage Service - Release Notes - 4.13 on Documentation - V2

CSS3 vs CSS4 - what are the benefits of upgrading

Introduction