This white paper presents a technical validation of Nutanix Database Service (NDB), focusing on automation and efficiency in database lifecycle management. It highlights challenges with traditional database operations, including manual provisioning, patching, and recovery processes that are slow and error-prone. Testing on a large-scale PostgreSQL environment demonstrated rapid and consistent results, such as provisioning high-availability clusters in under 30 minutes, snapshot creation in minutes, and fast cloning and patching operations. NDB automates workflows across provisioning, backup, restore, and updates while ensuring consistency and scalability. The paper concludes that NDB significantly reduces operational complexity, minimizes downtime, and improves reliability for enterprise d

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