https://www.infoq.com InfoQ Database feed https://www.infoq.com/articles/durable-workflows-postgres/?utm_campaign=infoq_content&utm_source=infoq&utm_medium=feed&utm_term=Database <img src="https://res.infoq.com/articles/durable-workflows-postgres/en/headerimage/Implementing-Durable-Workflows-on-Postgres-Without-an-External-Orchestrator-header-1789129413946.jpg"/><p>Postgres can serve as the durable state store and coordination layer for workflows, eliminating the need for an external orchestrator. SKIP LOCKED enables concurrent work processing, primary-key checkpoints enforce idempotency, and leases support crash recovery. Workflow sleeps and human approvals can also be persisted as database state and survive restarts.</p> <i>By Raman Varma</i> Orchestration Relational Databases Postgres Queue Automation AI, ML & Data Engineering Architecture & Design article Mon, 14 Sep 2026 11:00:00 GMT https://www.infoq.com/articles/durable-workflows-postgres/?utm_campaign=infoq_content&utm_source=infoq&utm_medium=feed&utm_term=Database Raman Varma 2026-09-14T11:00:00Z /articles/durable-workflows-postgres/en