Email remains one of the most critical communication channels for modern enterprises. It’s not just about sending messages, it’s about maintaining continuous, reliable, and secure email flow that keeps operations running. To do this, organizations need an email security infrastructure that’s both scalable and resilient.
With the release of MetaDefender Email Gateway Security 6.1.0, OPSWAT introduces two essential capabilities to meet this need: high availability and scalability.
PostgreSQL Integration: The Backbone of Resilient Email Security
Starting with version 6.1.0, integration with external PostgreSQL database clusters is now generally available, both for new deployments and upgrades of existing systems. This enhancement allows organizations to design email security systems that can withstand failures and grow as business needs evolve.
When connected to an external PostgreSQL database cluster, MetaDefender Email Gateway Security supports two core objectives of high availability and scalability.
High Availability: Minimizing Downtime, Maximizing Confidence
Email downtime can severely impact business continuity, especially in critical infrastructure sectors where even brief disruptions introduce unacceptable risk. High availability is no longer optional - it’s expected.
With the 6.1.0 release, MetaDefender Email Gateway Security now supports integration with an external PostgreSQL database cluster, available for both new installations and upgrades.
This enables two key capabilities:
High Availability: By connecting multiple EGS instances to a centralized PostgreSQL cluster, the system can be configured to support failover. If one instance becomes unavailable, another operational instance can be configured to take over, helping ensure near-continuous uptime. This is especially critical for sectors like finance, healthcare, and critical infrastructure, where email disruption is a significant operational risk.
Scalability: Larger organizations or those with dynamic capacity requirements can scale horizontally. Additional EGS instances can be introduced to handle increased email volumes while sharing the same database cluster, optimizing performance without disrupting existing workflows.
These enhancements help organizations minimize downtime, support business continuity, and meet rising demands for reliable, secure email processing.
Scalability: Growing with Your Business
For larger organizations, or those with dynamic, fluctuating capacity needs, scalability is critical.
The PostgreSQL-backed architecture allows additional MetaDefender Email Gateway Security instances to be added as needed, all connecting to the same centralized database cluster. Whether an organization’s email traffic is steadily growing or sees seasonal spikes, this deployment model ensures that MetaDefender Email Gateway Security can scale quickly and efficiently without introducing bottlenecks or downtime.
Why This Matters
With MetaDefender Email Gateway Security 6.1.0, OPSWAT delivers a solution that is:
- Resilient: Minimize the risk of downtime with high-availability clustering.
- Scalable: Easily expand capacity as your business or traffic volume grows.
- Future-Ready: Support both distributed and centralized deployments with PostgreSQL-backed flexibility.
- Critical Infrastructure Friendly: Designed to meet the uptime, reliability, and security demands of sectors that can’t afford email delays or failures.
Ready to Learn More?
Contact us today to explore how MetaDefender Email Gateway Security 6.1.0 can help you build a resilient, scalable, and compliant email security environment.
