Scaling Postgres

In this episode of Scaling Postgres, we discuss a PG 14.4 release, how to skip transactions with logical replication, how to use schemas and Citus going fully open source. To get the show notes as well as get notified of new episodes, visit: https://www.scalingpostgres.com/episodes/220-pg-14.4-release-subscription-skip-using-schemas-open-source-citus/

In this episode of Scaling Postgres, we discuss a Postgres 14 out-of-cycle release next week, whether you should upgrade, the state of Postgres survey and a tool for automatic indexing. To get the show notes as well as get notified of new episodes, visit: https://www.scalingpostgres.com/episodes/219-out-of-cycle-release-should-you-upgrade-state-of-postgres-survey-automatic-indexing/

In this episode of Scaling Postgres, we discuss a severe bug with index creation in Postgres 14, view permissions options, dealing with logical replication conflicts and looking under the hood of AlloyDB. To get the show notes as well as get notified of new episodes, visit: https://www.scalingpostgres.com/episodes/214-pg14-index-bug-view-permissions-logical-replication-conflicts-alloydb-under-the-hood/

In this episode of Scaling Postgres, we discuss mistakes you can make when doing schema changes, how best to cancel statements, looking into pg_rman, and looking at a pedantry removal. To get the show notes as well as get notified of new episodes, visit: https://www.scalingpostgres.com/episodes/217-schema-change-mistakes-canceling-statements-pg_rman-pedantry-removal/

In this episode of Scaling Postgres, we discuss the Beta 1 release of Postgres 15, optimizing a query by breaking it down, improvements to sort performance and prepared statements for partitioned tables. To get the show notes as well as get notified of new episodes, visit: https://www.scalingpostgres.com/episodes/216-pg15-beta1-release-query-breakdown-sort-performance-prepared-vs-partitioned/

In this episode of Scaling Postgres, we discuss parallel server-side backup compression, IO in Postgres, parquet files and the new pg_stat_monitor extension. To get the show notes as well as get notified of new episodes, visit: https://www.scalingpostgres.com/episodes/215-new-releases-alloydb-time-zones-connecting-to-postgres/

In this episode of Scaling Postgres, we discuss parallel server-side backup compression, IO in Postgres, parquet files and the new pg_stat_monitor extension. To get the show notes as well as get notified of new episodes, visit: https://www.scalingpostgres.com/episodes/214-backup-compression-postgres-io-parquet-files-pg_stat_monitor/

In this episode of Scaling Postgres, we discuss ways you can optimize the planner, becoming part of the Postgres Community, considerations for large databases and mapping three different types of spatial data. To get the show notes as well as get notified of new episodes, visit: https://www.scalingpostgres.com/episodes/213-planner-optimization-fish-to-elephants-large-databases-spatial-data/

In this episode of Scaling Postgres, we discuss dealing with slow queries, upgrading a 4TB database, running Postgres on ZFS and handling a storage stampede. To get the show notes as well as get notified of new episodes, visit: https://www.scalingpostgres.com/episodes/212-slow-queries-4tb-upgrade-postgres-on-zfs-storage-stampede/

In this episode of Scaling Postgres, we discuss working with multiranges, missing Postgres metrics, PostGIS for newbies and videos from CitusCon. To get the show notes as well as get notified of new episodes, visit: https://www.scalingpostgres.com/episodes/211-mutiranges-missing-metrics-newbie-postgis-conference-videos/

In this episode of Scaling Postgres, we discuss how to bin date times, search every field of a table, use JSON_TABLE and methods for a client to pick the primary database. To get the show notes as well as get notified of new episodes, visit: https://www.scalingpostgres.com/episodes/210-date-time-bins-search-every-field-json_table-picking-primary/

In this episode of Scaling Postgres, we discuss how to optimize vacuum, how to drop roles, the new merge command in PG15 and a pgbouncer tutorial. To get the show notes as well as get notified of new episodes, visit: https://www.scalingpostgres.com/episodes/209-tidy-vacuum-dropping-roles-merge-command-pgbouncer-tutorial/

In this episode of Scaling Postgres, we discuss a new version of pgbouncer, query parameter types, a performance improvement from a lateral join and security invoker views. To get the show notes as well as get notified of new episodes, visit: https://www.scalingpostgres.com/episodes/208-pgbouncer-released-query-parameter-types-lateral-joins-security-invoker-views/

In this episode of Scaling Postgres, we discuss how best to configure autovacuum, the dangers of duplicate key violations, how to set up pipelining, and how to tune max_wal_size. To get the show notes as well as get notified of new episodes, visit: https://www.scalingpostgres.com/episodes/207-autovacuum-configuration-dupliate-key-violations-pipelining-tuning-max_wal_size/

In this episode of Scaling Postgres, we discuss 100x optimizations, how to audit table activity, designing schemas and how to set up table checksums. To get the show notes as well as get notified of new episodes, visit: https://www.scalingpostgres.com/episodes/206-100x-optimizations-auditing-document-schema-designs-checksums/

In this episode of Scaling Postgres, we discuss the best ways to index with tsearch, what to check if tuples are not yet removable, wicked problems with Postgres and different pattern matching techniques. To get the show notes as well as get notified of new episodes, visit: https://www.scalingpostgres.com/episodes/205-indexing-with-tsearch-tuples-not-yet-removable-wicked-problems-pattern-matching/

In this episode of Scaling Postgres, we discuss optimizing trigram searches, a review of Postgres replication, improvements to logical replication and a significant Timescale investment. To get the show notes as well as get notified of new episodes, visit: https://www.scalingpostgres.com/episodes/204-optimizing-trigram-search-replication-review-logical-improvements-timescale-investment/

In this episode of Scaling Postgres, we discuss the new releases of Postgres, a hairy upgrade incident, why slowing down can make you go faster and using loadable modules for WAL archiving. To get the show notes as well as get notified of new episodes, visit: https://www.scalingpostgres.com/episodes/203-saving-space-working-with-toast-protecting-data-high-cpu-utilization/

In this episode of Scaling Postgres, we discuss the new releases of Postgres, a hairy upgrade incident, why slowing down can make you go faster and using loadable modules for WAL archiving. To get the show notes as well as get notified of new episodes, visit: https://www.scalingpostgres.com/episodes/202-new-postgres-releases-hairy-incident-slow-down-to-go-faster-loadable-module-archiving/

In this episode of Scaling Postgres, we discuss JSONB performance, bidirectional replication, getting the most recent record and using JSON in Postgres 14. To get the show notes as well as get notified of new episodes, visit: https://www.scalingpostgres.com/episodes/201-jsonb-performance-bidirectional-replication-most-recent-record-pg14-json/

In this episode of Scaling Postgres, we discuss the new series 5 minutes of Postgres, using unnest, switching to SCRAM authentication and reviewing multi-master solutions. To get the show notes as well as get notified of new episodes, visit: https://www.scalingpostgres.com/episodes/200-5-minute-postgres-unnest-scram-multi-master-review/

In this episode of Scaling Postgres, we discuss how to generate shaped sample data, track changes between Postgres versions, identify missed bottlenecks and use different index types. To get the show notes as well as get notified of new episodes, visit: https://www.scalingpostgres.com/episodes/199-shaped-sample-data-version-changes-missed-bottlenecks-indexes-for-newbies/

In this episode of Scaling Postgres, we discuss how to monitor DML & DDL progress, using more SQL, one way to handle replication slot fail-over, and recent Postgres contributors. To get the show notes as well as get notified of new episodes, visit: https://www.scalingpostgres.com/episodes/198-monitoring-progress-more-sql-replication-slot-failover-postgres-contributors/

In this episode of Scaling Postgres, we discuss including buffers with explain analyze, having a healthier Postgres DB, the events of 2021 and aspiring for greater high availability solutions. To get the show notes as well as get notified of new episodes, visit: https://www.scalingpostgres.com/episodes/197-explain-analyze-buffers-healthier-postgres-2021-review-high-availability-aspirations/

In this episode of Scaling Postgres, we discuss easily writing a recursive CTE, the zheap undo capability, high availability considerations and fast ways to load data. To get the show notes as well as get notified of new episodes, visit: https://www.scalingpostgres.com/episodes/196-easy-recursive-cte-zheap-undo-high-availability-loading-data/

In this episode of Scaling Postgres, we discuss Aurora vs. Postgres, surprising transaction behavior, write-only & read-only database connections and indexing best practices. To get the show notes as well as get notified of new episodes, visit: https://www.scalingpostgres.com/episodes/195-auroora-vs-postgres-surprising-transactions-write-only-read-only-indexing-advice/

In this episode of Scaling Postgres, we discuss going slower to go faster, GIN indexes, collation stability and features of PG14 and beyond. To get the show notes as well as get notified of new episodes, visit: https://www.scalingpostgres.com/episodes/194-go-faster-gin-indexes-collation-stability-pg14-beyond/

In this episode of Scaling Postgres, we discuss using entity-attribute-value designs, new JSON subscripting capabilities, the mysql-fdw support for aggregate pushdowns and new regex functions in PG 15. To get the show notes as well as get notified of new episodes, visit: https://www.scalingpostgres.com/episodes/193-entity-attribute-value-design-json-subscripting-mysql-fdw-push-down-new-regex/

In this episode of Scaling Postgres, we discuss if foreign keys should have indexes, how to run graph queries, how to configure Linux huge pages and the benefits as well as text size similarities. To get the show notes as well as get notified of new episodes, visit: https://www.scalingpostgres.com/episodes/192-foreign-key-indexes-graph-queries-linux-huge-pages-text-column-size/

In this episode of Scaling Postgres, we discuss new releases of Postgres due to a man-in-the-middle vulnerability, the high availability solution pg_auto_failover, lesser known Postgres features and LZ4 compression. To get the show notes as well as get notified of new episodes, visit: https://www.scalingpostgres.com/episodes/191-man-in-the-middle-pg_auto_failover-lesser-known-features-lz4-compression/

In this episode of Scaling Postgres, we discuss the open sourcing of Babelfish, deconstructing the Postgres planner, when to avoid exist & not exist and having fun with SQL. To get the show notes as well as get notified of new episodes, visit: https://www.scalingpostgres.com/episodes/190-hello-babelfish-planner-deconstruction-exist-not-exist-fun-with-sql/

In this episode of Scaling Postgres, we discuss the downsides of indexes, TCP keep alive options, developing with Postgres as your DB and learning PL/pgSQL. To get the show notes as well as get notified of new episodes, visit: https://www.scalingpostgres.com/episodes/189-index-downsides-tcp-keep-alive-development-with-postgres-learning-plpgsql/

In this episode of Scaling Postgres, we discuss automatic indexing, function pipelines, with hold cursors and the different query scans. To get the show notes as well as get notified of new episodes, visit: https://www.scalingpostgres.com/episodes/188-automatic-indexing-function-pipelines-with-hold-cursors-query-scans/

In this episode of Scaling Postgres, we discuss one method to shard a database, federating your database, the benefits of configuring linux HugePages and performance tuning. To get the show notes as well as get notified of new episodes, visit: https://www.scalingpostgres.com/episodes/187-sharding-federation-linux-hugepages-performance-tuning/

In this episode of Scaling Postgres, we discuss select for update, the pgx framework to generate extensions, cool additions to Postgres 14 and full-text search. To get the show notes as well as get notified of new episodes, visit: https://www.scalingpostgres.com/episodes/186-select-for-update-pgx-framework-cool-additions-full-text-search/

In this episode of Scaling Postgres, we discuss the release of Postgres 14, how best to use JSON, why are your indexes not being used and sequence gaps. To get the show notes as well as get notified of new episodes, visit: https://www.scalingpostgres.com/episodes/185-postgres-14-released-using-json-not-using-indexes-sequence-gaps/

In this episode of Scaling Postgres, we discuss Postgres 14 RC1, little improvements in PG14, an index advisor and how to handle 1 million insert statements. To get the show notes as well as get notified of new episodes, visit: https://www.scalingpostgres.com/episodes/184-postgres-14-rc1-little-things-index-advisor-million-inserts/

In this episode of Scaling Postgres, we discuss one cause of broken indexes, Postgres trademark issues, percentiles vs. averages and logical replication improvements. To get the show notes as well as get notified of new episodes, visit: https://www.scalingpostgres.com/episodes/183-broken-indexes-trademark-issues-percentile-vs-average-logical-improvements/

In this episode of Scaling Postgres, we discuss having boundless text fields, revoking public schema permissions, less index bloat in PG14 and comparing hardware performance. To get the show notes as well as get notified of new episodes, visit: https://www.scalingpostgres.com/episodes/182-boundless-text-revoked-permissions-index-bloat-hardware-performance/

In this episode of Scaling Postgres, we discuss connection scaling, how to cache your sequences, a message queuing implementation and the harms of subtransactions. To get the show notes as well as get notified of new episodes, visit: https://www.scalingpostgres.com/episodes/181-connection-scaling-cached-sequences-message-queuing-harmful-subtransactions/

In this episode of Scaling Postgres, we discuss how to use aggregate filters, the importance of vacuum with insert-only tables, how to fix out-of-sync sequences and faster functional index options. To get the show notes as well as get notified of new episodes, visit: https://www.scalingpostgres.com/episodes/180-aggregate-filters-insert-only-vacuum-out-of-sync-sequences-functional-indexes/

In this episode of Scaling Postgres, we discuss how to use foreign data wrappers, compression available in timescaledb, working with fuzzy search and describing Postgres query execution. To get the show notes as well as get notified of new episodes, visit: https://www.scalingpostgres.com/episodes/179-foreign-data-wrapper-timescale-compression-fuzzy-search-query-execution/

In this episode of Scaling Postgres, we discuss new releases for Postgres & pgbouncer, have a performance discussion, describe the different index types and how to use them. To get the show notes as well as get notified of new episodes, visit: https://www.scalingpostgres.com/episodes/178-postgres-releases-performance-discussion-index-types-index-power-use/

In this episode of Scaling Postgres, we discuss ways to work around the planner, working with grouping sets, using a lateral join and not-so-easy Postgres issues. To get the show notes as well as get notified of new episodes, visit: https://www.scalingpostgres.com/episodes/177-planner-workarounds-grouping-sets-lateral-join-not-so-easy/

In this episode of Scaling Postgres, we discuss JSONB vs. window functions, a Postgres security checklist, implementing full-text search and using NFL timeseries data. To get the show notes as well as get notified of new episodes, visit: https://www.scalingpostgres.com/episodes/176-jsonb-vs-window-functions-security-checklist-full-text-search-nfl-timeseries/

In this episode of Scaling Postgres, we discuss the current status of zheap, the gaps in sequences, how to efficiently paginate and how to set up patroni with etcd and haproxy. To get the show notes as well as get notified of new episodes, visit: https://www.scalingpostgres.com/episodes/175-zheap-status-sequence-gaps-efficient-pagination-set-up-patroni/

In this episode of Scaling Postgres, we discuss understanding lateral joins, generating JSON with Postgres, the dbcritic utility, and fetch first rows vs. limit. To get the show notes as well as get notified of new episodes, visit: https://www.scalingpostgres.com/episodes/174-lateral-joins-generating-json-dbcritic-fetch-first-rows/

In this episode of Scaling Postgres, we discuss how to delay replication, working with materialized view permissions, paranoid configuration options and addressing memory overcommit. To get the show notes as well as get notified of new episodes, visit: https://www.scalingpostgres.com/episodes/173-delayed-replication-materialized-view-permissions-paranoid-postgres-memory-overcommit/

In this episode of Scaling Postgres, we discuss tracking per-operation explain analyze, Postgres 14 contribution stats, parallel execution on foreign servers and incremental view maintenance. To get the show notes as well as get notified of new episodes, visit: https://www.scalingpostgres.com/episodes/172-per-operation-explain-pg14-contributions-foreign-parallel-execution-incremental-view-maintenance/

In this episode of Scaling Postgres, we discuss practical partitioning, understanding pg_repack, explaining buffers and enforcing multi-row constraints. To get the show notes as well as get notified of new episodes, visit: https://www.scalingpostgres.com/episodes/171-practical-partitioning-understanding-pg_repack-explaining-buffers-multi-row-constraints/