Scaling Postgres

In this episode of Scaling Postgres, we discuss how to squeeze the most out of your database, achieving one million connections to Postgres, how to use indexes with LIKE and pgvector HNSW index performance.

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In this episode of Scaling Postgres, we discuss new Postgres releases, taking the 2023 State of PostgreSQL survey, partitioning vs. sharding and the fastest way to do bulk loads.

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In this episode of Scaling Postgres, we discuss the importance of correlation with BRIN indexes, how partitioning can kill performance, 10 tips for beginners and how to track table and index usage.

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In this episode of Scaling Postgres, we discuss getting rid of vacuum, how to do zero-downtime cut-overs, analyzing the impact of slow networks and seeing a not in optimization.

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In this episode of Scaling Postgres, we discuss subquery performance, how to avoid excessive locking when doing updates, how to change a columns datatype without excessive locking and lessons from an upgrade outage.

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In this episode of Scaling Postgres, we discuss how Debian & Ubuntu package Postgres, how ifflat indexes work, in vs any performance and how to log view usage.

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In this episode of Scaling Postgres, we discuss the release of Postgres 16 Beta 2, the rise of vectors and storing them, Foreign Data Wrapper performance and how to identify unused indexes.

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In this episode of Scaling Postgres, we discuss how to get 30% faster performance, the downsides of UUIDs, having too much WAL and whether Postgres should use processes or threads.

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In this episode of Scaling Postgres, we discuss how to handle data skew, tools for Postgres monitoring, how to load data remotely and Postgres documentation.

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https://www.scalingpostgres.com/episodes/270-data-skew-monitoring-remote-access-csv-documentation/

In this episode of Scaling Postgres, we discuss Postgres upgrade struggles, how and why to use hyperloglog, using pgbouncer for session vs. transaction pooling, and methods to scale Postgres.

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https://www.scalingpostgres.com/episodes/269-upgrade-struggles-hyperloglog-pgbouncer-usage-postgres-scaling/