Scaling Postgres

Creston Jamison

Learn how to get the best performance and scale your PostgreSQL database with our weekly shows. Receive the best content curated from around the web. We have a special focus on content for developers since your architecture and usage is the key to getting the most performance out of PostgreSQL.

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#431
August 23 · 11 min
pg_rust Co-Creator postgres.fm Interview | Scaling Postgres 431
In this episode of Scaling Postgres, we cover postgres.fm's interview of pgrust co-creator Michael Malis, pgDog vs RDS Proxy, Postgres on Kubernetes in 10 minutes and evolution to Postgres 19. To get the show notes as well as get notified of new episodes, visit: https://www.scalingpostgres.com/episodes/431-pgrust-co-creator-postgresfm-interview/ Want to learn more about Postgres performance? Join my FREE training called Postgres Performance Demystified here: https://www.scalingpostgres.com/cours
#430
August 16 · 10 min
28 Security Vulnerabilities | Scaling Postgres 430
In this episode of Scaling Postgres, we discuss new releases fixing 28 security vulnerabilities, more MVCC, BYOK encryption and should Postgres include pgbouncer. To get the show notes as well as get notified of new episodes, visit: https://www.scalingpostgres.com/episodes/430-28-security-vulnerabilities/ Want to learn more about Postgres performance? Join my FREE training called Postgres Performance Demystified here: https://www.scalingpostgres.com/courses/postgres-performance-demystified/
#429
August 9 · 13 min
300 Times Faster Analytics With pgrust | Scaling Postgres 429
In this episode of Scaling Postgres, we discuss pgrust running analytical queries 300 times faster than Postgres, how to speed up distinct count, Xata podcast and massively parallel backups. To get the show notes as well as get notified of new episodes, visit: https://www.scalingpostgres.com/episodes/429-300-times-faster-analytics-with-pgrust/ Want to learn more about Postgres performance? Join my FREE training called Postgres Performance Demystified here: https://www.scalingpostgres.com/courses
#428
August 2 · 17 min
Postgres MVCC Is Bad? | Scaling Postgres 428
In this episode of Scaling Postgres, we discuss how bad Postgres MVCC is, a startup's survival guide for Postgres, an examination of DBOS, and different ways of performing hybrid searches. To get the show notes as well as get notified of new episodes, visit: https://www.scalingpostgres.com/episodes/428-postgres-mvcc-is-bad/ Want to learn more about Postgres performance? Join my FREE training called Postgres Performance Demystified here: https://www.scalingpostgres.com/courses/postgres-performanc
#427
July 26 · 8 min
Migrating to pg_hardstorage | Scaling Postgres 427
In this episode of Scaling Postgres, we discuss migrating to pg_hardstorage for Postgres backup, PG 19 Beta 2 is released, collecting log stats with pg_stat_log and PG 19 checkpoint additions. To get the show notes as well as get notified of new episodes, visit: https://www.scalingpostgres.com/episodes/427-migrating-to-pg_hardstorage/ Want to learn more about Postgres performance? Join my FREE training called Postgres Performance Demystified here: https://www.scalingpostgres.com/courses/postgres
#426
July 19 · 15 min
pgrust Faster Than Postgres? | Scaling Postgres 426
In this episode of Scaling Postgres, we discuss the progress of the Rust rewrite of Postgres called pgrust, more about the backup tool pg_hardstorage, beware listen / notify and how to fix bad SQL. To get the show notes as well as get notified of new episodes, visit: https://www.scalingpostgres.com/episodes/426-pgrust-faster-than-postgres/ Want to learn more about Postgres performance? Join my FREE training called Postgres Performance Demystified here: https://www.scalingpostgres.com/courses/pos
#425
July 12 · 17 min
Novel Partition Exclusion | Scaling Postgres 425
In this episode of Scaling Postgres, we discuss excluding partitions without using a partition key, a pgBackRest interview, Postgres backup without an incremental chain and a replication deadlock bug in Postgres 14-16. To get the show notes as well as get notified of new episodes, visit: https://www.scalingpostgres.com/episodes/425-novel-partition-exclusion/ Want to learn more about Postgres performance? Join my FREE training called Postgres Performance Demystified here: https://www.scalingpostg
#424
July 5 · 15 min
Too Many Table Danger | Scaling Postgres 424
In this episode of Scaling Postgres, we discuss the dangers of too many tables, don't worry about extending checkpoint_timeout, a disaster recovery process, and non-repeatable sums with floating point numbers. To get the show notes as well as get notified of new episodes, visit: https://www.scalingpostgres.com/episodes/424-too-many-table-danger/ Want to learn more about Postgres performance? Join my FREE training called Postgres Performance Demystified here: https://www.scalingpostgres.com/cours
#423
June 28 · 14 min
New Backup Tool | Scaling Postgres 423
In this episode of Scaling Postgres, we discuss a new backup tool called pg_hardstorage by Cybertech, bottomless storage & ColdFront, monitoring checkpoints and tracking statistics. To get the show notes as well as get notified of new episodes, visit: https://www.scalingpostgres.com/episodes/423-new-backup-tool/ Want to learn more about Postgres performance? Join my FREE training called Postgres Performance Demystified here: https://www.scalingpostgres.com/courses/postgres-performance-demystifie
#422
June 21 · 13 min
Scaling Out To 226K TPS | Scaling Postgres 422
In this episode of Scaling Postgres, we discuss scaling out application writes to achieve 226K TPS, try to avoid delete, disaster recovery is a process and avoid NULL in your NOT IN. To get the show notes as well as get notified of new episodes, visit: https://www.scalingpostgres.com/episodes/422-scaling-out-to-226k-tps/ Want to learn more about Postgres performance? Join my FREE training called Postgres Performance Demystified here: https://www.scalingpostgres.com/courses/postgres-performance-d
#421
June 14 · 9 min
Scale Out Funding | Scaling Postgres 421
In this episode of Scaling Postgres, we discuss scale out Postgres projects getting more funding, getting started with Postgres 19 Beta 1 along with its top features and how to review a Postgres patch. To get the show notes as well as get notified of new episodes, visit: https://www.scalingpostgres.com/episodes/421-scale-out-funding/ Want to learn more about Postgres performance? Join my FREE training called Postgres Performance Demystified here: https://www.scalingpostgres.com/courses/postgres-
#420
June 7 · 18 min
Postgres 19 Beta 1 Released | Scaling Postgres 420
In this episode of Scaling Postgres, we discuss the release of Postgres 19 Beta 1, optimizing autovacuum, the release of Multigres 0.1 Alpha 1, and handling graph queries in Postgres. To get the show notes as well as get notified of new episodes, visit: https://www.scalingpostgres.com/episodes/420-postgres-19-beta-1-released/ Want to learn more about Postgres performance? Join my FREE training called Postgres Performance Demystified here: https://www.scalingpostgres.com/courses/postgres-performa
#419
May 31 · 15 min
The Dynamic Duo? | Scaling Postgres 419
In this episode of Scaling Postgres, we go over the architecture of Multigres (Vitess for Postgres), pgBackRest's status, pg_flight_recorder and general SQL optimizations. To get the show notes as well as get notified of new episodes, visit: https://www.scalingpostgres.com/episodes/419-dynamic-duo/ Want to learn more about Postgres performance? Join my FREE training called Postgres Performance Demystified here: https://www.scalingpostgres.com/courses/postgres-performance-demystified/
#418
May 24 · 16 min
Multigres Architecture | Scaling Postgres 418
In this episode of Scaling Postgres, we go over the architecture of Multigres (Vitess for Postgres), pgBackRest's status, pg_flight_recorder and general SQL optimizations. To get the show notes as well as get notified of new episodes, visit: https://www.scalingpostgres.com/episodes/418-multigres-architecture/ Want to learn more about Postgres performance? Join my FREE training called Postgres Performance Demystified here: https://www.scalingpostgres.com/courses/postgres-performance-demystified/
#417
May 17 · 19 min
11 Security Issues | Scaling Postgres 417
In this episode of Scaling Postgres, we discuss new Postgres releases that patch eleven security issues, a new pgbouncer release patching four security issues, making JSON queryable, and issues with views. To get the show notes as well as get notified of new episodes, visit: https://www.scalingpostgres.com/episodes/417-eleven-security-issues/ Want to learn more about Postgres performance? Join my FREE training called Postgres Performance Demystified here: https://www.scalingpostgres.com/courses/
#416
May 10 · 15 min
Zero Bloat Postgres Queue | Scaling Postgres 416
In this episode of Scaling Postgres, we discuss a new zero bloat Postgres queue called PgQue, maybe pgBackRest isn't dead, multixact members at 64 bits and using session variables. To get the show notes as well as get notified of new episodes, visit: https://www.scalingpostgres.com/episodes/416-zero-bloat-postgres-queue/ Want to learn more about Postgres performance? Join my FREE training called Postgres Performance Demystified here: https://www.scalingpostgres.com/courses/postgres-performance-d
#415
May 3 · 16 min
pgBackRest Is Dead? | Scaling Postgres 415
In this episode of Scaling Postgres, we discuss the notice of obsolescence for pgBackRest, the open source environment in general, queries to monitor autovacuum and pg_wait_tracer. To get the show notes as well as get notified of new episodes, visit: https://www.scalingpostgres.com/episodes/415-pgbackrest-is-dead/ Want to learn more about Postgres performance? Join my FREE training called Postgres Performance Demystified here: https://www.scalingpostgres.com/courses/postgres-performance-demystif
#414
April 26 · 19 min
Repack Concurrently | Scaling Postgres 414
In this episode of Scaling Postgres, we discuss repack concurrently coming to PG 19, how to design your schema, all about hints and enforcing constraints across partitions. To get the show notes as well as get notified of new episodes, visit: https://www.scalingpostgres.com/episodes/414-repack-concurrently/ Want to learn more about Postgres performance? Join my FREE training called Postgres Performance Demystified here: https://www.scalingpostgres.com/courses/postgres-performance-demystified/
#413
April 19 · 19 min
Shard With One Command | Scaling Postgres 413
In this episode of Scaling Postgres, we discuss sharding your database with one command, more information about the Linux 7 Postgres performance regression, Xata going open source, and checkpoints and WAL storms. To get the show notes as well as get notified of new episodes, visit: https://www.scalingpostgres.com/episodes/413-shard-with-one-command/ Want to learn more about Postgres performance? Join my FREE training called Postgres Performance Demystified here: https://www.scalingpostgres.com/c
#412
April 12 · 15 min
Half as Fast on Linux 7 | Scaling Postgres 412
In this episode of Scaling Postgres, we discuss how Postgres may be half as fast on the new Linux 7 kernel, PostgresBench, what is missing in Postgres and WAL to distribute data. To get the show notes as well as get notified of new episodes, visit: https://www.scalingpostgres.com/episodes/412-half-as-fast-on-linux-7/ Want to learn more about Postgres performance? Join my FREE training called Postgres Performance Demystified here: https://www.scalingpostgres.com/courses/postgres-performance-demys

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