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Ibrar Ahmed

Joined Percona in the month of July 2018. Before joining Percona, Ibrar worked as a Senior Database Architect at EnterpriseDB for 10 Years. Ibrar has 18 years of software development experience. Ibrar authored multiple books on PostgreSQL.

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August 2, 2025

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Unlocking the Secrets of TOAST: How To Optimize Large Column Storage in PostgreSQL for Top Performance and Scalability

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PostgreSQL Database Security: External Server-Based Authentication

Useful PostgreSQL Index Maintenance Queries to Improve Performance

How to Upgrade PostgreSQL Extensions (Without Breaking Anything)

Troubleshooting 10 of the Most Common PostgreSQL Errors

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PostgreSQL Security: A Comprehensive Guide to Hardening Your Database

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Essential Guide to the PostgreSQL VACUUM Command for Performance

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Unlocking the Secrets of TOAST: How To Optimize Large Column Storage in PostgreSQL for Top Performance and Scalability