In case you didn’t already see this news, PostgreSQL has got its first minor version released for 2019. This includes minor version updates for all supported PostgreSQL versions. We have indicated in our previous blog post that PostgreSQL 9.3 had gone EOL, and it would not support any more updates. This release includes the […]
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Modern CPU models have a huge number of cores. For many years, applications have been sending queries in parallel to databases. Where there are reporting queries that deal with many table rows, the ability for a query to use multiple CPUs helps us with a faster execution. Parallel queries in PostgreSQL allow us to […]
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PostgreSQL is emerging as the standard destination for database migrations from proprietary databases. As a consequence, there is an increase in demand for database side code migration and associated performance troubleshooting. One might be able to trace the latency to a plsql function, but explaining what happens within a function could be a difficult […]
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In this blog post, we’ll look at how to use
pg_repack to rebuild PostgreSQL database objects online.
We’ve seen a lot of questions regarding the options available in PostgreSQL for rebuilding a table online. We created this blog post to explain the
pg_repack extension, available in PostgreSQL for this requirement. pg_repack is a well-known extension that was […]
This year at our Open Source Database Conference we’re celebrating open source database technologies that don’t fit into the MySQL®, MongoDB®, MariaDB®, or PostgreSQL realms by featuring them in their very own track. The glamorously-named Other Open Source Databases track! As unbiased champions of open source database solutions, we embrace all flavors of open […]
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We had a great response to our call for papers, thank you! However great we believe having the conference in Austin, TX will be, moving to a new area of the US is still a leap of faith until we see the numbers. So we’re thankful that so many of you continue to support […]
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Recently, one of our customers asked us how to minimize downtime when upgrading the database structure with changes that are not backwards-compatible. It’s an interesting question and I would like to visit some alternatives here. I will use PostgreSQL for this series of posts and walk through updatable views, INSTEAD OF Triggers, and the […]
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Please join Percona’s Senior Software Engineer, Ibrar Ahmed as he presents his High-Performance PostgreSQL, Tuning and Optimization Guide on Friday, January, 4th, at 8:00 AM PDT (UTC-7) / 11:00 AM EDT (UTC-4).
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PostgreSQL is one of the leading open-source databases. Out of the box, the default PostgreSQL configuration is not tuned for any workload. […]
In this blog post, we’ll look back at what’s been going on in the world of PostgreSQL in 2018.
Before we start talking about the good things that have happened in the PostgreSQL in 2018, we hope you had a wonderful year and we wish you a happy and prosperous 2019.
PostgreSQL has been a […]
pg_basebackup is a widely used PostgreSQL backup tool that allows us to take an ONLINE and CONSISTENT file system level backup. These backups can be used for point-in-time-recovery or to set up a slave/standby. You may want to refer to our previous blog posts, PostgreSQL Backup Strategy, Streaming Replication in PostgreSQL and Faster PITR in PostgreSQL where we […]
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