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July 26, 2021
The 1-2-3 for PostgreSQL Logical Replication Using an RDS Snapshot
We have several PostgreSQL versions that support logical decoding to replicate data changes from a source database to a target [...]
July 19, 2021
Performing ETL Using Inheritance in PostgreSQL
Good database maintenance includes not only performing the standard adding, updating, and deleting records, etc., but periodic edits to the [...]
June 28, 2021
Enabling SSL/TLS Sessions In PgBouncer
PgBouncer is a great piece of technology! Over the years I’ve put it to good use in any number of [...]
June 24, 2021
Understanding pg_repack: What Can Go Wrong – and How to Avoid It
pg_repack is one of the oldest, widely used, extension projects for PostgreSQL. It is so much popular that even DBaaS [...]
June 23, 2021
Autoscaling Databases in Kubernetes for MongoDB, MySQL, and PostgreSQL
At some point, your needs for improving database performance may run into a threshold where optimization and tuning are no [...]
June 11, 2021
PostgreSQL HA with Patroni: Your Turn to Test Failure Scenarios
A couple of weeks ago, Jobin and I did a short presentation during Percona Live Online bearing a similar title [...]
June 2, 2021
postgres_fdw Enhancement in PostgreSQL 14
Note: PostgreSQL 14 has been released. Please visit PostgreSQL 14 – Performance, Security, Usability, and Observability for additional information. It’s [...]
May 27, 2021
New Features in PostgreSQL 14: Bulk Inserts for Foreign Data Wrappers
On September 30, 2021, PostgreSQL 14 was released. Need a primer? Umair Shahid recently put together a great overview, PostgreSQL [...]
May 26, 2021
Percona Operator for PostgreSQL Technical Preview Released
Percona is championing open source database software and we are committed to running our products on Kubernetes. We don’t only [...]
April 22, 2021
Demonstrating pg_rewind Using Linux Containers in PostgreSQL
These scripts demonstrate the command line interface, CLI, “pg_rewind” re-provisioning a formerly deprecated PRIMARY host, pg1, into a viable STANDBY. [...]
March 9, 2021
Webinar March 24: Introduction to pg_stat_monitor
Join Peter Zaitsev, Percona CEO, and Ibrar Ahmed, Percona Sr. Software Engineer, as they discuss pg_stat_monitor! If you’re tasked with [...]
March 8, 2021
Testing the Value of ScaleFlux Computational Storage Drive (CSD) for PostgreSQL
Some time ago we at Percona were approached by ScaleFlux Inc to benchmark their latest hardware appliance, the CSD 2000 [...]
February 26, 2021
Connection Queuing in pgBouncer: Is it a Magical Remedy?
Yes, this post is about connection queueing, not just pooling. Because “connection pooling” – pre-created connections as a pool – [...]
February 1, 2021
PostgreSQL Database Security: Authentication
Recently, I wrote an overview about what you need to know about PostgreSQL security. For this post, I want to [...]
January 28, 2021
How to Create PostgreSQL Custom Builds and Debian Packages
Some time ago, I required a specific version of PostgreSQL. After searching on all the repositories, I was unable to [...]
January 27, 2021
Deploying Any Version of Leading Open Source Databases for Tests and Experiments
I want to present a tool for running a specific version of open source databases in a single instance, replication [...]
January 22, 2021
PostgreSQL on ARM-based AWS EC2 Instances: Is It Any Good?
The expected growth of ARM processors in data centers has been a hot topic for discussion for quite some time, [...]
January 19, 2021
pg_stat_monitor: A New Way Of Looking At PostgreSQL Metrics
Enter pg_stat_monitor: this extension, created here at Percona, has been developed as an advanced replacement of pg_stat_statement, providing new capabilities [...]
January 14, 2021
Webinar January 28: Tuning PostgreSQL for High Performance and Optimization
PostgreSQL is one of the leading open-source databases, but, out of the box, the default PostgreSQL configuration is not tuned [...]
January 13, 2021
Percona 2020 Recap: Great Content and Software Releases
The Percona team provided the community with some excellent content and several new releases in 2020. I wanted to highlight [...]