Scaling Postgres Episodes

Episodes on how best to scale your PostgreSQL relational database.

Scaling Postgres Episode 228 New Postgres Releases, Privilege Escalation CVE, Chaos Testing, High Availability

In this episode of Scaling Postgres, we discuss new Postgres releases, a new privilege escalation CVE, chaos testing a high availability kubernetes cluster as well as addressing other H/A questions.

Scaling Postgres Episode 227 Researching Performance, Postgres Survey, pgAdmin Survey, Long Running Queries

In this episode of Scaling Postgres, we discuss research into a performance puzzle, results from a Postgres and pgAdmin survey as well as the impacts of long running queries on Aurora and Postgres.

Scaling Postgres Episode 226 SQL Functions, Explain Analyze Buffers, Debug Autovacuum, RLS Multi-Tenancy

In this episode of Scaling Postgres, we discuss PG14's new SQL function syntax, including buffers when doing explain analyze, how to debug autovacuum and using row-level security to handle multi-tenancy.

Scaling Postgres Episode 225 PSQL GEXEC, Delete Duplicates, Postgres Podcast, Puny to Powerful

In this episode of Scaling Postgres, we discuss /gexec available in psql, how to delete duplicates using a window function, a new Postgres podcast and a performance talk about going from puny to powerful.

Scaling Postgres Episode 224 Column Performance, BRIN Win, Unique and Null, Parallel Distinct

In this episode of Scaling Postgres, we discuss how too many columns in a table can affect performance, at what point BRIN indexes win over btree, and Postgres 15 supporting unique nulls and parallel distinct queries.

Scaling Postgres Episode 223 Database Decomposition, Fast Text Search, Understanding pg_stat_activity, Window Functions

In this episode of Scaling Postgres, we discuss the process of decomposing your database, how to search text in Postgres quickly, how to understand the output of pg_stat_activity and how to use window functions to solve a use case.

Scaling Postgres Episode 222 Postgres 15 Beta 2, Concerning Locks, Vacuum Tuning, Transaction Anomalies

In this episode of Scaling Postgres, we discuss the release of Postgres 15 Beta 2, investigating concerning locks, best ways to tune autovacuum and handling transaction anomalies with select . . . for update.

Scaling Postgres Episode 221 psql Shortcuts, Debugging Deadlocks, Find & Stop Queries, Using SCRAM

In this episode of Scaling Postgres, we discuss psql shortcuts, how to debug deadlocks, how to find & stop queries and how to understand and use SCRAM authentication.

Scaling Postgres Episode 220 PG 14.4 Release, Subscription Skip, Using Schemas, Open Source Citus

In this episode of Scaling Postgres, we discuss a PG 14.4 release, how to skip transactions with logical replication, how to use schemas and Citus going fully open source.

Scaling Postgres Episode 219 Out-Of-Cycle Release, Should You Upgrade, Postgres Survey, Automatic Indexing

In this episode of Scaling Postgres, we discuss a Postgres 14 out-of-cycle release next week, whether you should upgrade, the state of Postgres survey and a tool for automatic indexing.

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