Scaling Postgres

In this episode of Scaling Postgres, we discuss possibly twelve different feature reversions in Postgres 19 and why, the impact of one more index, the cost of a single insert and Neki is released. To get the show notes...

In this episode of Scaling Postgres, we discuss various reversions and the uncertain release date of Postgres 19, pgSafe a new backup solution written in Go, inserting state transitions and an operator that supports...

In this episode of Scaling Postgres, we see examples of using WAIT FOR in PG 19 for handling read after write, local NVME vs block store, new system views and the ambiguity of NULL. To get the show notes as well as get...

In this episode of Scaling Postgres, we discuss getting 23 times faster inserts with UUIDv7, the benefits and downsides of UUIDs, how to optimize queries without table changes and using WAIT FOR to read your writes. To...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...