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I am constantly impressed by the talent and commitment of the Fujitsu engineers that work hard to make PostgreSQL the best database in the market. So, I thought that more people should know these passionate professionals, and what a day in their life is like.

There’s a pretty HOT performance trick in Postgres that doesn’t get a ton of attention. There’s a way for Postgres to only update the heap (the table), avoiding having to update all the indexes. That’s called a HOT update, HOT stands for heap only tuple.

In a previous post, I mentioned that Postgres databases often have text indexes sorted linguistically rather than bytewise, which is why they need to be reindexed on libc or ICU upgrades. In this post, let’s discuss how to use bytewise sorts, and what are the upsides and downsides of doing so.

After the pgconfeu23 in Prague – which has been an excellent event – I decided to share some of the things I presented as a blog post to maybe shed some light on some of those topics. One of those ideas presented was the way PostgreSQL handles joins and especially join orders. Internally the PostgreSQL does a good job to optimize queries but how does it really work?

Testing a database performance is a must in every company. Despite everyone's needs beings slightly different, a good starting point for PostgreSQL® database is using pgbench: a tool shipped with the PostgreSQL installation that allows you to stress test a local or remote database.
This blog post showcases how to install (on a Mac) and use pgbench to create load on a remote PostgreSQL database on Aiven.

PostgreSQL extensions are great! Simply by adding an extension, one transforms what is an otherwise vanilla general-purpose database management system into one capable of processing data requirements in a highly optimized fashion. Some extensions, like pg_repack, simplify and enhance existing features already, while other extensions, such as PostGIS and pgvector, add completely new capabilities.I’d like […]

In our data hungry world, knowing how to effectively load and transform data from various sources is a highly valued skill. Over the last couple of years, I’ve learned how useful many of the data manipulation functions in PostgreSQL can supercharge your data transformation and analysis process, using just PostgreSQL and SQL.

It finally happened! My security talk was accepted, and I will present it on March 15! I can’t believe it is happening, and I hope this is the first but not the last time! If you are going to be at the conference, please stop by!

Explore the secure defaults of a PostgreSQL cluster in this CloudNativePG recipe, aligning with the principle of least authority (PoLA). Our commitment to security and operational simplicity shines through default configurations, balancing robust protection with user-friendly settings. Advanced users can customize as needed. The article navigates default intricacies, PostgreSQL Host-Based Authentication, and the scenarios for enabling superuser access. We also touch on the careful use of the ALTER SYSTEM command, emphasizing our dedication to secure and simple operations.

Flashpoint: have you ever watched a Sci-Fi movie where the main character goes back in time, change something there (i.e. save his mother’s life) and then comes back to present days but arrives in an alternate reality? Applied to PostgreSQL backups, the alternate reality called timeline is a key notion for Point-in-Time Recovery.

PostgreSQL Person of the Week Interview with Artur Zakirov: I currently reside in Berlin, Germany, and work at Adjust. I grew up in a village in Bashkortostan, Russia. It is located in a green area far from the hustle of big cities. During my early years I didn’t think about living in big cities. Today it’s hard to imagine myself away from a vibrant city. I moved to Berlin around three years ago. And I lived in Tokyo, Japan, around one year before moving to Berlin.

On March 5th, 2024, we had the PostgreSQL March Meetup in Berlin. Zalando hosted the Meetup in their Berlin Headquarter near the Mercedes-Benz Arena, close to the River Spree, and the Oberbaum Bridge.

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This post will look at two relatively new programs for transforming data sets and their applicability to moving data into a Postgres database. Both programs have Python API’s that will be used for this exercise. Polars is written in Rust … Continue reading →

When it comes to reordering the items in a list, databases have long had a kind of Faustian Bargain to accomplish the task. Nobody really liked any of the more common solutions, least of all the poor database tasked with serving up the inevitable resulting hack.

Postgres is no different in this regard. Consider a list_item table like this, demonstrating five items in a to-do list:

When migrating Oracle routines to PostgreSQL, handling OUT and INOUT parameters can be tricky. Understanding the distinctions between Oracle and PostgreSQL in how they manage these parameters is essential for a successful migration. This knowledge helps you smoothly adjust your routines, ensuring your code works well without any issues. In this article, we shall explore […]

er sideUsing AI, it’s possible to find similar text information, photos or products in a database. As the number of searches increases, performance can be a problem, though.In this article, I’ll show you how indexes can help.

Postgres isn’t just a database; it’s a whole ecosystem of extensions and tools for all kinds of tasks. At Tembo Cloud, we’ve made it easy to deploy the Postgres ecosystem of extensions and apps combined to create solutions, which we call “Stacks”.

Dive into the nitty-gritty of how CloudNativePG works its magic with PostgreSQL cluster stuff, zooming in on configmaps and secrets. Peek behind the curtain of the default Private Key Infrastructure – the secret sauce for stress-free mutual TLS authentication. Get to know the default user and database setups, all decked out for maximum security. This article is your go-to roadmap, cruising through CloudNativePG’s resource wizardry and dishing out real-world tips for a breeze in deploying and handling PostgreSQL clusters.

We uncover manual hacks to successfully recover tablespaces with Barman, navigating through encountered errors.

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