Beyond the Hype: PostgreSQL JSONB vs MongoDB BSON
In the early 2010s, the database world felt polarized. You either lived in the rigid, reliable world of Schema-on-Write (SQL) […]
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Understanding PostgreSQL Row-Level Locking: A Practical Guide
When multiple users try to update the same data simultaneously, chaos could ensue without proper coordination. PostgreSQL’s row-level locking mechanism
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From Chaos to Calendar: AI as an Ops Manager
From Chaos to Calendar: AI as an Ops Manager Most services startups don’t suffer from lack of effort. They suffer
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Understanding Database Performance Based on Query Behavior
Introduction In day-to-day database operations, a key responsibility of a DBA is to monitor database health, handle performance issues, and
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Oracle to PostgreSQL Migration: CDC with Debezium & Apache Kafka
In today’s open-source ecosystem, organizations are increasingly adopting open-source technologies to reduce licensing costs, avoid vendor lock-in, and improve flexibility
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PostgreSQL Failover in Action: Testing VIP Management and Split-Brain Detection Without Keepalived
Our journey to PGConf India has officially begun! Starting today, we’re launching a daily blog series that will run every
Understanding Repmgr Architecture: Fencing & VIP Management Challenges
We all know that Repmgr (Replication Manager) is an open-source tool designed to manage PostgreSQL replication and facilitate automatic failover.
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The Hidden Value of Technical Account Managers in PostgreSQL
Technical Account Manager → The name itself creates curiosity with inclusion of words Technical + Management.Continuing with this curiosity let
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Implementing Global Temporary Tables in PostgreSQL with pgtt
Do Postgres have Global Temporary Table in the same way that Oracle and SQL Server do ? No, PostgreSQL does
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We Automated 40% of Our Operations — Not to Move Faster, but to Think Better
We Automated 40% of Our Operations — Not to Move Faster, but to Think Better Automation promises order—silence where there
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One Tuple, Many Steps : Inside PostgreSQL Logical Replication
Logical replication is one of the most fascinating internals of PostgreSQL. Unlike physical replication, which works at the block level,
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PostgreSQL 18: Breaking the Conflict Deadlock in Logical Replication
For years, PostgreSQL logical replication has been the go-to for data distribution and zero-downtime upgrades. But it has always had
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The Evolving Role of a Solution Engineer in a Digital-First World
Friday, January 30th 2026 A remarkable day at WomenForData Summit 2026 and I had the opportunity to deliver a power
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Battle-Tested: Being a PostgreSQL DBA
Being a PostgreSQL DBA means living in a world where production issues don’t arrive on a schedule. Over the past
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From Gigabytes to Terabytes: The PostgreSQL Survival Guide
There’s a moment in every database team’s journey when the usual PostgreSQL tuning advice stops working. Your shared_buffers are optimized.
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The PostgreSQL superpower you should use with caution: session_replication_role
If you have ever tried to bulk-load millions of rows into a database and watched it crawl because of foreign
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What AI Can Actually Do For a 10‑Person Services Team
Blog Post #2 Less hype. More outcomes. Real lessons from the OSDB ecosystem. AI conversations are often dominated by Big
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Aiven for Metrics + Grafana: The Perfect Pairing for Cloud-Native Monitoring
The Observability Dilemma In today’s cloud-native landscape, observability isn’t optional—it’s essential. Every hour, your applications generate millions of metrics: CPU
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Optimizing PostgreSQL Delete Operations: A Deep Dive into Performance Troubleshooting
Our client was experiencing frustratingly slow delete operations in their PostgreSQL database. What should have been a monthly data cleanup
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AI Basics Every Services Founder Must Know, Without the Buzzwords
Week 1 Blog Post AI Basics Every Services Founder Must Know, Without the Buzzwords Last week, three different founders asked
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Production-Ready Selective Logical Replication: Non-Partitioned to Partitioned Tables in PostgreSQL
In modern database architectures, it’s common to maintain separate environments for transactional operations and analytical workloads. One challenging scenario is