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PostgreSQL is renowned for its powerful features and flexibility, and one of its most intriguing capabilities is support for table inheritance. Table inheritance in PostgreSQL allows you to model hierarchical data structures directly within your database schema. This feature can …

Maintaining the performance and health of a PostgreSQL database is essential to ensure smooth operations and reliable data management. Regular maintenance activities help optimize performance, prevent issues, and keep your database running efficiently. In this blog post, we’ll explore the …

Introduction: Index bloat occurs when an index accumulates unnecessary or unused space, which can degrade database performance. This bloat typically results from operations such as deletions, which leave behind “dead tuples” that are no longer needed but continue to consume …

Introduction pgstattuple is an open-source utility in PostgreSQL, provided as an extension. It helps manage and clear table bloat, which in turn improves table performance. It’s ability to provide detailed insights into the extent of bloat, makes pgstattuple a crucial …

In today’s rapidly evolving tech landscape, organizations often find themselves needing to adapt their infrastructure to better meet their needs. Whether driven by requirements for greater control, performance, scalability, or compliance, migrating from a managed service like Supabase to an …

Introduction: In the previous blog post – The DNA of DBA: Mastering Parameter Tuning, we explored how mastering PostgreSQL parameter tuning is essential for every successful DBA, and how leveraging DBtune’s AI-driven insights can automate optimization. Now, let’s delve deeper …

Introduction PostgreSQL, as a widely adopted relational database management system, powers applications ranging from small-scale projects to enterprise-level solutions. Monitoring and analyzing PostgreSQL performance and operational logs are essential tasks for ensuring database reliability, optimizing performance, and troubleshooting issues effectively. …

In PostgreSQL, user management plays a crucial role in controlling access to databases, ensuring data security, and facilitating efficient database administration. Understanding how PostgreSQL handles user accounts, privileges, and authentication mechanisms is essential for maintaining a secure and well-managed database …

Introduction: PostgreSQL is The Most powerful open-source relational database system that uses a sophisticated concurrency control mechanism called Multi-Version Concurrency Control (MVCC). MVCC is fundamental for maintaining data consistency and enabling concurrent transactions without locking issues. This blog post will …

Introduction: In today’s fast-paced digital landscape, real-time data processing is no longer a luxury but a necessity. Businesses need to react to changes instantly, whether for updating inventories, personalising user experiences, or detecting fraud. This need for immediacy has led …

Introduction PostgreSQL is a powerful, open-source relational database system that uses and extends the SQL language combined with many features that safely store and scale the most complicated data workloads. One of the critical components of PostgreSQL that significantly enhances …

Introduction Welcome to our latest blog!! In today’s world of distributed databases, ensuring high availability and reliability is paramount. This blog explores the crucial concepts of automatic failover and switchover using repmgr, a popular tool for managing replication and failover …

Introduction: Ensuring the health and performance of your PostgreSQL database involves keeping a close eye on replication. This process, where data is copied from one database server to another, is vital for data redundancy and HA. In this blog, we’ll …

In the realm of database administration, the role of a PostgreSQL DBA is crucial for ensuring the optimal performance of databases. One of the core responsibilities is parameter tuning, an essential skill that can significantly impact database efficiency and resource …

Introduction: Embarking on my first customer engagement to set up PostgreSQL Streaming Replication was an insightful journey. As a Database Engineer, this was my first hands-on experience with implementing streaming replication in a real-world environment. The stakes were high, as …