A weekly podcast about all things PostgreSQL
149 episodes transcribedNikolay and Michael discuss Postgres extensions — what they are, how they affect your decisions around Postgres, and some things to keep in m...
Nikolay and Michael discuss zero-downtime schema migrations — why they're a challenge, a variety of different cases, and some things you can...
Nikolay and Michael discuss parallelism — both parallel query execution and other parallel operations. Here are links to a few things we ment...
Nikolay and Michael discuss database corruption — various types, how they can come about, and what to do (and not do) if you come across it. ...
Nikolay and Michael discuss using ChatGPT for Postgres tasks — should you, if so what for, and some things to be mindful of! Here are links t...
Nikolay and Michael discuss pg_stat_statements — why everyone should use it, but also some downsides! Here are links to a few things we menti...
Nikolay and Michael discuss auto_explain — what it is, how it can help, and how to check it's overhead. Here are links to a few things we men...
Nikolay and Michael discuss queues in Postgres — the pros and cons vs dedicated queuing tools, and some tips for scaling. A couple of apologi...
Nikolay and Michael discuss a listener request — special considerations for databases that are used in a read-only mode all day, and get an u...
Nikolay and Michael discuss table partitioning — what it is, why and when it's helpful, and some considerations for your partition key. Here...
This week we're sharing an edited version of Nikolay's recent interview with Peter Zaitsev from Percona — they discuss MySQL vs Postgres, Per...
Nikolay and Michael discuss command line and graphical user interfaces for Postgres — what they are, some tips and tricks for learning, and w...
Nikolay and Michael discuss major and minor version Postgres upgrades — what they are, how often they come out, and how regularly we should b...
Nikolay and Michael discuss wait events — what they are, why we have them, and how to use them to help diagnose performance issues. Here are...
Nikolay and Michael discuss TOAST (The Oversized-Attribute Storage Technique) — what it is, how it works, and some general things to be aware...
Nikolay and Michael discuss JSON — our options for storing it in Postgres, whether or when we should, as well as a brief intro and some tips...
Nikolay and Michael discuss real-time analytics — what it means, what the options are, and some tips if you're trying to implement it within...
Nikolay and Michael discuss benchmarking — reasons to do it, and some approaches, tools, and resources that can help. Here are links to a few...
Nikolay and Michael discuss the default config — some tools and principles you can use to customise it, as well as several parameters you pro...
Here are links to a few things we mentioned: The Cost of Cloud, a Trillion Dollar Paradox (blog post from Andreessen Horowitz)OVHHetznerpostg...
