A weekly podcast about all things PostgreSQL
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All about extensions, extension creators, and people doing cool things with Postgres. New episodes every week.
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Talking Postgres is a podcast for developers who love Postgres. Formerly called Path To Citus Con, guests join Claire Giordano each month to discuss the human side of PostgreSQL, databases, and open source. With amazing guests such as Boriss Mejías, Melanie Plageman, Simon Willison, Floor Drees, and Andres Freund, Talking Postgres is guaranteed to get you thinking. Recorded live on Discord by the Postgres team at Microsoft, you can subscribe to our calendar to join us live on the parallel te ...
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Learn how to get the best performance and scale your PostgreSQL database with our weekly shows. Receive the best content curated from around the web. We have a special focus on content for developers since your architecture and usage is the key to getting the most performance out of PostgreSQL.
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Postgres Release Warning! | Scaling Postgres 343
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In this episode of Scaling Postgres, we discuss new Postgres releases and an out-of-band release to address issues, increasing insert performance by 2X, pg_search benchmarks and fast OpenStreetMap loading. To get the show notes as well as get notified of new episodes, visit: https://www.scalingpostgres.com/episodes/343-postgres-release-warning/ Wan…
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Is pg_dump a backup tool?
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Michael and Nikolay are joined by Gülçin Yıldırım Jelínek and Robert Haas to discuss both the technical question of whether or not pg_dump is a backup tool, as well as the tone and intent behind the statement "pg_dump is not a backup tool". Here are some links to things they mentioned: Gülçin Yıldırım Jelínek https://postgres.fm/people/gulcin-yildi…
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Helping Rails developers learn Postgres with Andrew Atkinson
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Have you ever achieved something remarkable because someone planted an idea in your mind? In this episode of Talking Postgres, host Claire Giordano talks with Andrew Atkinson—a Rails developer and Postgres user whose journey to becoming a published author began with a simple seed of inspiration. Andrew’s story started with an internal presentation …
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S3E2: Heikki Linnakangas, Cofounder Neon
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Today we take a deep dive into the world of PostgreSQL extensions, featuring our conversation with Heikki Linnakangas, co-founder of Neon, an expert Postgres hacker, and contributor to pgvector. Heikki shares the fascinating story of how Neon was born in 2021, driven by the vision of creating an open-source platform akin to Aurora Serverless. He de…
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Faster Writes With ZFS? | Scaling Postgres 342
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In this episode of Scaling Postgres, we discuss the read and write performance of Postgres on ZFS, handling URL text identifiers in the database, denormalization and a new pgvector release. To get the show notes as well as get notified of new episodes, visit: https://www.scalingpostgres.com/episodes/342-faster-writes-with-zfs/ Want to learn more ab…
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Nikolay and Michael discuss append-only tables in Postgres — what they are, some unique challenges they bring, and some options for compressing / removing / offloading the data eventually. Here are some links to things they mentioned: Append-only https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Append-only Our episode on BRIN indexes https://postgres.fm/episodes/brin…
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The Future of Postgres Upgrades | Scaling Postgres 341
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In this episode of Scaling Postgres, we discuss the future of Postgres upgrades, the usefulness of pg_dump, partitioning with minimal downtime and limitless Aurora. To get the show notes as well as get notified of new episodes, visit: https://www.scalingpostgres.com/episodes/341-the-future-of-postgres-upgrades/ Want to learn more about Postgres per…
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Nikolay and Michael discuss denormalization in Postgres — when and why to denormalize things, and a couple of specific cases Nikolay came across recently. Here are some links to things they mentioned: Denormalization https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Denormalization Our episode on materialized views https://postgres.fm/episodes/materialized-views Our e…
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Do You Need A Vectorizer? | Scaling Postgres 340
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In this episode of Scaling Postgres, we discuss whether you need a vectorizer, different ways to bin or bucket timestamps, addressing a bad plan and advanced psql. To get the show notes as well as get notified of new episodes, visit: https://www.scalingpostgres.com/episodes/340-do-you-need-a-vectorizer/ Want to learn more about Postgres performance…
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Postgres online communities
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Nikolay and Michael discuss online Postgres communities — the ones they prefer, the types of conversations in each, and some other places to ask questions or follow news. Here are some links to things they mentioned: https://www.postgresql.org/community Mailing lists https://www.postgresql.org/list IRC https://www.postgresql.org/community/irc Slack…
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Postgres Goes Parquet | Scaling Postgres 339
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In this episode of Scaling Postgres, we discuss pg_parquet allowing Postgres to read and write parquet files, other useful extensions, open source bounties, and Postgres gotchas. To get the show notes as well as get notified of new episodes, visit: https://www.scalingpostgres.com/episodes/339-postgres-goes-parquet/ Want to learn more about Postgres…
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Nikolay and Michael discuss some cool things you can do with psql, the official CLI that ships with Postgres. Here are some links to things they mentioned: psql docs https://www.postgresql.org/docs/current/app-psql.html Our episode on psql vs GUIs https://postgres.fm/episodes/psql-vs-guis postgres_dba https://github.com/NikolayS/postgres_dba Our ep…
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S3E1: Francesco Tisiot, Field CTO Aiven
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Joining Aiven in 2021, Francesco Tisiot works as a Field CTO and AI Lead. He serves as a technical advisor to clients and prospects, helping to meet their needs without the focus on sales, acting as a 'rented' CTO to provide expert guidance. Join us as we dive into Francesco's insightful perspectives on the Postgres community, where he challenges t…
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JSON Goodies In Postgres 17 | Scaling Postgres 338
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In this episode of Scaling Postgres, we discuss the JSON goodies in Postgres 17, trigger recursion, pg_dump as backup and pg_timeseries columnar performance. To get the show notes as well as get notified of new episodes, visit: https://www.scalingpostgres.com/episodes/338-json-goodies-in-postgres-17/ Want to learn more about Postgres performance? J…
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Nikolay and Michael discuss some Postgres Gotchas, things you might expect to work one way in fact working another way. Here are some links to things they mentioned: Our episode on NULLs https://postgres.fm/episodes/nulls-the-good-the-bad-the-ugly-and-the-unknown Postgres Gotchas (list by Ian Barwick) https://sql-info.de/postgresql/postgres-gotchas…
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77 Times Faster In Postgres 17 | Scaling Postgres 337
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In this episode of Scaling Postgres, we discuss how one query runs 77 times faster in Postgres 17, a detailed Postgres 17 performance webinar, using logical replication fail over slots and a discussion on Patroni. To get the show notes as well as get notified of new episodes, visit: https://www.scalingpostgres.com/episodes/337-77-times-faster-in-po…
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How I got started as a developer (& in Postgres) with Tom Lane
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It was not Tom Lane’s plan to become a computer person. Tom’s plan was to be a pinball machine designer. And yet for the last 26 years Tom has been one of the most prolific engineering contributors to Postgres. In this episode of Talking Postgres with Claire Giordano, PostgreSQL luminary Tom Lane walks us through how he got his start as a developer…
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Nikolay and Michael discuss some more advanced topics around EXPLAIN, including some tips for complex query plans, some recent improvements, and an idea or two that might make it even better. Here are some links to things they mentioned: Michael’s solo episode on EXPLAIN basics https://postgres.fm/episodes/explain Our episode on auto_explain https:…
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More Postgres 17 Highlights | Scaling Postgres 336
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In this episode of Scaling Postgres, we discuss more about the features released with Postgres 17, an example of performance improvements, things to watch out for, and the start of Postgres 18. To get the show notes as well as get notified of new episodes, visit: https://www.scalingpostgres.com/episodes/336-more-postgres-17-highlights/ Want to lear…
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Michael and Nikolay are joined by Alexander Kukushkin, PostgreSQL contributor and maintainer of Patroni, to discuss all things Patroni — what it is, how it works, recent improvements, and more. Here are some links to things they mentioned: Alexander Kukushkin https://postgres.fm/people/alexander-kukushkin Patroni https://github.com/patroni/patroni …
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Postgres 17 Released! | Scaling Postgres 335
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In this episode of Scaling Postgres, we discuss the release of Postgres 17, b-tree performance gains, logical replication enhancements and different levels of performance tuning. To get the show notes as well as get notified of new episodes, visit: https://www.scalingpostgres.com/episodes/335-postgres-17-released/ Want to learn more about Postgres …
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Nikolay and Michael discuss the fresh new Postgres 17 release! They cover several performance improvements, favourite new features, and some considerations for upgrading. Here are some links to things they mentioned: Postgres 17 release notes https://www.postgresql.org/docs/17/release-17.html transaction_timeout episode https://postgres.fm/episodes…
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Optimizing For Analytics | Scaling Postgres 334
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In this episode of Scaling Postgres, we discuss how to optimize your database for analytics, how to speed up counts, improvements to TimescaleDB and why you should stop using serial. To get the show notes as well as get notified of new episodes, visit: https://www.scalingpostgres.com/episodes/334-optimizing-for-analytics/ Want to learn more about P…
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Nikolay and Michael discuss planning time in Postgres — what it is, how to spot issues, its relationship to things like partitioning, and some tips for avoiding issues. Here are some links to things they mentioned: Query Planning (docs) https://www.postgresql.org/docs/current/runtime-config-query.html Are there limits to partition counts? (Blog pos…
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Becoming a Postgres committer with Melanie Plageman
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If you could work on anything, would you quit your job to pursue it? Postgres committer and major contributor Melanie Plageman joined Claire Giordano on this episode of the Talking Postgres podcast (formerly Path To Citus Con) to share her story about becoming a Postgres committer. Melanie pivoted from IT consulting to open-source development, driv…
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When Select Writes! | Scaling Postgres 333
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In this episode of Scaling Postgres, we discuss when select can write, Postgres RC1 is released, Tetris in SQL and copy, swap, drop. To get the show notes as well as get notified of new episodes, visit: https://www.scalingpostgres.com/episodes/333-when-select-writes/ Want to learn more about Postgres performance? Join my FREE training called Postgr…
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Nikolay and Michael discuss why counting can be slow in Postgres, and what the options are for counting things quickly at scale. Here are some links to things they mentioned: Aggregate functions (docs) https://www.postgresql.org/docs/current/functions-aggregate.html PostgREST https://github.com/PostgREST/postgrest Get rid of count by default in Pos…
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Sometimes It Is Slow? | Scaling Postgres 332
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In this episode of Scaling Postgres, we discuss what can happen when queries get slow, backup best practices, Postgres emergencies and the state of Postgres survey. To get the show notes as well as get notified of new episodes, visit: https://www.scalingpostgres.com/episodes/332-sometimes-it-is-slow/ Want to learn more about Postgres performance? J…
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Michael and Nikolay are joined by Peter Geoghegan, major contributor and committer to Postgres, to discuss adding skip scan support to PostgreSQL over versions 17 and 18. Here are some links to things they mentioned: Peter Geoghegan https://postgres.fm/people/peter-geoghegan Peter’s previous (excellent) interview on Postgres TV https://www.youtube.…
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Is pg_dump A Backup Tool? | Scaling Postgres 331
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In this episode of Scaling Postgres, we discuss whether pg_dump is a backup tool, the pgMonitor extension, Postgres malware, and application uses for the merge command. To get the show notes as well as get notified of new episodes, visit: https://www.scalingpostgres.com/episodes/331-is-pg_dump-a-backup-tool/ Want to learn more about Postgres perfor…
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Nikolay and Michael discuss PostgreSQL emergencies — both the psychological side of incident management, and some technical aspects too. Here are some links to things they mentioned: Site Reliability Engineering resources from Google https://sre.google GitLab Handbook SRE https://handbook.gitlab.com/job-families/engineering/infrastructure/site-reli…
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Splicing Elephant & Duck DNA | Scaling Postgres 330
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In this episode of Scaling Postgres, we discuss the merging of Postgres and DuckDB via the pg_duckdb extension, how this can help the analytics story for Postgres, some ways to improve PG analytics and building a search engine. To get the show notes as well as get notified of new episodes, visit: https://www.scalingpostgres.com/episodes/330-splicin…
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Michael and Nikolay are joined by Haki Benita, a technical lead and database enthusiast who writes an excellent blog and gives popular talks and training sessions too, to discuss the surprisingly complex topic of trying to implement “get or create” in PostgreSQL — handling issues around idempotency, concurrency, and bloat. Here are some links to th…
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PGlite: Embeddable Postgres & postgres.new | Scaling Postgres 329
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In this episode of Scaling Postgres, we discuss PGlite, an embeddable Postgres, postgres.new which adds AI features, new Postgres releases and the performance of synchronous replication. To get the show notes as well as get notified of new episodes, visit: https://www.scalingpostgres.com/episodes/329-pglite-embeddable-postgres/ Want to learn more a…
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Getting started with benchmarking
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Michael and Nikolay are joined by Melanie Plageman, database internals engineer at Microsoft and major contributor and committer to PostgreSQL, to discuss getting started with benchmarking — how it differs for users and developers of Postgres, how and when it comes up during development, some tools and lessons, as well as what she's working on at t…
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Implement Get Or Create | Scaling Postgres 328
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In this episode of Scaling Postgres, we discuss different get or create implementations, a new pgBouncer version, alter default privileges, and six degrees of separation with Postgres. To get the show notes as well as get notified of new episodes, visit: https://www.scalingpostgres.com/episodes/328-implement-get-or-create/ Want to learn more about …
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How I got started as a developer (& in Postgres) with David Rowley
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Ever wonder how driving a forklift at a cheese factory could lead to a career in databases? Postgres committer David Rowley joined Claire Giordano on this episode of the Talking Postgres podcast (formerly Path To Citus Con) to share his story about how he got started as a developer and in Postgres. Could an unexpected job lead to your dream career?…
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Nikolay and Michael discuss Index-Only Scans in Postgres — what they are, how they help, some things to look out for, and some advice. Here are some links to things they mentioned: Index-Only Scans and Covering Indexes (docs) https://www.postgresql.org/docs/current/indexes-index-only-scans.html Discussion on Twitter about JIT and Parallel Query def…
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Postgres Graph Queries | Scaling Postgres 327
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In this episode of Scaling Postgres, we discuss using Postgres for graph queries, the fastest way to copy data from one table to another, dealing with linux memory overcommit and compression. To get the show notes as well as get notified of new episodes, visit: https://www.scalingpostgres.com/episodes/327-postgres-graph-queries/ Want to learn more …
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Nikolay and Michael discuss why they chose Postgres — as users, for their businesses, for their careers, as well as some doubts. Here are some links to things they mentioned: Our episode on why Postgres become popular https://postgres.fm/episodes/why-is-postgres-popular Database Systems: The Complete Book (by Hector Garcia-Molina, Jeff Ullman, and …
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Faster Index Creation | Scaling Postgres 326
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In this episode of Scaling Postgres, we talk about speeding up index creation, extensions to track wait events, a row pattern recognition feature and savepoints. To get the show notes as well as get notified of new episodes, visit: https://www.scalingpostgres.com/episodes/326-faster-index-creation/ Want to learn more about Postgres performance? Joi…
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Nikolay and Michael discuss compression in Postgres — what's available natively, newer algorithms in recent versions, and several extensions with compression features. Here are some links to things they mentioned: wal_compression https://www.postgresql.org/docs/current/runtime-config-wal.html#GUC-WAL-COMPRESSION Our episode on WAL and checkpoint tu…
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Faster Paging? | Scaling Postgres 325
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In this episode of Scaling Postgres, we discuss more ways to keep the superior performance of keyset pagination, how to implement UUIDv7 in SQL functions, how expensive extended statistics are and the benefits of range columns. To get the show notes as well as get notified of new episodes, visit: https://www.scalingpostgres.com/episodes/325-faster-…
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Nikolay and Michael discuss Postgres running out of disk space — including what happens, what can cause it, how to recover, and most importantly, how to prevent it from happening in the first place. Here are some links to things they mentioned: Disk Full (docs) https://www.postgresql.org/docs/current/disk-full.html pgcompacttable https://github.com…
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Four Million TPS | Scaling Postgres 324
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In this episode of Scaling Postgres, we discuss experiments to achieve four million transaction per second, the importance of extended statistics, parallelism in Postgres and an introduction to window functions. To get the show notes as well as get notified of new episodes, visit: https://www.scalingpostgres.com/episodes/324-four-million-tps/ Want …
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Podcasting about Postgres with Pino de Candia
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Have you ever eavesdropped on other people’s conversations? Former co-host Pino de Candia joins Claire Giordano on this episode of Talking Postgres (formerly Path To Citus Con) to share their experience on podcasting about Postgres. Is listening to a podcast the next best thing to being in the hallway track at a conference? Does it bring the commun…
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Postgres startup ecosystem
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Nikolay and Michael discuss the Postgres startup ecosystem — some recent closures, some recent fundraising announcements, and their thoughts on where things are going and what they'd like to see. Here are some links to things they mentioned: Prediction from Dax Raad https://x.com/thdxr/status/1808972166752580039 OtterTune shut down https://x.com/an…
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PgBouncer Breaking Change | Scaling Postgres 323
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In this episode of Scaling Postgres, we discuss a breaking change in the new version of PgBouncer, PostgreSQL 17 Beta 2 is released, examination of the new built-in collation provider in PG 17 and Notion's data lake. To get the show notes as well as get notified of new episodes, visit: https://www.scalingpostgres.com/episodes/323-pgbouncer-breaking…
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Nikolay talks Michael through a recent experiment to find the current maximum transactions per second single-node Postgres can achieve — why he was looking into it, what bottlenecks occurred along the way, and ideas for follow up experiments. Here are some links to things they mentioned: How many TPS can we get from a single Postgres node? (Article…
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S2E10: DJ Patil and Ray Lane, GreatPoint Ventures
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Today we’re joined by Ray Lane and DJ Patil from GreatPoint Ventures. Ray, known for his pivotal role at Oracle during its turnaround, shares his journey from the US Army to top tech positions and eventually co-founding GreatPoint Ventures, where he supports entrepreneurs. DJ Patil – investor, entrepreneur, and former U.S. Chief Data Scientist – jo…
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