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May 1, 2020

My Favorite PostgreSQL Extensions – Part Two

This is the second part of my blog “My Favorite PostgreSQL Extensions” wherein I had introduced you to two  PostgreSQL extensions, postgres_fdw and pg_partman. In this part I will explore three more. pgAudit The next...

April 24, 2020

My Favorite PostgreSQL Extensions – Part One

This is in continuation of my previous blog entry wherein I had touched upon a topic of PostgreSQL  Extensions. PostgreSQL Extensions are a plug and play set of enhancements that add an extra feature-set to...

April 21, 2020

PostgreSQL Load Balancing in the Cloud Made Easy

We’d mentioned many times the advantages of using a Load Balancer in your database topology. It could be for redirecting traffic to healthy database nodes, distribute the traffic across multiple servers to improve performance, or...

April 10, 2020

PostgreSQL Version Control with Atlassian Bitbucket

In systems engineering, communication is a key element to achieving success on any project. This is because it’s critical to the entire cycle of development; starting from collecting requirements to delivering a minimum viable product....

April 2, 2020

Implementing a Multi-Datacenter Setup for PostgreSQL – Part Two

This blog is the second part of Implementing a Multi-Datacenter Setup for PostgreSQL. In this blow, we will show how to deploy PostgreSQL in this type of environment and how to failover in the case...

March 31, 2020

Implementing a Multi-Datacenter Setup for PostgreSQL – Part One

Having a multi-datacenter setup is a common topology for a Disaster Recovery Plan(DRP), but there are some limitations around implementing this kind of environment.  You should first solve the communication between the data centers by...

March 20, 2020

Multi-DC PostgreSQL: Setting Up a Standby Node at a Different Geo-Location Over a VPN

Previously, we wrote about Setting Up a Geo-Distributed Database Cluster Using MySQL Replication. This time, it's about PostgreSQL. Setting up a geo-distributed cluster for PostgreSQL is not a new concept and the topology is quite...

March 12, 2020

An Overview of Generated Columns for PostgreSQL

PostgreSQL 12 comes with a great new feature, Generated Columns. The functionality isn’t exactly anything new, but the standardization, ease of use, accessibility, and performance has been improved in this new version. A Generated Column...

March 3, 2020

How to Enable TimescaleDB on an Existing PostgreSQL Database

If you have a PostgreSQL cluster up-and-running, and you need to handle data that changes with time (like metrics collected from a system) you should consider using a time-series database that is designed to store...

March 2, 2020

How to Rebuild an Inconsistent PostgreSQL Slave

PostgreSQL Streaming Replication is a great way of scaling PostgreSQL clusters and doing it adds high availability to them. As with every replication, the idea is that the slave is a copy of the master...

February 25, 2020

How to Identify PostgreSQL Performance Issues with Slow Queries

When working with OLTP (OnLine Transaction Processing) databases, query performance is paramount as it directly impacts the user experience. Slow queries mean that the application feels unresponsive and slow and this results in bad conversion...

February 24, 2020

My PostgreSQL Database is Out of Disk Space

Disk space is a demanding resource nowadays. You usually will want to store data as long as possible, but this could be a problem if you don’t take the necessary actions to prevent a potential...

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