Articles by Shiv Iyer

About Shiv Iyer

Open Source Database Systems Engineer with a deep understanding of Optimizer Internals, Performance Engineering, Scalability and Data SRE. Shiv currently is the Founder, Investor, Board Member and CEO of multiple Database Systems Infrastructure Operations companies in the Transaction Processing Computing and ColumnStores ecosystem. He is also a frequent speaker in open source software conferences globally.

Impact of ordered vs. random index insertion in InnoDB

The impact of ordered versus random index insertion in InnoDB depends on several factors, including the size and complexity of the table, the frequency of inserts, and the workload of the database. Ordered index insertion […]

How to Monitor InnoDB Mutex Waits in MySQL 8 Using Performance Schema?

InnoDB Mutexes are synchronization objects used by the InnoDB storage engine to ensure that different threads can access shared resources safely. Mutex waits can be a bottleneck for performance in MySQL 8, as they can […]

Optimizing MySQL 8 Performance with Group Commit

Comprehensive Guide to Optimizing MySQL 8 Performance with Group Commit: Understanding, Fine-Tuning System Variables, and Monitoring Techniques for Enhanced Throughput and Reduced Disk I/O Overhead Group commit in MySQL 8 is a critical feature that […]

How to implement multipass hash joins in PostgreSQL?

Multipass hash join is a technique used to optimize the performance of a hash join operation in a database management system. In a hash join, one table is used as the build input, and the […]

How to monitor live sessions in PostgreSQL?

In PostgreSQL, you can monitor live sessions using a few different methods: You can use any of these methods to monitor live sessions in PostgreSQL, depending on your needs and the resources available to you. […]

How to use Hash Joins in PostgreSQL?

In PostgreSQL, hash joins are used to join two tables based on a join condition that involves equality comparisons. The optimizer automatically chooses this join method if it determines that a hash join would be […]

How are cache buffer chains implemented in MariaDB 11?

In MariaDB 11, the cache buffer chains (CBC) implementation is part of the InnoDB storage engine. The CBC is a data structure used to manage the InnoDB buffer pool, which is a cache that stores […]

Optimizer index caching in PostgreSQL

Optimizer index caching in PostgreSQL is the process by which the database caches the index pages in memory to speed up the execution of queries. This feature helps improve the performance of queries by reducing […]

How PostgreSQL Optimizer behaves when Cardinality is Zero?

In PostgreSQL, the optimizer uses cardinality estimates to determine the most efficient execution plan for a query. Cardinality refers to the number of rows in a table or the number of rows returned by a […]

When MySQL ignores histograms?

MySQL can ignore histograms in the query optimizer when it determines that using the histograms would not provide any benefit to the query execution plan. This can occur in several cases, including: Why MySQL ignores […]