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.
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PostgreSQL Performance

PostgreSQL Index Maintenance and Repair

PostgreSQL Index Maintenance and Repair Index maintenance and repair are important tasks that help to keep the database running at optimal performance. In PostgreSQL, there are several methods for performing index maintenance and repair: REINDEX: [...]
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PostgreSQL Performance

Analyzing PostgreSQL with strace

Analyzing PostgreSQL with strace strace is a powerful Linux tool that allows you to trace system calls and signals of a running process. It can be used to analyze the behavior of a PostgreSQL server [...]
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PostgreSQL Performance

Tuning Linux for PostgreSQL

Tuning Linux for PostgreSQL Tuning Linux for PostgreSQL performance can involve several steps. Here are some general steps to take: Optimize kernel parameters: Make sure the kernel is configured for optimal performance for PostgreSQL. This [...]
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PostgreSQL Performance

How to tune a slow query in PostgreSQL?

How to tune a slow query in PostgreSQL? Tuning a slow query in PostgreSQL can involve several steps. Here are some general steps to take: Identify the slow query: Use the pg_stat_activity view to see [...]
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MySQL Performance

How data files are managed in InnoDB?

How data files are managed in InnoDB? In InnoDB, data files are managed using a combination of data dictionary tables and system tablespace files. Data dictionary tables: InnoDB stores metadata about the database, such as [...]
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Galera Cluster

Troubleshooting Galera Cluster for performance

Troubleshooting Galera Cluster for performance Galera Cluster is a popular solution for achieving high availability and scalability in MySQL and MariaDB databases. However, as with any distributed system, there can be performance issues that arise [...]