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DBA

How to use a Binary Search Key

Understanding how Binary Search Key works?  A binary search key is used to quickly search for a specific value in a sorted array or list. The basic idea behind the binary search algorithm is to […]

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PostgreSQL

PostGIS for dummies

PostGIS for dummies – How PostGIS works?  PostGIS is an open-source extension for the PostgreSQL database management system that adds spatial functionality for working with geographic data. It allows you to store, index, and query […]

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DBA

How to monitor PostgreSQL replication lag

PostgreSQL Advanced DBA Series: Monitoring PostgreSQL replication lag There are several ways to monitor replication lag in PostgreSQL: pg_stat_replication: This is a PostgreSQL system view that provides information about the replication status, including the replication lag. […]

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MinervaDB

What’s new with PostgreSQL 15?

PostgreSQL 15 new features  PostgreSQL 15, the latest version of the popular open-source relational database management system, was released on October 3rd, 2021 and it comes with several new features and improvements: Parallelized Vacuum: PostgreSQL […]

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MinervaDB

PostgreSQL 13 Character Set Support

PostgreSQL 13 Character Set Support The character set support in PostgreSQL allows you to store text in a variety of character sets (also called encodings), including single-byte character sets such as the ISO 8859 series […]

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MinervaDB

PostgreSQL DBA Daily Checklist

The daily checklist of a PostgreSQL DBA We often get this question, What are the most important things a PostgreSQL DBA should do to guarantee optimal performance and reliability, Do we have checklist for PostgreSQL […]

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MinervaDB

Monitoring PostgreSQL Disk I/O Performance

Monitoring PostgreSQL Disk I/O Performance  PostgreSQL performance depends heavily on the I/O Subsystem (IOS). Latency in the IOS can result in many performance problems. For example, you may experience slow response times and problems caused […]

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MinervaDB

PostgreSQL Internals and Performance Troubleshooting Webinar

PostgreSQL Internals and Performance Troubleshooting Webinar from Shiv Iyer MinervaDB provides full-stack PostgreSQL consulting, support and managed Remote DBA Services for several customers globally addressing performance, scalability, high availability and database reliability engineering. Our prospective […]