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Find When was a table last changed in PostgreSQL?

Find When was a table last changed in PostgreSQL? In PostgreSQL, you can use the pg_class system catalog table to determine when a table was last changed. The pg_class table contains metadata about all tables [...]

How to detect chained and migrated rows in PostgreSQL?

How do you think you could detect chained and migrated rows in PostgreSQL? Chained and migrated rows occur in PostgreSQL when rows are updated and cannot fit in their original block due to space constraints, [...]

Step-by-step PostgreSQL 15 multi-master Replication for High Availability

Step-by-step PostgreSQL multi-master Replication for High Availability Here is a general step-by-step guide for setting up PostgreSQL multi-master replication in PostgreSQL 15 for high availability: Step 1: Prepare the master nodes: Make sure that the […]

How Least Recently Used (LRU) list is managed in PostgreSQL?

How Least Recently Used (LRU) list is managed in PostgreSQL? In PostgreSQL, the least recently used (LRU) list is a mechanism used to manage the buffer cache. The buffer cache is a memory area used […]

How PostgreSQL Vacuum works?

How does PostgreSQL Vacuum work? In PostgreSQL, the vacuum process is responsible for reclaiming space from deleted or updated rows in tables. The vacuum process works by scanning the table and removing any rows that […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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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