If you’ve ever encountered the PostgreSQL column limit of 1,664 columns per table, you know it can be a real hurdle when designing wide tables. This limit is enforced by the internal MaxTupleAttributeNumber parameter. In […]
Monitoring query latency, wait events, and locks in PostgreSQL helps identify and diagnose performance bottlenecks. Here’s a guide on how to monitor these aspects: Here’s a sample query to gather information about locks, wait events, […]
SORT operations and the ordered property of index scans are important aspects of PostgreSQL query optimization and performance tuning. In this explanation, we will explore these concepts in detail with real data examples. SORT operations […]
PostgreSQL 16 introduced several enhancements to the JSON data type constructor, which is used to create JSON data structures in the database. Some of the key enhancements include: These enhancements to the JSON data type […]
PostgreSQL uses a “multi-version concurrency control” (MVCC) approach to ensure that shared locks don’t starve requests for exclusive or update locks. Under MVCC, each transaction works with a “snapshot” of the database state at a […]
pgBadger is a PostgreSQL log analyzer that can be used to analyze and summarize the PostgreSQL log files to help identify performance issues and troubleshoot problems. Here are the steps to install and configure pgBadger […]
Large indexes in PostgreSQL can corrupt execution plans by causing the query planner to choose suboptimal plans due to the cost of scanning the large index. When the size of an index exceeds the effective_cache_size […]
PostgreSQL 15 introduced a new feature called “asynchronous commit”, which can help reduce replication lag by allowing multiple transactions to be committed concurrently. This feature works by allowing the server to continue processing new transactions […]
Thread contention in PostgreSQL occurs when multiple threads are competing for the same resources, such as CPU time, disk I/O, or database locks. This can lead to performance degradation, slower response times, and even database […]
In PostgreSQL, if explicit locking is not enforced, duplicate records can be inserted when multiple concurrent transactions try to insert the same record simultaneously. This can occur when two or more transactions are executed concurrently […]
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