Sinopsis
Learn how to get the best performance and scale your PostgreSQL database with our weekly shows. Receive the best content curated from around the web. We have a special focus on content for developers since your architecture and usage is the key to getting the most performance out of PostgreSQL.
Episodios
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Unconventional Advice? | Scaling Postgres 379
17/08/2025 Duración: 19minIn this episode of Scaling Postgres, we discuss when you should reindex, how to handle case insensitive data, how to index jsonb and the top recommendations when doing performance optimizations. To get the show notes as well as get notified of new episodes, visit: https://www.scalingpostgres.com/episodes/379-unconventional-advice/ Want to learn more about Postgres performance? Join my FREE training called Postgres Performance Demystified here: https://www.scalingpostgres.com/courses/postgres-performance-demystified/
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Native Column Store? | Scaling Postgres 378
10/08/2025 Duración: 19minIn this episode of Scaling Postgres, we discuss Postgres getting a native column store via an index, faster btree_gift indexes, scaling listen/notify, and a logical replication slot deep dive. To get the show notes as well as get notified of new episodes, visit: https://www.scalingpostgres.com/episodes/378-native-column-store/ Want to learn more about Postgres performance? Join my FREE training called Postgres Performance Demystified here: https://www.scalingpostgres.com/courses/postgres-performance-demystified/
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Sharding At Network Speeds | Scaling Postgres 377
03/08/2025 Duración: 15minIn this episode of Scaling Postgres, we discuss how to shard your DB at network speeds, how to make your DB 42,000 slower, new monitoring and just enough text searching performance. To get the show notes as well as get notified of new episodes, visit: https://www.scalingpostgres.com/episodes/377-sharding-at-network-speeds/ Want to learn more about Postgres performance? Join my FREE training called Postgres Performance Demystified here: https://www.scalingpostgres.com/courses/postgres-performance-demystified/
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100K Events Per Second Queue | Scaling Postgres 376
27/07/2025 Duración: 19minIn this episode of Scaling Postgres, we discuss a 100K events per second queue built on Postgres, how an MCP can leak your database, MultiXact ID and space overrun and struggles starting Postgres. To get the show notes as well as get notified of new episodes, visit: https://www.scalingpostgres.com/episodes/376-100k-events-per-second-queue/ Want to learn more about Postgres performance? Join my FREE training called Postgres Performance Demystified here: https://www.scalingpostgres.com/courses/postgres-performance-demystified/
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All The Benchmarks | Scaling Postgres 375
20/07/2025 Duración: 16minIn this episode of Scaling Postgres, we discuss new benchmarks as a result of the Planetscale Postgres announcement, various platform improvements and a deep dive into Multigres. To get the show notes as well as get notified of new episodes, visit: https://www.scalingpostgres.com/episodes/375-all-the-benchmarks/ Want to learn more about Postgres performance? Join my FREE training called Postgres Performance Demystified here: https://www.scalingpostgres.com/courses/postgres-performance-demystified/
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Migrating Millions Of Databases | Scaling Postgres 374
13/07/2025 Duración: 18minIn this episode of Scaling Postgres, we discuss how Jira migrated millions of databases, when sigterm does nothing, should you ditch vector search and mastering replication slots. To get the show notes as well as get notified of new episodes, visit: https://www.scalingpostgres.com/episodes/374-migrating-millions-of-databases/ Want to learn more about Postgres performance? Join my FREE training called Postgres Performance Demystified here: https://www.scalingpostgres.com/courses/postgres-performance-demystified/
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Planetscale Postgres! | Scaling Postgres 373
06/07/2025 Duración: 14minIn this episode of Scaling Postgres, we discuss the release of Planetscale Postgres and the advantages for bare metal, how often queries are optimal, avoiding UUIDv4 and the summer of upgrade report. To get the show notes as well as get notified of new episodes, visit: https://www.scalingpostgres.com/episodes/373-planetscale-postgres/ Want to learn more about Postgres performance? Join my FREE training called Postgres Performance Demystified here: https://www.scalingpostgres.com/courses/postgres-performance-demystified/
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The Future of Postgres Architecture | Scaling Postgres 372
29/06/2025 Duración: 19minIn this episode of Scaling Postgres, we discuss some possible futures for Postgres architectures, choosing a multi-tenancy model, vectors in the new SQL standard and one way to perform a blue-green deployment rollback in AWS RDS. To get the show notes as well as get notified of new episodes, visit: https://www.scalingpostgres.com/episodes/372-the-future-of-postgres-architecture/ Want to learn more about Postgres performance? Join my FREE training called Postgres Performance Demystified here: https://www.scalingpostgres.com/courses/postgres-performance-demystified/
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Are You Hurting Your Performance? | Scaling Postgres 371
22/06/2025 Duración: 21minIn this episode of Scaling Postgres, we discuss how you use the database can impact its performance, performance of pg_search, fast uploads and some downsides of different upgrade methods. To get the show notes as well as get notified of new episodes, visit: https://www.scalingpostgres.com/episodes/371-are-you-hurting-your-performance/ Want to learn more about Postgres performance? Join my FREE training called Postgres Performance Demystified here: https://www.scalingpostgres.com/courses/postgres-performance-demystified/
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New Scale Out Options | Scaling Postgres 370
15/06/2025 Duración: 14minIn this episode of Scaling Postgres, we discuss the start of Multigres which is a Vitess for Postgres, pgactive going open source, getting started with logical replication and a summer of upgrades. To get the show notes as well as get notified of new episodes, visit: https://www.scalingpostgres.com/episodes/370-new-scale-out-options/ Want to learn more about Postgres performance? Join my FREE training called Postgres Performance Demystified here: https://www.scalingpostgres.com/courses/postgres-performance-demystified/
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Move Off Of RDS? | Scaling Postgres 369
08/06/2025 Duración: 18minIn this episode of Scaling Postgres, we discuss why and how you could move off of AWS RDS, Snowflake acquires Crunchy Data, reducing your SQL queries and a novel way to migrate to partition tables. To get the show notes as well as get notified of new episodes, visit: https://www.scalingpostgres.com/episodes/369-move-off-of-rds/ Want to learn more about Postgres performance? Join my FREE training called Postgres Performance Demystified here: https://www.scalingpostgres.com/courses/postgres-performance-demystified/
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4 Times Faster UUID Primary Keys | Scaling Postgres 368
01/06/2025 Duración: 19minIn this episode of Scaling Postgres, we discuss the benefits of using time-based UUIDv7 vs UUIDv4 for primary keys, how OpenAI uses Postgres, handling locks and methods to migrate to partition tables with low downtime. To get the show notes as well as get notified of new episodes, visit: https://www.scalingpostgres.com/episodes/368-4-times-faster-uuid-primary-keys/ Want to learn more about Postgres performance? Join my FREE training called Postgres Performance Demystified here: https://www.scalingpostgres.com/courses/postgres-performance-demystified/
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How Often Does That Query Run? | Scaling Postgres 367
25/05/2025 Duración: 13minIn this episode of Scaling Postgres, we discuss a Postgres VS code extension, service definition files, undead tuples and the benefits of finding out how often a query is run. To get the show notes as well as get notified of new episodes, visit: https://www.scalingpostgres.com/episodes/367-how-often-does-that-query-run/ Want to learn more about Postgres performance? Join my FREE training called Postgres Performance Demystified here: https://www.scalingpostgres.com/courses/postgres-performance-demystified/
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20,000 Times Faster Order By Limit | Scaling Postgres 366
18/05/2025 Duración: 14minIn this episode of Scaling Postgres, we discuss a top ten dangerous Postgres issues list, importing and exporting statistics, more Postgres 18 beta features and a 20,000 times faster query by fixing an order by limit issue. To get the show notes as well as get notified of new episodes, visit: https://www.scalingpostgres.com/episodes/366-20k-faster-order-by-limit/ Want to learn more about Postgres performance? Join my FREE training called Postgres Performance Demystified here: https://www.scalingpostgres.com/courses/postgres-performance-demystified/
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Here Comes Async I/O! | Scaling Postgres 365
11/05/2025 Duración: 20minIn this episode of Scaling Postgres, we discuss async I/O introduced in PG 18 Beta 1, new Postgres releases, PgDog performance and innovative ways to optimize queries. To get the show notes as well as get notified of new episodes, visit: https://www.scalingpostgres.com/episodes/365-here-comes-async-io/ Want to learn more about Postgres performance? Join my FREE training called Postgres Performance Demystified here: https://www.scalingpostgres.com/courses/postgres-performance-demystified/
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Scaling For High Volume | Scaling Postgres 364
04/05/2025 Duración: 20minIn this episode of Scaling Postgres, we discuss scaling for high volume, why workflows should be Postgres rows, a planner gotcha and ways to resolve planner issues. To get the show notes as well as get notified of new episodes, visit: https://www.scalingpostgres.com/episodes/364-scaling-for-high-volume/ Want to learn more about Postgres performance? Join my FREE training called Postgres Performance Demystified here: https://www.scalingpostgres.com/courses/postgres-performance-demystified/
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Top Ten Postgres Dos & Don'ts | Scaling Postgres 363
27/04/2025 Duración: 13minIn this episode of Scaling Postgres, we discuss a top ten dos and don't for Postgres, understanding statistics and extended statistics, aligning columns to reduce padding and how to handle disaster recovery. To get the show notes as well as get notified of new episodes, visit: https://www.scalingpostgres.com/episodes/363-top-ten-postgres-dos-and-donts/ Want to learn more about Postgres performance? Join my FREE training called Postgres Performance Demystified here: https://www.scalingpostgres.com/courses/postgres-performance-demystified/
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Optimizing For Time-Series Data | Scaling Postgres 362
20/04/2025 Duración: 12minIn this episode, we discuss optimizing for time-series data, indexing vectors, Postgres APT extension packaging and how to optimize queries involving low cardinality data columns. To get the show notes as well as get notified of new episodes, visit: https://www.scalingpostgres.com/episodes/362-optimizing-for-time-series-data/ Want to learn more about Postgres performance? Join my FREE training called Postgres Performance Demystified here: https://www.scalingpostgres.com/courses/postgres-performance-demystified/
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A Roadmap To Scaling Postgres | Scaling Postgres 361
13/04/2025 Duración: 17minIn this episode of Scaling Postgres, we discuss a roadmap to scaling Postgres, life altering Postgres patterns, making Postgres better with OrioleDB, performance cliffs and efficient use of foreign keys. To get the show notes as well as get notified of new episodes, visit: https://www.scalingpostgres.com/episodes/361-roadmap-to-scaling-postgres/ Want to learn more about Postgres performance? Join my FREE training called Postgres Performance Demystified here: https://www.scalingpostgres.com/courses/postgres-performance-demystified/
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Handle One Million Connections? | Scaling Postgres 360
06/04/2025 Duración: 16minIn this episode of Scaling Postgres, we discuss how a new tool pgDog might allow one million client connections to Postgres, novel use cases for pgvector other than semantic search, don't expose port 5432 and Postgres on Kubernetes. To get the show notes as well as get notified of new episodes, visit: https://www.scalingpostgres.com/episodes/360-handle-one-million-connections/ Want to learn more about Postgres performance? Join my FREE training called Postgres Performance Demystified here: https://www.scalingpostgres.com/courses/postgres-performance-demystified/