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Google AlloyDB: PostgreSQL-Compatible Database for Enterprise Workloads

Evaluate Google AlloyDB — columnar engine, read pool nodes, ML integration, and comparison with Aurora PostgreSQL

PostgreSQL11 minFeb 20, 2023
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PostgreSQL JSONB vs JSON: Indexing, Performance, and When to Use Each

A deep dive into PostgreSQL JSONB vs JSON storage formats, GIN and B-tree indexing strategies, containment operators, and the performance characteristics that determine which to use for document storage workloads.

PostgreSQL12 minFeb 14, 2023
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Aurora PostgreSQL: Architecture, Best Practices, and When It Beats RDS

A production guide to Amazon Aurora PostgreSQL — the shared storage architecture, fast failover mechanics, Aurora Serverless v2 ACU scaling, Global Database, Parallel Query, and an honest comparison against standard RDS.

PostgreSQL13 minFeb 7, 2023
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PostgreSQL Foreign Data Wrappers: Query External Data Sources

Use PostgreSQL FDW to query MySQL, S3, MongoDB, and other databases from within PostgreSQL — setup and performance tips

PostgreSQL11 minFeb 7, 2023
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PostgreSQL Full-Text Search: tsvector, GIN Indexes, and ts_rank in Production

A production guide to PostgreSQL full-text search — building tsvector generated columns, GIN indexes, multi-column search with setweight, ts_rank scoring, websearch_to_tsquery, and comparison against Elasticsearch.

PostgreSQL13 minJan 24, 2023
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PostgreSQL High Availability with Patroni and HAProxy

Design PostgreSQL HA with Patroni 4.1, a protected quorum DCS, HAProxy role checks, explicit durability choices, and rehearsed switchover and recovery.

PostgreSQL7 minJan 24, 2023
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AWS RDS Proxy: Connection Pooling for Lambda, Microservices, and High-Concurrency MySQL and PostgreSQL

A production guide to AWS RDS Proxy — how it works, when to use it, IAM authentication setup, and the connection pool sizing rules that prevent Lambda-induced database overload.

PostgreSQL11 minJan 16, 2023
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PostgreSQL Point-in-Time Recovery: WAL Archiving, pg_basebackup, and pgBackRest

PostgreSQL PITR lets you recover your database to any point in time — down to the second — by replaying WAL segments on top of a base backup. Here's how to set it up correctly.

PostgreSQL10 minJan 9, 2023
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PostgreSQL Replication Monitoring: Lag, Slots, and Failover Readiness

Monitor PostgreSQL streaming replication lag, replication slots, and standby health to ensure HA readiness

PostgreSQL11 minDec 20, 2022
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TimescaleDB: PostgreSQL for Time-Series Data — Hypertables, Compression, and Continuous Aggregates

A production guide to TimescaleDB — hypertable setup, automatic chunk management, columnar compression policies, retention policies, continuous aggregates with time_bucket(), and comparison against InfluxDB and Prometheus.

PostgreSQL12 minDec 13, 2022
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PostgreSQL Replication: Streaming Replication, Logical Replication, and Synchronous Standby Setup

A complete guide to PostgreSQL replication — streaming replication setup, logical replication for selective table sync, synchronous standby configuration, monitoring replication lag, and failover with Patroni.

PostgreSQL14 minNov 29, 2022
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PostgreSQL Logical Replication: Setup, Use Cases, and Limitations

Configure PostgreSQL logical replication for selective table sync, zero-downtime upgrades, and multi-tenant setups

PostgreSQL9 minNov 8, 2022
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