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PostgreSQL Performance Tuning: Optimizing Database Parameters for Maximum Efficiency

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This blog was originally published in August 2018 and was updated in May 2023. Out of the box, the default PostgreSQL configuration is not tuned for any particular workload. It has default settings for all of the database parameters. What is PostgreSQL performance tuning? What is PostgreSQL performance tuning?

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2019 Database Trends – SQL vs. NoSQL, Top Databases, Single vs. Multiple Database Use

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Wondering which databases are trending in 2019? We asked hundreds of developers, engineers, software architects, dev teams, and IT leaders at DeveloperWeek to discover the current NoSQL vs. SQL usage, most popular databases, important metrics to track, and their most time-consuming database management tasks. SQL Databases.

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PostgreSQL vs. Oracle: Difference in Costs, Ease of Use & Functionality

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Oracle Database is a commercial, proprietary multi-model database management system produced by Oracle Corporation, and the largest relational database management system (RDBMS) in the world. While Oracle remains the #1 database on the market, its popularity has steadily declined by over 18% since 2013. Not available.

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Percona Database Performance Blog 2018 Year in Review: Top Blog Posts

Percona

Let’s look at some of the most popular Percona Database Performance Blog posts in 2018. With the Percona Database Performance Blog, Percona staff and leadership work hard to provide the open source community with insights, technical support, predictions and metrics around multiple open source database software technologies.

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Tune Linux Kernel Parameters For PostgreSQL Optimization

Percona

For optimum performance, a PostgreSQL database depends on the operating system parameters being defined correctly. Poorly configured OS kernel parameters can cause degradation in database server performance. Therefore, it is imperative that these parameters are configured according to the database server and its workload.

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Is MongoDB Open Source? Is Planet Earth Flat?

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Whereas many open source software offerings — like the community version of MySQL — use the GNU General Public License ( GPL ), MongoDB has been under the GNU Affero General Public License ( AGPL ) and more recently under the Server Side Public License ( SSPL ), introduced by MongoDB itself.

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Exploring PostgreSQL Backup Strategies for Enterprise-Grade Environments

Percona

This blog was originally written in September 2018 and was updated in June 2023. The size of the database and your database environment—if it is on colo or cloud—matters. In this post, we cover the methods used to achieve an enterprise-grade backup strategy for the PostgreSQL cluster.