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HammerDB v4.3 New Features Pt1: Graphical Metrics for PostgreSQL

HammerDB

Introducing the PostgreSQL performance metrics viewer. HammerDB included a graphical performance metrics view for the Oracle database only. This enables the user to compare and contrast performance across different benchmark scenarios. The PostgreSQL performance metrics will automatically start to be populated in the viewer.

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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. This results in improved performance. SHMMAX / SHMALL. Until version 9.2, PostgreSQL switched to POSIX shared memory.

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Transparent Data Encryption (TDE)

Percona

Implementing table-level encryption may require additional resources and impact performance, so carefully evaluating the trade-offs between security and performance is essential. This key is usually stored in a secure location, such as a hardware security module (HSM). Encryption available in databases.

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Data Redundancy With the PostgreSQL Citus Extension

Percona

Reference tables can be replicated to all nodes for joins and foreign keys from distributed tables and for maximum read performance. Depending on the configuration, one can tune a hardware RAID for either performance or redundancy. The same can be said for Citus data sharding. citus_columnar | 11.1-1 1 citus | 11.1-1

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A thorough introduction to bpftrace

Brendan Gregg

bpftrace is a new open source tracer for Linux for analyzing production performance problems and troubleshooting software. Linux already has many performance tools, but these are often counter-based and have limited visibility. hardware Hardware counter-based instrumentation. usdt User-level statically defined tracing.

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SQL Server I/O Basics Chapter #2

SQL Server According to Bob

​​ This is similar to the ​​ suspend and resume ​​ operations performed by ​​ the operating system. ​​ Performing ​​ safety ​​ checks ​​ of SQL Server and all other system components before production deployment is very important.

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