PostgreSQL Plan Signatures: Quick Reference
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PostgreSQL Aggregate and Window Function Tuning
A practical guide for PostgreSQL and TimescaleDB
Apr 30, 202611 min readPostgreSQL Join Optimization: Nested Loop, Hash, and Merge
A practical guide for PostgreSQL and TimescaleDB
Apr 28, 202613 min readPreventing XID Wraparound on TimescaleDB Hypertables
How TimescaleDB Turns XID Wraparound From a Crisis Into a Non-Issue XID wraparound is PostgreSQL's nuclear option. When the 32-bit transaction ID counter approaches its 4.2 billion limit without adequate freezing, PostgreSQL shuts down and refuses ne...
Mar 15, 20264 min readDebugging Stale Continuous Aggregates in TimescaleDB
The Silent Data Bug: Stale Continuous Aggregates in TimescaleDB There is a class of bug that is worse than a crash: one where everything appears to work perfectly while quietly returning wrong answers. That is exactly what a stale continuous aggregat...
Mar 14, 20264 min readData Retention Policies: Automating Cleanup in TimescaleDB
Stop Using DELETE for Time-Series Cleanup: TimescaleDB Retention Policies If you are running DELETE FROM metrics WHERE timestamp < now() - INTERVAL '30 days' on a cron job, you are doing it the hard way. That single statement on a 500 GB table create...
Mar 13, 20264 min read