Mark Wong

Senior Software Developer

Mark Wong is a Senior Software Developer at EDB and a PostgreSQL Major Contributor. His background is in database systems solutions and performance. He first introduced himself to the PostgreSQL community in 2003 with open source benchmarking kits and performance data. Since then, he has continued to contribute to various aspects of the PostgreSQL community such as a Google Summer of Code mentor, Conference Organizer, Portland PostgreSQL Users Group Co-Organizer, PostgreSQL Fundraising Group Member, and Director on Board of the United States PostgreSQL Association.

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Postgres Tutorials

EDB Tutorial: How to run a TPC-E-like benchmark easily

The TPC Benchmark(TM) E (TPC-E) was released back in 2007 as the successor to the TPC Benchmark(TM) C (TPC-C) for an OLTP type workload. To briefly recap, the TPC-E models a brokerage house, as opposed to a wholesale supplier with more complex transactions but a less costly benchmark to run.
EDB Labs

How To Run a TPC-H-like Benchmark in 2 Short Steps

Continuing on from How To Run a Complex Postgres Benchmark Easily - Master TPC-C in 3 Short Steps, where I simplified the execution of a complex benchmark such that it is as easy to run as pgbench, we now move on to the TPC Benchmark (TM) H (TPC-H). The TPC-H is a decision support benchmark consisting of a suite of business oriented ad-hoc queries and concurrent data modifications. Database Test 3...
Postgres Tutorials

EDB Tutorial: How To Run a Complex Postgres Benchmark Easily - Master TPC-C in 3 Short Steps

Benchmarking is one of the best ways to ensure the ongoing performance of your Postgres database, providing vital insights that can prove incredibly useful when growing and scaling. Luckily there are a range of tools that can help with effective and efficient benchmarking.
Product Updates

EDB Benchmarking: Using HammerDB and DBT-2

Interested in learning more about EDB's internal benchmarking efforts? Performance Engineer Mark Wong pulls back the curtain and shares how HammerDBs' TPROC-C workload faired against DBT-2 in a competitive benchmarking effort.