The problem If your database has a large number of small tables, you likely have a lot of wasted space. To demonstrate this, let’s create a table with a single...
PostgreSQL supports SSL, and SSL private keys can be protected by a passphrase. Many people choose not to use passphrases with their SSL keys, and that’s perhaps fine. This blog...
If you’ve visited almost any web page on the PostgreSQL Build Farm server in the last few days you might have noticed that it is sporting a new RSS feed...
PostgreSQL has been my livelihood since 2004 – so I am naturally biased in its favor. I think it is the coolest piece of software on the planet, and I...
A while back, 2ndQuadrant notified a few of us that we should get more involved in Postgres Development in some capacity. Being as I’ve essentially fallen off the map in...
Announcing Release 10 of the PostgreSQL Buildfarm client Principal feature: support for non-standard repositories: support multi-element branch names, such as “dev/featurename” or “bug/ticket_number/branchname” provide a get_branches() method in SCM module...
Back to the PG I’m very excited to become a 2ndQuadrant member. I was involved in PostgreSQL activities in NTT group (Japanese leading ICT company, see here and here), including...
This is something people seem to get confused about quite often. A root.crt file is used to validate a TLS (a.k.a. SSL) certificate presented by the other end of a...
Some people go to great lengths to avoid GROUP BY and HAVING clauses in their queries. The error messages are fussy but they are usually right. GROUP BY and HAVING...
After I shared the sequential UUID benchmarks a couple of weeks ago, one of the points raised in feedback was the choice of the storage space. I’ve intentionally used a...
