Mark Wong

Performance Engineer, EDB

Mark Wong is a Performance Engineer at EDB and is a PostgreSQL Major Contributor. 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 community such as a Google Summer of Code mentor, PGConf.US Organizer, Portland PostgreSQL Users Group Co-Organizer, PostgreSQL Fundraising Group Member, and Treasurer and a Director on the Board of the United States PostgreSQL Association, a non-profit for promoting the use of PostgreSQL.

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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.