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effective_cache_size: A practical example

by Hans-Jürgen Schönig | 07.2020
Few people know what effective_cache_size really does in PostgreSQL. Let me share some more insights and a practical example.

PostgreSQL: Useful new data types - CREATE DOMAIN

by Hans-Jürgen Schönig | 07.2020
UPDATED 08.05.2023 How to create useful new data types with CREATE DOMAIN in PostgreSQL | Advanced server side check constraints

Calculating differences between rows in SQL

by Hans-Jürgen Schönig | 06.2020
Calculating differences between rows | How can one calculate the difference between the current and the previous row? | timeseries data

PostgreSQL: ltree vs. WITH RECURSIVE

by Hans-Jürgen Schönig | 06.2020
WITH RECURSIVE in PostgreSQL is efficient. However, ltree does have its strengths as well. Let us take a closer look. | Improve performance

SQL trickery: Hypothetical aggregates

by Hans-Jürgen Schönig | 06.2020
“If we had this data what would it mean?” - read more about this PostgreSQL technique, what it is good for & how it works.

Wrapping DB2 with PostgreSQL

by Marcelo Diaz | 06.2020
Connection of DB2 with PostgreSQL done with the extension db2_fwd | Migration of db2's data to PostgreSQL | Read data from DB2

SQL trickery: Configuring window functions

by Hans-Jürgen Schönig | 05.2020
How to use window functions and analytics - these have long been around in PostgreSQL and are widely used by advanced developers.

Partition management - do you really need a tool for that?

by CYBERTEC Guest | 05.2020
How to use partition management to speed up queries in PostgreSQL and make tables more manageable as data amounts grow.

How to count hits on a website - concurrent counting in PostgreSQL

by Hans-Jürgen Schönig | 05.2020
How to grant users access to a certain piece of data a limited number of times. What happens if two users access it concurrently?

PostgreSQL: now() vs. 'NOW'::timestamp vs. clock_timestamp()

by Hans-Jürgen Schönig | 05.2020
How to use the PostgreSQL: now() vs. 'NOW'::timestamp vs. clock_timestamp() | Issues with time and date in PostgreSQL database applications
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