UPDATED JULY 19, 2023 – When I do training here at CYBERTEC, people often ask how to load data fast and efficiently. There are many ways to achieve this. One way not too many know about is COPY (FREEZE). It makes sure that PostgreSQL can organize data nicely straight away by instantly writing hint bits […]

Post UPDATED June 2023: PostgreSQL is a highly sophisticated relational database system capable of performing wonderful operations. But, sophistication also means that there is a bit of complexity under the surface, which is not always well understood by users. One thing people usually don’t know about are hint bits. What are hint bits? Actually, they are […]