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    Tag: update

    13.12.2022 | Pavlo Golub

    pg_dump compression specifications in PostgreSQL 16

    What is pg_dump compression? pg_dump is a PostgreSQL utility for backing up a local or remote PostgreSQL database. It creates a logical backup file that contains either plain SQL commands for recreating the database, or a binary file that can be restored with the pg_restore utility. The binary backup file can be used to restore […]

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    09.12.2020 | Hans-Jürgen Schönig

    Upgrading and updating PostgreSQL

    Blog post updated 05.12.2022 People keep asking: “What are the best ways to upgrade and update my PostgreSQL to the latest version?” This blog post covers how you can upgrade or update to the latest PostgreSQL release. Before we get started, we have to make a distinction between two things: Updating PostgreSQL Upgrading PostgreSQL Let’s […]

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    16.09.2020 | Laurenz Albe

    HOT updates in PostgreSQL for better performance

    © Laurenz Albe 2020 UPDATED blog article on 09.01.2023 HOT updates are not a new feature. They were introduced by commit 282d2a03dd in 2007 and first appeared in PostgreSQL 8.3. But since HOT is not covered by the PostgreSQL documentation (although there is a README.HOT in the source tree), it is not as widely known […]

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    07.09.2019 | CYBERTEC Guest

    A Primer on PostgreSQL Upgrade Methods

    Soon it’s that time of the year again – basically a 2nd Christmas for followers of the “blue elephant cult” if you will :). I’m, of course, referring to the upcoming release of the next PostgreSQL major version, v12. So I thought it’s about time to go over some basics on upgrading to newer major […]

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    10.07.2018 | Hans-Jürgen Schönig

    A beginners guide to PostgreSQL’s UPDATE and autovacuum

    Looking at the type of PostgreSQL support requests, we have received recently, it is striking to see, how many of them are basically related to autovacuum and UPDATE in particular. Compared to other databases such as Oracle, PostgreSQL’s way of handling UPDATE and storage in general is quite different. Therefore people moving from Oracle to […]

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