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Zero autovacuum_vacuum_cost_delay, Write Storms, and You

Posted by Jeremy ⋅ April 12, 2026 ⋅ 5 Comments

A few days ago, Shaun Thomas published an article over on the pgEdge blog called [Checkpoints, Write Storms, and You]. Sadly a lot of corporate blogs don’t have comment functionality anymore. I left a few comments [on LinkedIn], but overall let me say this article is a great read, and I’m always happy to see … Continue reading →

Good Benchmark Engineers and Postgres Benchmark Week

Posted by Jeremy ⋅ August 18, 2024 ⋅ Leave a comment

There are four major components to being a good benchmark engineer: Apparently it’s benchmark week in the Postgres world. I only have two data points but that’s enough for me! First data point: I’m visiting Portland. This Thursday Aug 22, the Portland Postgres Users Group (PDXPUG) is having a meetup where Paul Jungwirth is going … Continue reading →

UUID Benchmark War

Posted by Jeremy ⋅ February 3, 2024 ⋅ 5 Comments

This month’s PGSQL Phriday #015 topic is about UUIDs, hosted by Lætitia Avrot. Lætitia has called for a debate. No, no, no. I say let’s have an all-out war. A benchmark war. I have decided to orchestrate a benchmark war between four different methods of storing a primary key: The challenge is simple: insert one … Continue reading →