Articles by Shiv Iyer

About Shiv Iyer
Open Source Database Systems Engineer with a deep understanding of Optimizer Internals, Performance Engineering, Scalability and Data SRE. Shiv currently is the Founder, Investor, Board Member and CEO of multiple Database Systems Infrastructure Operations companies in the Transaction Processing Computing and ColumnStores ecosystem. He is also a frequent speaker in open source software conferences globally.
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PostgreSQL DBA

PostgreSQL Encryption-at-Rest: How to Implement It in Kubernetes

Implementing encryption-at-Rest for PostgreSQL in Kubernetes involves configuring encryption for the persistent storage where PostgreSQL data resides. Below is a step-by-step explanation of how to achieve this, along with a real-world example: apiVersion: apps/v1kind: Deploymentmetadata:name: […]
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InnoDB

InnoDB Reading and Writing Blocks Explained

InnoDB, the default storage engine in MySQL, uses a buffer pool to manage the reading and writing of data blocks. The buffer pool is a cache that holds frequently accessed data pages in memory, reducing […]
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PostgreSQL DBA

PostgreSQL SQL/JSON Patches Committed to PostgreSQL 15!

PostgreSQL SQL/JSON: PostgreSQL continues evolving its support for modern data formats with each release. Notably, PostgreSQL 15 introduces significant improvements to handle JSON data more efficiently. These updates bring greater flexibility, performance, and ease of […]
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MySQL Internals

MySQL Streaming Versus Blocking Operators Explained

In MySQL, operators in a query execution plan can be classified as streaming or blocking. This classification is based on how they process and propagate rows during query execution. Let’s explore the differences between streaming […]
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MySQL Internals

InnoDB Redo Performance: Troubleshooting Tips and Tricks

Troubleshooting redo performance in InnoDB involves identifying and addressing potential bottlenecks or issues that affect the efficiency of redo log processing. The redo log plays a critical role in ensuring data durability and crash recovery […]
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MySQL Internals

MySQL Scalar Subquery Unnesting transformation

Scalar subquery unnesting is a transformation technique that the MySQL optimizer uses to optimize queries involving scalar subqueries. Scalar subqueries return a single value. You typically use them in expressions or as part of the […]