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InnoDB early lock release

InnoDB early lock release is a feature in MySQL 8 and higher that allows the database to release locks earlier in the transaction processing process. This helps to reduce lock contention and improve overall performance. […]

InnoDB Page Compression: How It Is Implemented

Page compression is implemented in InnoDB using the “Compressed InnoDB Tables” feature. This feature compresses the data stored in individual pages of the InnoDB tables, reducing their size and thus reducing the amount of disk […]

MySQL 8 Partition Pruning: How It Improved

In MySQL 8, partition pruning has been improved to make it more efficient and flexible. Partition pruning is a performance optimization technique that helps to minimize the amount of data that needs to be scanned […]

PostgreSQL Vacuum Internals – What happens during PostgreSQL Vacuum Processing?

PostgreSQL Vacuum Internals – What happens during PostgreSQL Vacuum Processing? During PostgreSQL vacuum processing, the database system scans through the table or index being vacuumed, removing any dead or outdated rows. This process is necessary […]

Distributed SQL on PostgreSQL for building WebScale Database Infrastructure

How Distributed SQL on PostgreSQL help you in building WebScale Database Infrastructure for Performance, Scalability and Reliability Distributed SQL is a method of horizontally scaling a SQL database by distributing the data and query processing […]

PostgreSQL Crash Trashing: How Cache Trashing Happens in PostgreSQL 15

Cache trashing in PostgreSQL 15 occurs when there is high contention for the shared buffer cache. This can happen when there are many concurrent queries accessing the same data, or when there is a lack […]

PostgreSQL Unique Contraint: Implementing It When NULL Conflicts with Everything

To implement a unique constraint in PostgreSQL when NULL conflicts with everything, you can use the following method: Use the COALESCE function to replace any NULL values in the new column with a unique value, […]

MySQL Checkpointing: How It Is Implemented in MySQL and PostgreSQL

How is checkpointing implemented in MySQL and PostgreSQL? Checkpointing is a process that is used to periodically write dirty pages from the buffer pool to disk in order to free up memory and reduce the […]

PostgreSQL 15 Maintenance Operations: Controlling Automatic Database Maintenance

How to control automatic database maintenance operations in PostgreSQL 15? In PostgreSQL 15, automatic database maintenance is controlled by several configuration parameters. Here are a few examples: maintenance_work_mem – this parameter controls the amount of […]

PostgreSQL Transaction Model MVCC: How It Is Implemented

How is the transaction model implemented in PostgreSQL? In PostgreSQL, transactions are implemented using the Multi-Version Concurrency Control (MVCC) model. This means that each transaction is given a snapshot of the database at the start […]

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