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08/31/2026

Scaling Postgres 432 is released! In this episode, we discuss getting 23 times faster inserts with UUIDv7, the benefits and downsides of UUIDs, how to optimize queries without table changes and using WAIT FOR to read your writes: https://www.scalingpostgres.com/episodes/432-23-times-faster-inserts-with-uuidv7/

In this episode of Scaling Postgres, we discuss getting 23 times faster inserts with UUIDv7, the benefits and downsides of UUIDs, how to optimize queries without table changes and using WAIT FOR to read your writes.

08/24/2026

Scaling Postgres 431 is released! In this episode, we cover postgresfm's interview of pgrust co-creator Michael Malis, pgDog vs RDS Proxy, Postgres on Kubernetes in 10 minutes and evolution to Postgres 19: https://www.scalingpostgres.com/episodes/431-pgrust-co-creator-postgresfm-interview/

08/17/2026

Scaling Postgres 430 is released! In this episode, we discuss new releases fixing 28 security vulnerabilities, more MVCC, BYOK encryption and should Postgres include pgbouncer: https://www.scalingpostgres.com/episodes/430-28-security-vulnerabilities/

08/10/2026

Scaling Postgres 429 is released! In this episode, we discuss pgrust running analytical queries 300 times faster than Postgres, how to speed up distinct count, Xata podcast and massively parallel backups: https://www.scalingpostgres.com/episodes/429-300-times-faster-analytics-with-pgrust/

In this episode of Scaling Postgres, we discuss pgrust running analytical queries 300 times faster than Postgres, how to speed up distinct count, Xata podcast and massively parallel backups.

08/03/2026

Scaling Postgres 428 is released! In this episode, we discuss how bad Postgres MVCC is, a startup's survival guide for Postgres, an examination of DBOS, and different ways of performing hybrid searches: https://www.scalingpostgres.com/episodes/428-postgres-mvcc-is-bad/

In this episode of Scaling Postgres, we discuss how bad Postgres MVCC is, a startup's survival guide for Postgres, an examination of DBOS, and different ways of performing hybrid searches.

07/27/2026

Scaling Postgres 427 is released! In this episode, we discuss migrating to pg_hardstorage for Postgres backup, PG 19 Beta 2 is released, collecting log stats with pg_stat_log and PG 19 checkpoint additions: https://www.scalingpostgres.com/episodes/427-migrating-to-pg_hardstorage/

In this episode of Scaling Postgres, we discuss migrating to pg_hardstorage for Postgres backup, PG 19 Beta 2 is released, collecting log stats with pg_stat_log and PG 19 checkpoint additions.

07/20/2026

Scaling Postgres 426 is released! In this episode, we discuss the progress of the Rust rewrite of Postgres called pgrust, more about the backup tool pg_hardstorage, beware listen / notify and how to fix bad SQL: https://www.scalingpostgres.com/episodes/426-pgrust-faster-than-postgres/

In this episode of Scaling Postgres, we discuss the progress of the Rust rewrite of Postgres called pgrust, more about the backup tool pg_hardstorage, beware listen / notify and how to fix bad SQL.

07/13/2026

Scaling Postgres 425 is released! In this episode, we discuss excluding partitions without using a partition key, a pgBackRest interview, Postgres backup without an incremental chain and a replication deadlock bug in Postgres 14-16: https://www.scalingpostgres.com/episodes/425-novel-partition-exclusion/

In this episode of Scaling Postgres, we discuss excluding partitions without using a partition key, a pgBackRest interview, Postgres backup without an incremental chain and a replication deadlock bug in Postgres 14-16.

07/06/2026

Scaling Postgres 424 is released! In this episode, we discuss the dangers of too many tables, don't worry about extending checkpoint_timeout, a disaster recovery process, and non-repeatable sums with floating point numbers: https://www.scalingpostgres.com/episodes/424-too-many-table-danger/

In this episode of Scaling Postgres, we discuss the dangers of too many tables, don't worry about extending checkpoint_timeout, a disaster recovery process, and non-repeatable sums with floating point numbers.

06/29/2026

Scaling Postgres 423 is released! In this episode, we discuss a new backup tool called pg_hardstorage by Cybertech, bottomless storage & ColdFront, monitoring checkpoints and tracking statistics: https://www.scalingpostgres.com/episodes/423-new-backup-tool/

In this episode of Scaling Postgres, we discuss a new backup tool called pg_hardstorage by Cybertech, bottomless storage & ColdFront, monitoring checkpoints and tracking statistics.