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Tags and Postgres Arrays, a Purrrfect Combination
Are you using tags in your database with some of your main database properties? Paul reviews some of the ways to store tags in a database from basic relational models to text arrays. He provides some performance tests, sample queries, and guidance on choosing the best path.
7 min read5 Ways to Get Table Creation Information in Postgres
When was this table created? Greg dives into the 5 places where you can get information about Postgres object creation.
11 min readPractical AI with Postgres
Use some of the newest AI tools for Postgres! Craig shows you how to use ChatGPT for schema creation, data creation, query writing, indexing and more.
9 min readWorking with Time in Postgres
A primer on working with time in Postgres. Covers data types, query formats, intervals, overlaps, range types, indexing, and roll ups.
Building Customer-Facing Real-Time Dashboards with Postgres
Postgres can be a great back end to powering your customer-facing analytics. Craig gives an overview of getting started with a metrics schema and then powering up to performance.
5 min readPerformance Tips Using Postgres and pgvector
AI has exploded the amount of vector data being generated. Getting performance can be uncertain, until you know the keys. Chris explains the 3 basics you need to get performance out of vector data with Postgres.
7 min readThinking Fast vs. Slow with Your Data in Postgres
Craig gives us an introduction to working with Postgres in expanded contexts like analytics, metrics, log storage, and event data.
4 min readSolving N+1 Postgres queries for Ruby on Rails apps
Chris has some tips for working with Ruby on Rails and ActiveRecord and using better SQL to improve performance and avoid N+1 queries.
6 min readWriting Data from Postgres to MongoDB
Chris has some sample code for synching data from Postgres to MongoDB using Foreign Data Wrappers and Triggers.
7 min readFun with PostgreSQL puzzles: Finding shortest paths and travel costs with functions
Greg is still working on some of the puzzles in the Advent of Code series. In this one he tackles some routes, shortest paths, and cost. These are great sample PostgreSQL functions withs some bonus tips on using pg_stat_user_functions to look at recursion.
22 min readPostgreSQL Unlogged Sequences - Look Mum, no WAL!
New in Postgres 15, sequences can be unlogged. Greg reviews unlogged sequences and provides some details about using them.
9 min readEasy Mongo from your Postgres
To continue to provide developers with the best Postgres experience, Crunchy Bridge now offers easy connectivity between managed Postgres and MongoDB.
4 min readIs your Postgres ready for production?
Craig gets you ready for production with this quick checklist of Postgres essentials.
5 min readEasy PostgreSQL Time Bins
Paul has some fast and easy tricks to show you how to get time series data into nice reportable data charts. Using functions like floor(), generate_series(), width_bucket(), and date_bin() you can bin your data in groups any way you like and retrieve charts in a flash.
7 min readIntroduction to Postgres Backups
A high level overview of the backup options in Postgres. Including pg_dump, pg_basebackup, and pgBackRest.
9 min readThe Integer at the End of the Universe: Integer Overflow in Postgres
Integer overflow can happen if you have a sequencing data type exceeding integer limits. Jesse has a query to help you spot it and recommendations for a short term and long term fix.
7 min readGeocoding with Web APIs in Postgres
Jacob walks you through the steps on how to set up a geocoder with the US census geocoding API inside your database with a plpython function and triggers.
3 min readPostgres Raster Query Basics
Paul takes us through how rasters are stored and queried in Postgres/PostGIS. He gives us the must have tips for dealing with rasters inside a database using digital elevation mode (DEM) examples.
6 min readWhat's Postgres Got To Do With AI?
Chris is cooking up some examples for us on how to use AI inside Postgres. We have a simple demo of using pgvector and Open AI to grab relationships and query for other similar items.
7 min readPostgreSQL Unlogged Tables - Look Ma, No WAL!
Unlogged tables in Postgres can give you a big performance improvement but beware of the drawbacks. Here are some tips on how to safely give it a try.
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