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What is the Best Way to Shrink Your Tables in PostgreSQL?

What is the Best Way to Shrink Your Tables in PostgreSQL?


In PostgreSQL (PG), there are two issues when it comes to table bloat. One is a consequence of the MVCC (Multi-Version ...

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MongoDB metrics and thresholds

MongoDB metrics and thresholds


In my earlier blog post about Replica Set Maintenance Activities (available here), I emphasized the significance of ...

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Big Savings on Oracle REDO Via Temp UNDO

Big Savings on Oracle REDO Via Temp UNDO


When Oracle introduced version 12.1 of the RDBMS, an interesting new parameter was included: “temp_undo_enabled.” By ...

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