Database Insights

How to size your database connection pool correctly — the HikariCP formula, the variables that determine optimal pool size, and the mistakes that cause connection exhaustion or underutilization.

A production guide to zero-downtime database migrations — why ALTER TABLE causes downtime, the Expand-Contract pattern, safe migration patterns for PostgreSQL and MySQL, and tooling with Flyway, Liquibase, pt-osc, and gh-ost.

UUIDs as primary keys can destroy database performance. Learn why 50M rows went from 0.5ms to 2.3ms inserts, and how to fix it with hybrid approaches.

Detect query plan regressions in PostgreSQL using auto_explain, pg_hint_plan, and plan baseline management

Use pg_upgrade to migrate between PostgreSQL major versions — upgrade strategies, pre-checks, and rollback plans

A production guide to PostgreSQL Row Level Security — policy creation, USING vs WITH CHECK clauses, performance implications with indexes, and multi-tenant SaaS patterns with real schema examples.

Identify bloated indexes in PostgreSQL using pgstattuple, REINDEX CONCURRENTLY, and automated monitoring

Master AWS RDS connection limits for MySQL and PostgreSQL. Learn max_connections calculation, connection pooling strategies, and optimization techniques.

Debezium reads MySQL binary logs and PostgreSQL WAL to stream every row-level change as a Kafka event in near real-time — replacing nightly batch ETL with sub-second data propagation.

PostgreSQL views historically executed with the owner's privileges, bypassing row-level security policies. PostgreSQL 15 fixed this with security_invoker views — here's why it matters and how to use it in multi-tenant schemas.

A production guide to Citus — distributed PostgreSQL for horizontal sharding. Hypertable setup, distribution column selection, colocation for local joins, reference tables, and Citus vs native PostgreSQL partitioning.

pg_partman automates PostgreSQL partition lifecycle. This guide covers create_parent(), retention policies, partition pruning, and migrating existing tables without downtime.