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I found the book to be well-written (always a plus when reading technical books) and felt it covered quite a bit of depth given its ambitious scope. Overall, it was an informative and enjoyable read. --David Christensen
This book is well written and very accurate, from what I can tell, a tribute both to the author and the highly competent reviewers. I doubt there is a single PostgreSQL user or developer who could not learn something useful from this book. --Andrew Dunstan
This book is well written and very accurate, from what I can tell, a tribute both to the author and the highly competent reviewers. I doubt there is a single PostgreSQL user or developer who could not learn something useful from this book. --Andrew Dunstan
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PostgreSQL database servers have a common set of problems they encounter as their usage gets heavier and requirements more demanding. You could spend years discovering solutions to them all, step by step as you encounter them. Or you can just look in here.
All successful database applications are destined to eventually run into issues scaling up their performance. Peek into the future of your PostgreSQL database's problems today. Know the warning signs to look for, and how to avoid the most common issues before they even happen.
Surprisingly, most PostgreSQL database applications evolve in the same way: Choose the right hardware. Tune the operating system and server memory use. Optimize queries against the database, with the right indexes. Monitor every layer, from hardware to queries, using some tools that are inside PostgreSQL and others that are external.
Using monitoring insight, continuously rework the design and configuration. On reaching the limits of a single server, break things up; connection pooling, caching, partitioning, and replication can all help handle increasing database workloads.
The path to a high performance database system isn't always easy. But it doesn't have to be mysterious with the right guide.
A clear, step-by-step guide to optimizing and scaling up PostgreSQL database servers
All successful database applications are destined to eventually run into issues scaling up their performance. Peek into the future of your PostgreSQL database's problems today. Know the warning signs to look for, and how to avoid the most common issues before they even happen.
Surprisingly, most PostgreSQL database applications evolve in the same way: Choose the right hardware. Tune the operating system and server memory use. Optimize queries against the database, with the right indexes. Monitor every layer, from hardware to queries, using some tools that are inside PostgreSQL and others that are external.
Using monitoring insight, continuously rework the design and configuration. On reaching the limits of a single server, break things up; connection pooling, caching, partitioning, and replication can all help handle increasing database workloads.
The path to a high performance database system isn't always easy. But it doesn't have to be mysterious with the right guide.
A clear, step-by-step guide to optimizing and scaling up PostgreSQL database servers
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Format:Kindle Edition
I want customers to be aware that the Kindle edition I bought does not have the bold type to draw your attention to particular parts of a code block.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Combined with the Administration title by the same publisher, this is a great book.
Explanations are clear and easy to understand. I would recommend this book for anyone who wants to understand how the performance of PostgreSQL is affected by configuration, hardware setup and use.
Explanations are clear and easy to understand. I would recommend this book for anyone who wants to understand how the performance of PostgreSQL is affected by configuration, hardware setup and use.
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14 of 14 people found the following review helpful
This book makes me wish I had a time machine
3 Nov 2010
Format:Paperback
I wish I could send this back in time to myself three years ago when I was first digging into Postgres, as this book contains all the hard earned nuggets I've found through scouring online discussions and email lists, plus a lot more I didn't know, and all in a very clear and readable format. It focuses a lot on explaining how Postgres works under the hood so instead of just following rules of thumb for selecting hardware or choosing configuration options, you can really understand what Postgres is doing and *why* these things affect it's performance. Highly recommended to anyone responsible for setting up and maintaining a Postgres db, developing an application that uses Postgres, or who just wants to better understand how Postgres works.
9 of 9 people found the following review helpful
Get the best performance out of your hardware and PostgreSQL
30 Dec 2010
Format:Paperback
I've also read the companion PostgreSQL 9 Admin Cookbook. The Admin cookbook is an easier read, but this book had a lot more information I was unaware of and probably hit my weaker knowledge spots. There is very little overlap between the two books.
What surprised me most about this book was how much of it is not specific to PostgreSQL, but in fact hardware considerations and testing that are pertinent to most relational databases. In that sense I wouldn't limit my recommendation to just PostgreSQL, but also to anyone using a relational database on Unix/Linux for a high load project.
The PostgreSQL 9 High Performance book isn't going to teach you too much about writing better queries,day to day management (which is more of the focus of the Admin Book), or how to load data etc, but it will tell you how to determine when your database is under stress or your hardware is failing and adversely affecting your queries and what is causing that stress. It will also provide rules of thumb as to how to pick the best hardware for your project and budget, how to partition your data, what disks to put what kind of data. Various tuning and benchmarking techniques for highload testing.
What surprised me most about this book was how much of it is not specific to PostgreSQL, but in fact hardware considerations and testing that are pertinent to most relational databases. In that sense I wouldn't limit my recommendation to just PostgreSQL, but also to anyone using a relational database on Unix/Linux for a high load project.
The PostgreSQL 9 High Performance book isn't going to teach you too much about writing better queries,day to day management (which is more of the focus of the Admin Book), or how to load data etc, but it will tell you how to determine when your database is under stress or your hardware is failing and adversely affecting your queries and what is causing that stress. It will also provide rules of thumb as to how to pick the best hardware for your project and budget, how to partition your data, what disks to put what kind of data. Various tuning and benchmarking techniques for highload testing.
6 of 6 people found the following review helpful
Excellent book
19 Dec 2010
Format:Paperback|Amazon Verified Purchase
This is an excellent book which summarizes all the ways of improving performance of the PostgreSQL database. I have more than 20 years of database experience, mostly Oracle, and almost as much Unix and Linux experience. Greg Smith showed a real out of the box thinking and explained the influence of things like the choice of file system to the database performance. An excellent book, a must have for a DBA and anybody interested in PostgreSQL.
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