Half as Fast on Linux 7 | Scaling Postgres 412

About this episode

This episode discusses the performance impact of the new Linux 7 kernel on Postgres and related data distribution issues.

In this episode of Scaling Postgres, we discuss how Postgres may be half as fast on the new Linux 7 kernel, PostgresBench, what is missing in Postgres and WAL to distribute data. To get the show notes as well as get notified of new episodes, visit: https://www.scalingpostgres.com/episodes/412-half-as-fast-on-linux-7/ Want to learn more about Postgres performance? Join my FREE training called Postgres Performance Demystified here: https://www.scalingpostgres.com/courses/postgres-performance-demystified/

People in this episode

Host: Creston Jamison

Topics covered

• Postgres performance
• Linux kernel
• data distribution
• PostgresBench
• WAL

Keywords

• Postgres
• Linux 7
• PostgresBench
• WAL
• performance
• data distribution

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Postgres, Linux, WAL

Products: PostgresBench

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