Novel Partition Exclusion | Scaling Postgres 425

Novel Partition Exclusion | Scaling Postgres 425

July 12, 2026 · 17 min · Episode 425

About this episode

This episode discusses excluding partitions without a partition key, features a pgBackRest interview, and addresses a replication deadlock bug in Postgres.

In this episode of Scaling Postgres, we discuss excluding partitions without using a partition key, a pgBackRest interview, Postgres backup without an incremental chain and a replication deadlock bug in Postgres 14-16. To get the show notes as well as get notified of new episodes, visit: https://www.scalingpostgres.com/episodes/425-novel-partition-exclusion/ Want to learn more about Postgres performance? Join my FREE training called Postgres Performance Demystified here: https://www.scalingpostgres.com/courses/postgres-performance-demystified/

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Host: Creston Jamison

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Organizations: pgBackRest, Postgres

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