pgrust Faster Than Postgres? | Scaling Postgres 426

pgrust Faster Than Postgres? | Scaling Postgres 426

July 19, 2026 · 16 min · Episode 426

About this episode

This episode discusses the Rust rewrite of Postgres called pgrust, backup tools, and SQL optimization.

In this episode of Scaling Postgres, we discuss the progress of the Rust rewrite of Postgres called pgrust, more about the backup tool pg_hardstorage, beware listen / notify and how to fix bad SQL. To get the show notes as well as get notified of new episodes, visit: https://www.scalingpostgres.com/episodes/426-pgrust-faster-than-postgres/ 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: Postgres

Products: pgrust, pg_hardstorage

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