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EPISODE · Nov 3, 2023 · 38 MIN

Data model trade-offs

from Postgres FM · host Nikolay Samokhvalov and Michael Christofides

Nikolay and Michael discuss data model trade-offs — some cases where you might want to (gasp) de-normalize, and which PostgreSQL internals are at play.  Here are some links to things they mentioned:Our episode on JSON https://postgres.fm/episodes/json PostgreSQL limits https://www.postgresql.org/docs/current/limits.htmlBoyce–Codd normal form https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boyce–Codd_normal_form Our episode on over-indexing https://postgres.fm/episodes/over-indexing Heap-Only Tuples (HOT) optimisation https://www.postgresql.org/docs/current/storage-hot.html The Surprising Impact of Medium-Size Texts on PostgreSQL Performance https://hakibenita.com/sql-medium-text-performance Query planner settings (collapse limits and Genetic Query Optimizer) https://www.postgresql.org/docs/current/runtime-config-query.html WITH Queries (Common Table Expressions) https://www.postgresql.org/docs/current/queries-with.html Our episode on benchmarking https://postgres.fm/episodes/benchmarking The tests and benchmarks Nikolay mentioned https://gitlab.com/postgres-ai/postgresql-consulting/tests-and-benchmarks/-/issues~~~What did you like or not like? What should we discuss next time? Let us know via a YouTube comment, on social media, or by commenting on our Google doc!~~~Postgres FM is brought to you by:Nikolay Samokhvalov, founder of Postgres.aiMichael Christofides, founder of pgMustardWith special thanks to:Jessie Draws for the amazing artwork 

Nikolay and Michael discuss data model trade-offs — some cases where you might want to (gasp) de-normalize, and which PostgreSQL internals are at play.  Here are some links to things they mentioned:Our episode on JSON https://postgres.fm/episodes/json PostgreSQL limits https://www.postgresql.org/docs/current/limits.htmlBoyce–Codd normal form https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boyce–Codd_normal_form Our episode on over-indexing https://postgres.fm/episodes/over-indexing Heap-Only Tuples (HOT) optimisation https://www.postgresql.org/docs/current/storage-hot.html The Surprising Impact of Medium-Size Texts on PostgreSQL Performance https://hakibenita.com/sql-medium-text-performance Query planner settings (collapse limits and Genetic Query Optimizer) https://www.postgresql.org/docs/current/runtime-config-query.html WITH Queries (Common Table Expressions) https://www.postgresql.org/docs/current/queries-with.html Our episode on benchmarking https://postgres.fm/episodes/benchmarking The tests and benchmarks Nikolay mentioned https://gitlab.com/postgres-ai/postgresql-consulting/tests-and-benchmarks/-/issues~~~What did you like or not like? What should we discuss next time? Let us know via a YouTube comment, on social media, or by commenting on our Google doc!~~~Postgres FM is brought to you by:Nikolay Samokhvalov, founder of Postgres.aiMichael Christofides, founder of pgMustardWith special thanks to:Jessie Draws for the amazing artwork

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