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EPISODE · Feb 20, 2026 · 32 MIN

pg_ash

from Postgres FM · host Nikolay Samokhvalov and Michael Christofides

Nik and Michael discuss pg_ash — a new tool (not extension!) from Nik that samples and stores wait events from pg_stat_activity. Here are some links to things they mentioned: pg_ash https://github.com/NikolayS/pg_ashpg_wait_sampling https://github.com/postgrespro/pg_wait_samplingAmazon RDS performance insights https://aws.amazon.com/rds/performance-insightsOur episode on wait events https://postgres.fm/episodes/wait-eventspg-flight-recorder https://github.com/dventimisupabase/pg-flight-recorderpg_profile https://github.com/zubkov-andrei/pg_profilepg_cron https://github.com/citusdata/pg_cron~~~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 produced by:Michael Christofides, founder of pgMustardNikolay Samokhvalov, founder of Postgres.aiWith credit to:Jessie Draws for the elephant artwork

Nik and Michael discuss pg_ash — a new tool (not extension!) from Nik that samples and stores wait events from pg_stat_activity. Here are some links to things they mentioned: pg_ash https://github.com/NikolayS/pg_ashpg_wait_sampling https://github.com/postgrespro/pg_wait_samplingAmazon RDS performance insights https://aws.amazon.com/rds/performance-insightsOur episode on wait events https://postgres.fm/episodes/wait-eventspg-flight-recorder https://github.com/dventimisupabase/pg-flight-recorderpg_profile https://github.com/zubkov-andrei/pg_profilepg_cron https://github.com/citusdata/pg_cron~~~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 produced by:Michael Christofides, founder of pgMustardNikolay Samokhvalov, founder of Postgres.aiWith credit to:Jessie Draws for the elephant artwork

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