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PostgreSQL and optimization and freeing up disk space

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by Mountain Computers Inc., Publication Date: Monday, February 1, 2021

View Count: 991, Keywords: PostgreSQL, Optimization, Disk Space, Hashtags: #PostgreSQL #Optimization #DiskSpace



this is something you don't see everyday, the optimization techniques posted for a SQL database that actually makes sense; however, the first option of indexes that are not or never used, then something was wrong with the design and architecture to have created the index in the first place.
 
Overall, the article below is a great read for those in the bulk data world, the ETL world, and maintaining databases of 1TB and higher up to petabyte database sizes.
 
The Unexpected Find That Freed 20GB of Unused Index Space
 
REF: https://hakibenita.com/postgresql-unused-index-size
 
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