// Topic
Database
2 posts
- The PostgreSQL Tuning Playbook I Actually Use
Battle-tested PostgreSQL tuning from running fintech and startup workloads: connection pooling, memory sizing, index discipline, vacuum management, and the queries that tell you what's broken.
Database Sharding: You Probably Don't Need It Yet
Most teams shard too early. Here's how we thought about it at the fintech startup, when it actually makes sense, and the SQL-level decisions that matter most.