As much as we love PostgreSQL at OtterTune, its multi-version concurrency control (MVCC) is a big pain. We go over why.

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Discover the problems with PostgreSQL's MVCC implementation, including version copying, table bloat, index maintenance, and vacuum management.

The part of PostgreSQL we hate the most

What is Multi-Version Concurrency Control?

PostgreSQL’s Multi-Version Concurrency Control

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