Running PostgreSQL on a production server is nothing new. However, PostgreSQL lacks many of the detailed performance analytics exposed by its commercial counterparts. In this talk we'll explore how to perform systemic analysis of performance issues using DTrace. We'll also tour some clever hacks to bend PostgreSQL to your need in large scale environments.
Theo Schlossnagle is a Founder and Principal at OmniTI where he designs and implements scalable solutions for highly trafficked sites and other clients in need of sound, scalable architectural engineering. He is the architect of the highly scalable Ecelerity mail transport agent. Theo is a participant in various open source communities including OpenSolaris, Linux, Apache, PostgreSQL, perl, and many others. He is an author in the area of scalability and distributed systems as well as a veteran speaker in the open source conference circuit.