PostgreSQL 8.3 Designed for Better Speed | Linux Today

PostgreSQL 8.3 Designed for Better Speed

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Stephen Shankland
Feb 5, 2008

“Programmers behind the PostgreSQL project released the new
version 8.3 of the open-source database software Monday, saying
they’ve boosted improved performance 5 percent to 30 percent and
added several useful features.

“One of the performance improvements comes from a technology
called heap-optimized tables, which reduces the amount of effort a
computer must expend updating the frequently changed elements of
the database…”

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