Postgres Index types and where to find them

Tuesday 3:10 pm to 3:40 pm, in Salon F-H
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About This Talk

As developers we use indexes a lot, some by explicitly asking our ORM, some because of primary keys, unique constraint… But indexes go further than the default btree. And by the way, what is a btree?

So today we will go over the index types that postgreSQL has:

  • btree
  • gin
  • gist
  • sp-gist
  • brin
  • hash What is the difference between them? What data type are they most fit for? How can they help with the performance of your application? How can you create a new index with a different type than the btree in python? All of these questions will be answered during this talk!

Presenters

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    Louise Grandjonc

    Hi, I’m Louise, I am a software developer working at citus data (now Microsoft). I have been a python/django developer for 5 years, and I just love it, that and postgreSQL. I am always curious about learning SQL and enjoy working on performance! I am involved in the postgres community as well, as a speaker and also a member of postgresWomen, a group to promote diversity in the world of databases.