A Look at the Elephant's Trunk: PostgreSQL 11 - Magnus Hagander

Here is the meta description: "Join Magnus Hagander as he takes a closer look at the features and improvements in PostgreSQL 11, including declarative partitioning, parallel append, stored procedures, and more."

Key takeaways
  • PostgreSQL 11 is not yet complete, with many features still being worked on.
  • Declarative partitioning allows for more efficient management of large tables.
  • PostgreSQL 11 adds support for parallel append, which can improve performance.
  • The set statistics command now supports expression indexes.
  • The pgprewarm plugin can be used to preload data into the cache.
  • PostgreSQL 11 adds support for stored procedures, which can improve performance and security.
  • The scram authentication mechanism is now more secure and can be used with channel binding.
  • PostgreSQL 11 adds support for array domains, which can be used to create arrays of domains.
  • The range data type has been improved, with support for range between queries.
  • PostgreSQL 11 adds support for JSON and JSONB data types.
  • The on conflict clause has been improved, with support for serializable isolation level and parallel query.
  • PostgreSQL 11 adds support for data level checksums, which can be used to verify data integrity.
  • The pg_stat_statements view has been improved, with support for expression indexes.
  • PostgreSQL 11 adds support for stored functions, which can be used to improve performance and security.
  • The scram authentication mechanism is now more secure and can be used with channel binding.
  • PostgreSQL 11 adds support for domain-based data types, which can be used to create more complex data types.
  • The range data type has been improved, with support for range between queries.
  • PostgreSQL 11 adds support for JSON and JSONB data types.
  • The on conflict clause has been improved, with support for serializable isolation level and parallel query.
  • PostgreSQL 11 adds support for data level checksums, which can be used to verify data integrity.
  • The pg_stat_statements view has been improved, with support for expression indexes.
  • PostgreSQL 11 adds support for stored functions, which can be used to improve performance and security.