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Golden Monitoring Metrics: Errors, Latency, Throughput, Saturation
Understanding the golden monitoring metrics in PostgreSQL
PostgreSQL's KPI
·3053 words·15 mins
Managing databases is similar to managing people - both need KPIs (Key Performance Indicators). So what are database KPIs? This article introduces a way to measure PostgreSQL load: using a single horizontally comparable metric that is basically independent of workload type and machine type, called PG Load.