ClickHouse vs. Postgres: When to Move Your Logs Out of a Relational DB

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Postgres is the most reliable tool in my stack. It handles users, configurations, and complex relations without breaking a sweat. But databases, like any physical system, have a “design limit”. For Postgres, that limit usually appears when you try to use it as a dumping ground for high-velocity logs and metrics. When your ANALYZE commands start taking minutes and your indexes consume…

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