Yeah, it's old. Most basic principles described by Bruce are still valid, though. But if you're looking for fresh info on PostgreSQL tuning, buy this: https://w

Yeah, it's old. Most basic principles described by Bruce are still valid, though. But if you're looking for fresh info on PostgreSQL tuning, buy this: https://www.packtpub.com/big-data-and-business-intelligence/postgresql-90-high-performance https://www.packtpub.com/big-data-and-business-intelligence/... It's not exactly new (it's from 2010, when 9.0 was the current version, and we're waiting for 9.4 to be released soon), but it's much more accurate considering the current hardware.