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When to choose x86-64 vs aarch64

Not all cloud vCPUs are created equal. When you create a PlanetScale Postgres or Neki database, you have to choose between `aarch64` (ARM) and `x86-64`. Two clusters on different architectures can have the same vCPU count and RAM, yet perform very differently. It's worth understanding the implications, since you can't easily switch the CPU architecture on your cluster later. x86 grew up on the desktop, prioritizing backward compatibility and performance. It began at Intel in 1978 and IBM’s…

Blog post · Databases · Performance · Hardware · Infrastructure

Introducing TIN: full-text search for Postgres

PlanetScale announces TIN (Text INdex), a GA full-text search extension for Postgres and Neki with boolean/phrase/span queries, fuzzy and regex matching, BM25 ranking, and transaction-correct updates—built to be fast while staying inside Postgres.

Blog post · Databases · PostgreSQL · Performance · Engineering