Automatic index advisor? - Mailing list pgsql-general

From Bill Karwin
Subject Automatic index advisor?
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Msg-id 57948C93-B14E-42EA-BAFE-58F63725A20A@karwin.com
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Responses Re: Automatic index advisor?  (Greg Smith <greg@2ndquadrant.com>)
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Hi,

I'm writing a book on SQL, with a short section about query tuning and
automatic optimization advisors for different RDBMS platforms, for
instance, extensions to EXPLAIN that recommend new indexes based on
workload and query plans.

When I searched for a solution for PostgreSQL, Gurjeet Singh's name
came up as the designer of an index adviser patch for PG.  But the
latest information I found was in 2007.

There's also a project at pgFoundry, but it's listed as in a planning
stage, and there are no releases.

Can I ask what's the status of this capability for PostgreSQL?  Has it
become part of PostgreSQL 8.x or 9.0?  I couldn't find any information
in the docs.  Is there any value-add tool for EnterpriseDB?

If Gurjeet's patch is still under development, are there any other
tools currently available for PostgreSQL that provide this kind of
capability?

Regards,
Bill Karwin

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