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# [🧯 PostgreSQL Production Incident: Understanding a Disk I/O Meltdown After a Holiday Backlog](https://systemtroubleshoot.hashnode.dev/postgresql-production-incident-understanding-a-disk-io-meltdown-after-a-holiday-backlog?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed)

This article documents a real-world PostgreSQL production incident.All business names, schemas, queries, IPs, and identifiers have been anonymized for confidentiality. 📌 System Overview OS: Ubuntu Server 24.04 LTS Database: PostgreSQL 16.x CPU:...

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