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Zero-Downtime PostgreSQL Schema Migrations at Scale

Understanding lock queues, ACCESS EXCLUSIVE table locks, expand-contract patterns, and executing safe DDL operations on production databases under heavy concurrency.

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Elena Rostova•Sep 25, 2026

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Zero-Downtime PostgreSQL Schema Migrations at Scale