Articles by Mukesh Asthana https://mukeshasthana.com/articles/ Database architecture, automation, AI and cybersecurity. en Cutting month-end and Power BI refresh time with PostgreSQL partitioning and indexing https://mukeshasthana.com/articles/postgresql-month-end-power-bi-refresh-tuning.html https://mukeshasthana.com/articles/postgresql-month-end-power-bi-refresh-tuning.html Wed, 21 Oct 2026 09:00:00 +0000 Database architecture Speed up month-end jobs and Power BI refreshes on PostgreSQL: measure first, partition by period, index real predicates and refresh incrementally. Automating production log tracing and reporting with Python https://mukeshasthana.com/articles/python-log-tracing-automation.html https://mukeshasthana.com/articles/python-log-tracing-automation.html Wed, 21 Oct 2026 09:00:00 +0000 Automation Replace manual grep work in production support with Python: stream large logs, group errors by signature, correlate systems and publish a daily report. Putting an AI agent in front of an enterprise database, safely https://mukeshasthana.com/articles/ai-agents-on-enterprise-databases.html https://mukeshasthana.com/articles/ai-agents-on-enterprise-databases.html Wed, 21 Oct 2026 09:00:00 +0000 AI Connecting LLM agents to Oracle or PostgreSQL safely: read-only roles, curated views, allow-listed tools, query limits, audit trails and human approval. Database security that survives an audit: SOX controls, audit logging and least privilege https://mukeshasthana.com/articles/database-security-sox-audit-logging.html https://mukeshasthana.com/articles/database-security-sox-audit-logging.html Wed, 21 Oct 2026 09:00:00 +0000 Cybersecurity The database controls auditors test: access reviews, segregation of duties, audit logging, change management and DR drills for Oracle and PostgreSQL.