<jtkells(at)verizon(dot)net> wrote:
> Does anyone know of any good presentations/whitepapers that spell
> out WAL and check-pointing functionality other than the ADMIN
> guide?
I don't know of a better write-up than what's in chapters 5 and 6 of
Greg Smith's "High Performance" book[1]:
http://www.postgresql.org/docs/books/
-Kevin
[1] Full disclosure: I was one of the reviewers for this book, but
have no financial stake in its sales.