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PGConf.EU 2024 in Athens, Extension Summit, OpenStreetMap talk, and others
PGConf.EU 2024 was huge, with new fringe events, and much enjoyment.
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pg_statviz 0.7 released with new features, PG17 support
Extension pg_statviz for time series analysis & visualization of Postgres internal statistics has released version 0.7 with new features and support for PostgreSQL 17.
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PGDay Lowlands and DBA Day 2024
A new PostgreSQL event has appeared, and it's DBA Appreciation Day today!
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POSETTE 2024 — How to Work with Other People
Floor Drees and I just spoke at POSETTE 2024 about neurodiversity and mental health in IT & PostgreSQL Community!
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SCaLE 21x — Recovering from Data Loss Despite Not Having a Backup: A Postgres True Story
I just came back from my first Southern California Linux Expo (SCaLE 21x) where I shared a true story about a remarkable PostgreSQL data recovery.
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FOSSCOMM 2023 Heraklion — How PostgreSQL can help you enforce best practices
A few months back I gave a talk at FOSSCOMM 2023 in Heraklion, Greece — and the footage has just been found!
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PGConf.EU 2023 — Unforgettable moments and how we rocked the house!
PGConf.EU was a huge success, with many firsts and unforgettable moments.
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PGConf.DE 2023 — The Last Hurrah of "Don't Do This"?
At PGConf.DE I gave a talk about what not to do with Postgres for the last (?) time.
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FOSDEM 2023 - Don't Do this
Just came back from FOSDEM 2023 where, among other things, I gave a talk about what not to do with Postgres.
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PGConf.EU 2022 Berlin — PostgreSQL Community Panel: Upgradability
Just tried out a new panel talk format for PGConf.EU 2022 and feedback was great.
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PostgreSQL Community Panel: Upgradability [Postgres Vision 2022]
So I got some lovely people together to discuss PostgreSQL upgradability at Postgres Vision.
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Slow things down to make them go faster [FOSDEM 2022]
PostgreSQL is very particular about how it likes to deal with high concurrency, so let's look at potential pitfalls when you throw a lot of work at your database.
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Practical Partitioning in Production with Postgres [Postgres Vision 2021]
Has your table become too large to handle? Have you thought about chopping it up into smaller pieces that are easier to query and maintain? What if it's in constant use?
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