Postgres Talks

Virtual Meetup | PostgreSQL 101 – Can I Use Open Source Safely for Mission-Critical Data?

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Umair Shahid conducted a session focused on introducing PostgreSQL as a reliable technology for mission critical data. He will look at its features, examples of successful production uses, and discuss specific use cases that the audience is considering.

Talk | History and Modern Applications: The Rise of Postgres | VixulCon, Austin

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Umair Shahid, delivered an Innovation Talk at VixulCon 2024, explaining why you should care about Postgres. He traced Postgres’ journey from a university research project to becoming the world’s most popular database, surpassing MySQL by 2023, and highlighted its growing relevance in modern applications, including AI.

Talk | PostgreSQL Performance for Application Developers | PGDay 2024, Ankara

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Umair Shahid gave this session in PGDay, Ankara and talked about rhw practical strategies, best practices, and optimization techniques tailored specifically for developers working with PostgreSQL databases. 

Talk | SCaLE Pasadena | PostgreSQL Performance for App Developers – Because there is no Magic Button | SCaLE, Pasadena

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This talk by Umair Shahid, given in SCaLE 21x, focuses on such instances in order to guide developers of a few key items to be mindful of when designing and scaling applications using PostgreSQL.

Talk | Clustering in PostgreSQL: Because one database server is never enough (and neither is two) | FOSDEM, Brussels

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Umair Shahid spoke at FOSDEM 2024 where he delved into the ins and outs of PostgreSQL clustering. He covered the benefits and challenges of various clustering approaches and explained how to set up a highly available and disaster-resilient PostgreSQL cluster.

Talk: Scaling PostgreSQL – A Developer’s Guide

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In this talk, Umair Shahid (Founder, Stormatics) talks about query optimization and performance features. He explains how to optimize your PostgreSQL databases as your application scales.

Fireside Chat: JSON in PostgreSQL – A Developer’s Perspective

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Learn how JSON in PostgreSQL simplifies unstructured data handling for devs, offering features like binary storage, indexing, &  native functions. Get valuable advice for leveraging this functionality in application development.

Talk: Data Resilience in PostgreSQL

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Umair Shahid (Founder, Stormatics) delves into PostgreSQL clustering for high availability and disaster recovery. covering synchronous vs. asynchronous replication and effective cluster management tools.

Talk: Why Database Teams Need Crew Resource Management

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Chris Travers (Senior PostgreSQL Consultant at Stormatics) explains how database teams suffer the same problems as flight crews and medical teams – and why database teams need crew resource management.