Upcoming Webinar

Fireside Chat | Evaluating Workloads: Is Postgres the Right Fit?

Join us for a fireside chat with Marc Linster, former CTO at EDB, and Umair Shahid, Founder of Stormatics, as they explore real-world workloads where Postgres excels and when other options might be a better fit.

Webinar | High Availability in PostgreSQL for Oracle DBAs

Join us for a joint session with Dbvisit in which Umair Shahid will do a deep dive into how PostgreSQL handles high availability (HA) with a lens specifically tailored for Oracle DBAs. 

Past Webinars

Webinar | Building a Resilient HA Postgres Cluster with Patroni, pgBackRest & LUKS

Semab Tariq, PostgreSQL Consultant at Stormatics, gave a detailed session on how to build a production-ready Postgres cluster using Patroni for HA, pgBackRest for backups, and LUKS for encryption. 

Webinar | Improving Postgres Performance with Partitioning

In this session, Umair Shahid talked about Postgres partitioning, explored different types, when to use them, and how they impact query performance, storage management, and overall database efficiency.

Webinar | Boost Postgres Performance & Reduce Operational Costs

Semab Tariq covered practical strategies to fine-tune Postgres performance, optimize queries, and lower cloud expenses in this session. Perfect for developers, DBAs, and tech leads looking to maximize efficiency

Webinar | Optimizing Postgres Cloud Strategy: Capacity Planning and Selecting the Right Instance Size

Umair Shahid, on 26 February 2025, gave a detailed session covering capacity planning, instance sizing, cost management, and solutions to common pitfalls in Postgres cloud environments.

Webinar | PostgreSQL Deployment for Oracle DBAs

If you are an Oracle DBA curious about PostgreSQL or just starting your deployment journey and facing challenges, watch this session by Dbvisit with Umair Shahid as the keynote speaker.

Webinar: High Availability in Postgres: Your Guide to 5 Nines and Zero Worries

Semab Tariq imparted a comprehensive session on January 22, 2025 that was all about achieving 99.999% uptime. Check out the practical HA strategies and real-time examples for maintaining continuous service and minimizing disruptions.

Webinar: Optimizing PostgreSQL for Performance, Availability, and Scalability

Discover insights from the December 18, 2024 webinar, where experts from Stormatics and Timescale shared proven strategies to tackle PostgreSQL challenges in performance, availability, and scalability.

Webinar: Achieving 99.99% Availability for PostgreSQL

To ensure uninterrupted access to critical data, organizations must adopt high availability and disaster recovery strategies tailored to their infrastructure. Umair Shahid led this session and shared everything you need to know to maintain maximum uptime.

Webinar: From Oracle to Postgres Understanding Core Differences for a Successful Transition

Umair Shahid, on November 6, 2024, at 3 PM GMT, gave a session in which he explored the structural differences between Oracle and PostgreSQL and how to manage these differences for optimal performance.

Webinar: Minimizing Downtime with Rolling Upgrades in PostgreSQL

Rolling upgrade is a powerful technique that allows continuous database availability, even during upgrades. To learn how you can leverage this feature, Semab Tariq shared all the details in this session on “Minimizing Downtime with Rolling Upgrades in PostgreSQL”.

Webinar: How to Minimize Data Replication Lag in PostgreSQL for Distributed Clusters

Umair Shahid talked about the key factors contributing to replication lag across distributed clusters, best practices for optimizing performance in multi-node environments, and practical strategies for reducing latency to ensure faster data synchronization in this session.

Webinar: Deploying High Availability PostgreSQL Clusters with pg_cirrus: Simplified 3-Node Setup

Learn how to ensure minimal downtime, scale your operations effectively, and get hands-on experience with a real-world HA 3-node PostgreSQL cluster setup using pg_cirrus in this session by Semab Tariq.

Webinar: Achieving Extreme High Availability in PostgreSQL Using Multi Master Architecture

Semab Tariq and Hari Kiran offered a detailed understanding of the Multi-Master setup and talked about the differences and similarities between Multi-Master and Single-Master setups.

Webinar: PostgreSQL 101 for Oracle Database Administrators

Learn how to approach PostgreSQL as an Oracle Database Administrator with Umair’s keynote on our partner Dbvisit’s webinar.

Webinar: Boosting PostgreSQL Performance: Tools and Techniques for Optimization

Semab Tariq shared effective and practical ways to enhance your PostgreSQL performance without breaking the bank in this live webinar.

Webinar: Backup Strategies and Disaster Recovery: Best Practices for PostgreSQL Using Barman

Semab Tariq, our PostgreSQL Consultant, explored why backups are essential, the different types of backups, and how to effectively use Barman to manage your PostgreSQL backups in this session. 

Webinar: Reducing Cloud Costs by Optimizing PostgreSQL

Umair Shahid shared insights about effective cost-saving techniques and performance optimization routes one should take for their PostgreSQL instance in this session.

Webinar: Explain Plans and Query Optimization in PostgreSQL

Semab Tariq conducted an extensive session to help you understand the execution plan of your queries and how to pinpoint performance bottlenecks of your database. 

Webinar: Securing Personally Identifiable Information: Best Practices for FinTech & FinServ with PostgreSQL

In this webinar, Umair Shahid shared insights and practical advice on how to ensure your PostgreSQL database meets the highest security standards & complies with regulations.

Webinar: pgvector – How to transform your search capabilities with AI

Semab Tariq delivers an information-packed session on “pgvector: How to transform your search capabilities with AI” and explains how to maximize the performance of your queries.

Fireside Chat: Oracle to PostgreSQL Migration

Learn why PostgreSQL is the go-to alternative for mission-critical infrastructures in this fireside chat with industry veterans Umair Shahid and Jan Karremans.

Webinar: Understanding NUMA policies and their impact on PostgreSQL performance

Chris Travers uncovers the complexities of NUMA (Non-Uniform Memory Access)  policies and their impact on PostgreSQL database performance in this session.

Webinar: JSON performance – PostgreSQL vs MongoDB

Umair Shahid (Founder, Stormatics) explores performance benchmarks in handling JSON data between PostgreSQL and MongoDB. Find out which database reigns supreme.