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· Jan 14
This reading (even) more books in 2025 resolution is holding up.
My buddy Don got me hooked on the Wayfarer series, and I'm loving Sang Young Park's "Love in the big city" so far (Dutch translation, which I don't normally do)!
My buddy Don got me hooked on the Wayfarer series, and I'm loving Sang Young Park's "Love in the big city" so far (Dutch translation, which I don't normally do)!
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We're asking people participating in a training program at EDB about their origin story. Meet Bryan Green, working on the Platform Operations team. He's excited about the opportunity to get back to low-level systems programming that captivated him as a kid: www.enterprisedb.com/blog/postgre...
PostgreSQL Contributor Story: Bryan Green
Earlier this year we started a program (“Developer U”) to help colleagues who show promise for PostgreSQL Development to become contributors. Meet Bryan Green, working on the Platform Operations team…
www.enterprisedb.com
December 4, 2025 at 5:00 PM
We're asking people participating in a training program at EDB about their origin story. Meet Bryan Green, working on the Platform Operations team. He's excited about the opportunity to get back to low-level systems programming that captivated him as a kid: www.enterprisedb.com/blog/postgre...
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In this #PostgreSQL 18 Perspectives episode Robert Haas, Martín Marqués, and Israel Barth Rubio discuss how incremental backup matured in PG17 and PG18, how async I/O fuels future performance, and how the Barman team adapts new core features ➡️ www.youtube.com/watch?v=te6q...
December 2, 2025 at 10:56 AM
In this #PostgreSQL 18 Perspectives episode Robert Haas, Martín Marqués, and Israel Barth Rubio discuss how incremental backup matured in PG17 and PG18, how async I/O fuels future performance, and how the Barman team adapts new core features ➡️ www.youtube.com/watch?v=te6q...
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Earlier this year we started a program (“Developer U”) to help colleagues who show promise for #PostgreSQL Development to become contributors. Vaibhav Dalvi is one of them. Now a Staff SDE, prior to joining EDB in 2018 he had no experience with databases! www.enterprisedb.com/blog/postgre...
PostgreSQL Contributor Story: Vaibhav Dalvi
Earlier this year we started a program (“Developer U”) to help colleagues who show promise for PostgreSQL Development to become contributors. Meet Vaibhav Dalvi, Staff SDE, who, prior to joining EDB…
www.enterprisedb.com
November 28, 2025 at 10:56 AM
Earlier this year we started a program (“Developer U”) to help colleagues who show promise for #PostgreSQL Development to become contributors. Vaibhav Dalvi is one of them. Now a Staff SDE, prior to joining EDB in 2018 he had no experience with databases! www.enterprisedb.com/blog/postgre...
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November 24, Jeremy Schneider (GEICO Tech) & Leonardo Cecchi (EDB) did a longer version of their #KubeCon NA talk on "Quorum-Based Consistency for Cluster Changes with the CloudNativePG Operator". The recording is now available: www.youtube.com/watch?v=sRF0... @cloudnativepg.bsky.social #PostgreSQL
Leonardo Cecchi & Jeremy Schneider: Quorum-Based Consistency for Cluster Changes with CloudNativePG
Most people don’t think of Postgres in the context of quorum or distributed systems theory but vanilla open source Postgres has supported quorum commits across multiple replicas for almost 10 years…
www.youtube.com
November 26, 2025 at 10:56 AM
November 24, Jeremy Schneider (GEICO Tech) & Leonardo Cecchi (EDB) did a longer version of their #KubeCon NA talk on "Quorum-Based Consistency for Cluster Changes with the CloudNativePG Operator". The recording is now available: www.youtube.com/watch?v=sRF0... @cloudnativepg.bsky.social #PostgreSQL
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Earlier this year we started a program ("Developer U") to help colleagues who show promise for #PostgreSQL Development to become contributors. In the first of the series to be published we meet Akshay Joshi, a Principal Engineer and Engineering Manager at EDB: www.enterprisedb.com/blog/postgre...
PostgreSQL Contributor Story: Akshay Joshi
Earlier this year we started a program ("Developer U") to help colleagues who show promise for PostgreSQL Development to become contributors. Meet one of the participants: Akshay Joshi, a Principal…
www.enterprisedb.com
November 25, 2025 at 10:56 AM
Earlier this year we started a program ("Developer U") to help colleagues who show promise for #PostgreSQL Development to become contributors. In the first of the series to be published we meet Akshay Joshi, a Principal Engineer and Engineering Manager at EDB: www.enterprisedb.com/blog/postgre...
On video for a webinar and the kid comes downstairs, his tooth fell out (expected behavior) and there's blood everywhere. What do you do?
November 24, 2025 at 6:19 PM
On video for a webinar and the kid comes downstairs, his tooth fell out (expected behavior) and there's blood everywhere. What do you do?
The call for new members for the PostgreSQL Community Code of Conduct
Committee is out 📢
Come work with me on this important group! Here's
how to apply: www.postgresql.org/about/news/c...
Committee is out 📢
Come work with me on this important group! Here's
how to apply: www.postgresql.org/about/news/c...
Call for new members PostgreSQL Community Code of Conduct Committee
This message is being sent from the Community Code of Conduct Committee, with the approval of the Core Team. As …
www.postgresql.org
November 17, 2025 at 4:02 PM
The call for new members for the PostgreSQL Community Code of Conduct
Committee is out 📢
Come work with me on this important group! Here's
how to apply: www.postgresql.org/about/news/c...
Committee is out 📢
Come work with me on this important group! Here's
how to apply: www.postgresql.org/about/news/c...
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November 24, at 18:00 UTC, join for the longer version of Jeremy Schneider's and Leonardo Cecchi's #KubeCon talk "Quorum-Based Consistency for Cluster Changes with the CloudNativePG Operator", virtually: zoom-lfx.platform.linuxfoundation.org/meetings/clo... #PostgreSQL #Kubernetes #CNCF
LFX Meetings
zoom-lfx.platform.linuxfoundation.org
November 13, 2025 at 10:29 AM
November 24, at 18:00 UTC, join for the longer version of Jeremy Schneider's and Leonardo Cecchi's #KubeCon talk "Quorum-Based Consistency for Cluster Changes with the CloudNativePG Operator", virtually: zoom-lfx.platform.linuxfoundation.org/meetings/clo... #PostgreSQL #Kubernetes #CNCF
So @matty.wtf and I are recording a podcast later. What should we absolutely not talk about?
November 10, 2025 at 6:19 PM
So @matty.wtf and I are recording a podcast later. What should we absolutely not talk about?
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We just published the first release candidate of CloudNativePG 1.28. Its key improvements:
💪 The Quorum-Based Failover feature was promoted to stable
✍️ Declarative Foreign Data Management
Dive into the release notes for full details and more fixes: cloudnative-pg.io/documentatio...
💪 The Quorum-Based Failover feature was promoted to stable
✍️ Declarative Foreign Data Management
Dive into the release notes for full details and more fixes: cloudnative-pg.io/documentatio...
Release notes for CloudNativePG 1.28 - CloudNativePG v1.28.0-rc1
The CloudNativePG community is excited to announce the first release candidate of CloudNativePG 1.28! This preview promotes quorum-based failover to a stable feature and introduces declarative management for Foreign Data Wrappers. Join us in testing these updates to shape the final release.
cloudnative-pg.io
November 7, 2025 at 6:00 PM
We just published the first release candidate of CloudNativePG 1.28. Its key improvements:
💪 The Quorum-Based Failover feature was promoted to stable
✍️ Declarative Foreign Data Management
Dive into the release notes for full details and more fixes: cloudnative-pg.io/documentatio...
💪 The Quorum-Based Failover feature was promoted to stable
✍️ Declarative Foreign Data Management
Dive into the release notes for full details and more fixes: cloudnative-pg.io/documentatio...
Just finished slides for a talk that I haven't even submitted anywhere yet. How's your day going? ✌️
November 5, 2025 at 9:35 AM
Just finished slides for a talk that I haven't even submitted anywhere yet. How's your day going? ✌️
I wrote a very personal PGConf EU summary, with many links to... stuff. Check it out: dev.to/floord/my-pg... #PostgreSQL #Postgres
October 29, 2025 at 1:32 PM
I wrote a very personal PGConf EU summary, with many links to... stuff. Check it out: dev.to/floord/my-pg... #PostgreSQL #Postgres
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We're almost all recovered from PGConf EU, what a week! We've collected all the sessions we were involved in, and all slides, on a page on our website: www.enterprisedb.com/event/pgconf...
Here's for a few bonus pictures 📸
Here's for a few bonus pictures 📸
October 29, 2025 at 10:59 AM
We're almost all recovered from PGConf EU, what a week! We've collected all the sessions we were involved in, and all slides, on a page on our website: www.enterprisedb.com/event/pgconf...
Here's for a few bonus pictures 📸
Here's for a few bonus pictures 📸
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Floor Drees summarized the talk she gave a PGConf EU with CloudNativePG maintainer Gabriele Bartolini last week, titled "They grow up so fast: donating your open source project to a foundation".
In case you're curious about the project's origin story: dev.to/floord/they-... #Postgres #Kubernetes
In case you're curious about the project's origin story: dev.to/floord/they-... #Postgres #Kubernetes
They grow up so fast: donating your open source project to a foundation (or: the CloudNativePG story)
The first commit to the CloudNativePG project was made in February 2020. Just two years later, EDB...
dev.to
October 27, 2025 at 1:37 PM
Floor Drees summarized the talk she gave a PGConf EU with CloudNativePG maintainer Gabriele Bartolini last week, titled "They grow up so fast: donating your open source project to a foundation".
In case you're curious about the project's origin story: dev.to/floord/they-... #Postgres #Kubernetes
In case you're curious about the project's origin story: dev.to/floord/they-... #Postgres #Kubernetes
And the mask for her kiddo too... so good #kpopdemonhunters #halloween
October 27, 2025 at 1:28 PM
And the mask for her kiddo too... so good #kpopdemonhunters #halloween
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Thank you to my colleagues for agreeing to join me in fulfilling this role—it's not glamorous, but it is important.
@floord.bsky.social @celestehorgan.bsky.social @pavlogolub.bsky.social
@floord.bsky.social @celestehorgan.bsky.social @pavlogolub.bsky.social
Our Code of Conduct is key to a safe space. This year, your committee members are here to help and listen if you have any concerns. Your comfort and safety are our top priority https://2025.pgconf.... #PGConfEU
October 23, 2025 at 3:08 PM
Thank you to my colleagues for agreeing to join me in fulfilling this role—it's not glamorous, but it is important.
@floord.bsky.social @celestehorgan.bsky.social @pavlogolub.bsky.social
@floord.bsky.social @celestehorgan.bsky.social @pavlogolub.bsky.social
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At PostgreSQL Conference Europe, Floor Drees and Boriss Mejías are helping shape a week that bridges the technical and the human sides of Postgres: from designing databases and understanding MVCC to exploring mental health and neurodiversity in open source. Let's dive in!
October 22, 2025 at 2:06 PM
At PostgreSQL Conference Europe, Floor Drees and Boriss Mejías are helping shape a week that bridges the technical and the human sides of Postgres: from designing databases and understanding MVCC to exploring mental health and neurodiversity in open source. Let's dive in!
Yesterday, I co-organized 2 meetings for PGConf EU's Community Events Day: the PostgreSQL on Kubernetes Summit and the Community Organizers Conf
Slides, pictures, and notes (thanks to the scribers) for the respective events: wiki.postgresql.org/wiki/PGConf.... & wiki.postgresql.org/wiki/PGConf....
Slides, pictures, and notes (thanks to the scribers) for the respective events: wiki.postgresql.org/wiki/PGConf.... & wiki.postgresql.org/wiki/PGConf....
October 22, 2025 at 1:26 PM
Yesterday, I co-organized 2 meetings for PGConf EU's Community Events Day: the PostgreSQL on Kubernetes Summit and the Community Organizers Conf
Slides, pictures, and notes (thanks to the scribers) for the respective events: wiki.postgresql.org/wiki/PGConf.... & wiki.postgresql.org/wiki/PGConf....
Slides, pictures, and notes (thanks to the scribers) for the respective events: wiki.postgresql.org/wiki/PGConf.... & wiki.postgresql.org/wiki/PGConf....
October 19, 2025 at 9:03 AM
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Gabriele Bartolini and Floor Drees look forward to their PGConf EU talk, and the #PostgreSQL on Kubernetes Summit next week - they think cloud native and databases mix very well:
October 17, 2025 at 9:56 AM
Gabriele Bartolini and Floor Drees look forward to their PGConf EU talk, and the #PostgreSQL on Kubernetes Summit next week - they think cloud native and databases mix very well:
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For @talkingpostgres.com @clairegiordano.bsky.social talked to Global Solutions Architect @tchorix.bsky.social about his marvelous brain, and ability to make connections that help people understand complex systems: talkingpostgres.com/episodes/the...
Boriss wrote a blog too: dev.to/bmejias/how-...
Boriss wrote a blog too: dev.to/bmejias/how-...
How I Learned to Embrace my Chaotic Brain
More than a decade ago, I applied for a job in Brussels and part of the process was to pass a...
dev.to
October 14, 2025 at 9:56 AM
For @talkingpostgres.com @clairegiordano.bsky.social talked to Global Solutions Architect @tchorix.bsky.social about his marvelous brain, and ability to make connections that help people understand complex systems: talkingpostgres.com/episodes/the...
Boriss wrote a blog too: dev.to/bmejias/how-...
Boriss wrote a blog too: dev.to/bmejias/how-...
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Hey fam, we just passed the 7000 stars mark on GitHub! Thanks for all the support and work, we couldn't have done this without the community 🫶 github.com/cloudnative-...
GitHub - cloudnative-pg/cloudnative-pg: CloudNativePG is a comprehensive platform designed to seamlessly manage PostgreSQL databases within Kubernetes environments, covering the entire operational lifecycle from initial deployment to ongoing maintenance
CloudNativePG is a comprehensive platform designed to seamlessly manage PostgreSQL databases within Kubernetes environments, covering the entire operational lifecycle from initial deployment to ong...
github.com
October 14, 2025 at 9:16 AM
Hey fam, we just passed the 7000 stars mark on GitHub! Thanks for all the support and work, we couldn't have done this without the community 🫶 github.com/cloudnative-...
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I dislike RTO for a number of reasons (namely, not everyone likes living in big cities) but I also just need people to understand that on my period I am doing you a kindness if I work from home
October 13, 2025 at 5:40 PM
I dislike RTO for a number of reasons (namely, not everyone likes living in big cities) but I also just need people to understand that on my period I am doing you a kindness if I work from home
I guess I *am* pristine like a freshwater pearl, Duo.
October 11, 2025 at 9:00 AM
I guess I *am* pristine like a freshwater pearl, Duo.
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I had a lot of fun talking to you Claire Giordano. Thanks for the invitation. I also wrote something about what inspired this topic dev.to/bmejias/how-...
I hope the episode is useful to #PostgreSQL folks and anyone actually.
I hope the episode is useful to #PostgreSQL folks and anyone actually.
🎙️ New @talkingpostgres.com podcast Ep32 just published
Boriss Mejías @tchorix.bsky.social explored the Fundamental Interconnectedness of All Things as a methodology for working with Postgres—& we connected lots of dots
🎧 talkingpostgres.com/episodes/the...
📺 youtu.be/S63usJYcw-k?...
Boriss Mejías @tchorix.bsky.social explored the Fundamental Interconnectedness of All Things as a methodology for working with Postgres—& we connected lots of dots
🎧 talkingpostgres.com/episodes/the...
📺 youtu.be/S63usJYcw-k?...
October 10, 2025 at 9:30 PM
I had a lot of fun talking to you Claire Giordano. Thanks for the invitation. I also wrote something about what inspired this topic dev.to/bmejias/how-...
I hope the episode is useful to #PostgreSQL folks and anyone actually.
I hope the episode is useful to #PostgreSQL folks and anyone actually.