Welcome to the PostgreSQL stand!

PostgreSQL is a powerful, open source object-relational database system that uses and extends the SQL language combined with many features that safely store and scale the most complicated data workloads.

The origins of PostgreSQL date back to 1986 as part of the POSTGRES project at the University of California at Berkeley and has more than 30 years of active development on the core platform.

PostgreSQL has earned a strong reputation for its proven architecture, reliability, data integrity, robust feature set, extensibility, and the dedication of the open source community behind the software to consistently deliver performant and innovative solutions.

PostgreSQL runs on all major operating systems, has been ACID-compliant since 2001, and has powerful add-ons such as the popular PostGIS geospatial database extender.

It is no surprise that PostgreSQL has become the open source relational database of choice for many people and organisations. Getting started with using PostgreSQL has never been easier - pick a project you want to build, and let PostgreSQL safely and robustly store your data.

PostgreSQL @ FOSDEM

Come to our stand to meet the team behind PostgreSQL, get up to date with the latest developments, something you definitely do not want to miss!

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Sunday

  Solving the knapsack problem with recursive queries and PostgreSQL Francesco Tisiot 10:00 11:00
  JSON in PostgreSQL - Learning with a case study Boriss Mejias 11:00 12:00
  How to create (lots!) of sample time-series data with PostgreSQL generate_series() Ryan Booz 12:00 12:30
  Future Postgres Challenges Bruce Momjian 12:30 13:00
  PostgreSQL Distributed & Secure Database Ecosystem Building
This session will focus on introducing how to empower PostgreSQL thanks to the ecosystem provided by Apache ShardingSphere - an open source distributed database, plus an ecosystem users and developers need for their database to provide a customized and cloud-native experience.
Juan Pan 13:00 13:30
  Automatically refresh materialized views in PostgreSQL
Tactics to make refreshing a painless process
Attila Tóth 13:30 14:00
  Working effectively with (-support-) the community
This talk is for those who are new to PostgreSQL or those who just started, or all the others that want to hear a personal story: When I started with PostgreSQL around 10 years ago, I came with an Oracle background. It took me quite some time to understand how the PostgreSQL project is organized, how the community is working and how to deal with issues I've faced when I needed support. This is not a technical talk at all, but it should save you quite some time in your journey with PostgreSQL.
Daniel Westermann 14:00 15:00
  Exploring Linux Memory Usage and IO Performance for Cloud Native Databases FritsHoogland 15:00 16:00
  Slow things down to make them go faster Jimmy Angelakos 16:00 17:00
  Lesser Known PostgreSQL Features
Features you already have but may not know about!
Haki Benita 17:00 18:00

PostgreSQL in 2022

PostgreSQL 14 was released in 30 September 2021, which makes it the latest major release.

PostgreSQL 9.6 is no longer supported, if you still run on this (or an earlier) version, please come to us and let's talk about an upgrade strategy.