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Presenters Gwen Shapira Source PGConf.dev 2025 Nile: Scaling PostgreSQL with Tenant Isolation - A Deep Dive 🚀 Ever wondered how to handle millions of tenants on a single PostgreSQL instance? The team behind Nile has tackled this ambitious goal, and their insights into a scalable tenant database are fascinating. This post dives into the architecture, motivations, benefits, and challenges of Nile, a system designed to handle massive multi-tenancy while retaining the power and flexibility of PostgreSQL. ...

Presenters Javier Maestro Alvaro Hernandez Source PGConf.dev 2025 🚀 Building Trust: How Bazel & Monobot are Revolutionizing PostgreSQL Builds 💾 The world of open-source software is built on trust. We rely on the integrity of the code we use, and ensuring that code is built consistently and reliably is paramount. But what if the very process of building that software was inconsistent? That’s the challenge the team behind Bazel and Monobot are tackling, and the results are pretty exciting. Let’s dive in! ...

Presenters Marco Slot Source PGConf.dev 2025 ⚠️ Navigating the Wild West of PostgreSQL Extensions: A Developer’s Guide 🛠️ PostgreSQL extensions are a huge deal. They allow us to supercharge our databases with custom functionality, from spatial data processing (thanks, PostGIS!) to advanced replication. But as one recent presentation revealed, the world of PostgreSQL extensions isn’t always sunshine and rainbows. It can be a bit of a… wild west. 🤠 This post dives into the key takeaways from that presentation, highlighting potential pitfalls and offering practical advice for developers. Let’s get started! ...

Presenters Claire Giordano Robert Haas Source PGConf.dev 2025 🚀 Decoding the PostgreSQL Contributor’s Journey: Beyond the Code 💡 Ever wondered what it really takes to contribute to a massive open-source project like PostgreSQL? It’s more than just being a coding whiz. This post dives into the fascinating “Lessons Learned From PostgreSQL Contributors,” revealing the often-unspoken aspects of open-source collaboration – the invisible curriculum, the emotional intelligence, and the collaborative practices that separate good contributors from exceptional ones. Let’s explore! ...

Presenters Jelte Fennema-Nio Source PGConf.dev 2025 🚀 DuckDB: The Analytical Database That’s Changing the Game 💡 Are you a data scientist, analyst, or just someone wrestling with large datasets? Do you find traditional database solutions clunky and slow? Then get ready to meet DuckDB, a rising star in the world of analytical databases that’s quickly gaining a devoted following. This post breaks down everything you need to know about DuckDB, from its core concepts to its impressive capabilities. Let’s dive in! ...