A little over a month ago I shared that the 2023 PASS Data Community Summit, held from November 14-17 at the Seattle Convention Center, is expanding the program to include more PostgreSQL content. In that post, I encouraged folks in the PostgreSQL community to submit sessions so that we could present a 💯 track dedicated … Read more
I just attended my fifth in-person conference of 2023, four of them PostgreSQL focused. I look forward to attending more in the coming months to share and learn about the platform, meet more community members, and continue to invest however I can. Unfortunately, between these conferences, several recent blogs, and the general attitude towards PostgreSQL … Read more
Five years ago, I began my transition back to using PostgreSQL full-time, and it wasn’t the smoothest journey. One of the biggest reasons I struggled to make progress learning PostgreSQL early on was simply not knowing what I should be looking for. In fact, I often have conversations multiple times a month about the differences … Read more
For this installment of PGSQL Phriday #007, Lætita Avrot asked us to blog about triggers in PostgreSQL. Love them, like them, or hate them, triggers often… well… trigger strong reactions. 😂 To get an idea of why triggers can cause so many reactions, I want to give a really brief history of triggers (from my … Read more
Last week I had the pleasure of traveling to Redgate headquarters in Cambridge, UK. It was my first time traveling to England, being at the main office, and meeting so many coworkers IRL. I had (Gluten free!) fish & chips, a proper English breakfast, and came home with a sampling of traditional English sweets to … Read more