🎙️ New #TalkingPostgres #podcast Ep39 is out!

Adam Prout, distinguished engineer at #Microsoft, talked about his engineering journey from MemSQL to #HorizonDB shared-storage in #Postgres, & why good systems programmers are paranoid xx

Favorite bits include fast keyboards, being code reviewed by Adam, pathfinding, the Socrates paper, why code in Rust... so many moments. Adam is not only smart but also a good storyteller!

🎧 https://talkingpostgres.com/episodes/from-memsql-to-horizondb-an-engineers-journey-with-adam-prout
📺 https://youtu.be/L_2kyfL9LN0?si=6o5oKZj414Bv1wbP

#PostgreSQL #databases #OpenSource #Azure #MemSQL #systems

🎙️ New #TalkingPostgres #podcast Ep38 is out!

Gwen Shapira @gwenshap (co-founder at Nile) joined to talk about her journey with Oracle, NoSQL, & Postgres.

Talking to Gwen was so much fun, and we covered all manner of stories, including:
- If you're arguing with a customer, you've already lost.
- It's always the consultant's fault
- Use the PostgreSQL happiness hints when you're first starting with Postgres
- What happens when you try to add & remove a column 2000 times?
- How Nile was not originally meant to be a Postgres startup
- How even startups like Nile can give back to the Postgres open source project

🎧 https://talkingpostgres.com/episodes/how-i-went-from-oracle-to-postgres-with-a-big-nosql-detour-with-gwen-shapira
📺 https://youtu.be/g4NqAf7w-0I?si=65M5cI7gbWbU4bm8

#Niledatabase #OpenSource #Postgres #PostgreSQL #OpenSource #PGConfdev #Microsoft

🎙️ New #TalkingPostgres #podcast Ep37 is out!

Charles Feddersen, partner director of product for Postgres on Azure, joined me to talk about building Postgres services on Azure, his views on PM work, & his transition to Postgres 🐘 which started when he was building classic ASP apps with Microsoft Access back in Melbourne (back in the early 2000s). Lots of miles in between and all in the database space. It was fun!

🎧 https://talkingpostgres.com/episodes/building-postgres-services-on-azure-with-charles-feddersen
📺 https://youtu.be/L_2kyfL9LN0?si=6o5oKZj414Bv1wbP

#PostgreSQL #Postgres #databases #Azure #Citus #PGConfdev #Microsoft #Product

🎙️ New #TalkingPostgres podcast Ep36 is out!

@tomasv , Postgres committer & long-time performance contributor, missed out on the Czechia/Canada hockey game 🏒 to talk about why it's so fun to hack on Postgres performance 🐘

I loved that Tomas said "dead ends are part of the game". And how he likened solving performance problems to solving puzzles. But not toy puzzles, he wants to spend his time doing meaningful things that have a real impact. Shout-outs to benchmarks, perf, DTrace, Brendan Gregg, Peter Geoghegan, & tdigest...

🎧 https://talkingpostgres.com/episodes/why-its-fun-to-hack-on-postgres-performance-with-tomas-vondra
📺 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7a7MLF1gVeM&list=PLixnExCn6lRrb_wV1yV9thFI1r7DOPhER&index=1

#Postgres #PostgreSQL #performance #OpenSource #database #podcast #Microsoft

Hey #Postgres friends: On Wed 18 Feb at 10am PT, I'll host a LIVE recording of Ep36 of the #TalkingPostgres #podcast w/guest @tomasv, a PostgreSQL committer and major contributor

Topic: Why it's fun to hack on Postgres performance

Join to be part of the parallel live text chat on Discord https://aka.ms/TalkingPostgres-Ep36-cal
#PostgreSQL #OpenSource #database

On my way to @fosdem and @fosdempgday & am really looking forward to reconnecting with open source and #PostgreSQL database friends. And maybe meeting some listeners of the #TalkingPostgres #podcast! Hope to see some of you there. 👋

This time, transiting through LHR. Am wearing sunglasses because I am a huge fan of the Timeshifter app, an absolute gamechanger for me in combating jetlag. (I suspect controlling the exposure to light is what makes it work…)

🎙️ New #TalkingPostgres #podcast Ep35 is out!

Luigi Nardi, the founder of an automated database tuning startup, joined to dig into how he got started with DBtune & why they chose PostgreSQL. We covered lots of ground, from the Jevons paradox to AI coding assistants to the appeal of Waymos.

As many of you know, word of mouth for podcasts like Talking Postgres is GOLD and so if this podcast is your jam, please be sure to tell your database & developer friends. Boosts welcome! 🚀

🎧 https://talkingpostgres.com/episodes/how-i-got-started-with-dbtune-why-we-chose-postgres-with-luigi-nardi
📺 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6RtkiqvkmAE&list=PLixnExCn6lRrb_wV1yV9thFI1r7DOPhER&index=1&pp=gAQBiAQBsAgC

#Postgres #PostgreSQL #DBtune #OpenSource #databases #AI #LLM #startup #community

New year, more Talking Postgtres podcast episodes! On Wed Jan 14 at 10a PST, a LIVE recording of Ep35 of the #TalkingPostgres #podcast with guest Luigi Nardi of DBtune. Join to be part of the parallel live text chat

Topic: How I got started with DBtune (& why we chose Postgres)

Cal invite, with instructions on how to join the Microsoft Open Source Discord: https://aka.ms/talkingpostgres-ep35-cal

#OpenSource #DBtune #AI #PostgreSQL #Postgres #database #startup

Curious what to expect at @pgconfdev in 2026?
Tune in to a new #TalkingPostgres episode with @clairegiordano, featuring an interview with our co-organizer @melanieplageman. They cover what’s new for PGConf.dev 2026, how to strengthen your CFP submission, and the thoughtful (and sometimes creative!) ways we work to make PGConf.dev welcoming for newcomers and experienced community members alike.

🎧 Podcast: https://talkingpostgres.com/episodes/what-postgres-developers-can-expect-from-pgconf-dev-with-melanie-plageman
📺 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wHs10_qAtr0&list=PLixnExCn6lRrb_wV1yV9thFI1r7DOPhER