Opening Session

Presenters Jonathan Katz Melanie Plageman Source PGConf.dev 2025 Welcome to pgmp.dev 2025! 🎉 Let’s Dive into the Future of PostgreSQL 💾 Hey everyone! Welcome to pgmp.dev 2025! We’re thrilled to be back and ready to explore the exciting future of PostgreSQL. After a bit of a whirlwind last year, we’re laser-focused on delivering a packed agenda filled with insightful sessions, workshops, and community connection. Let’s get started! 🚀 Getting Situated & Staying Connected 🌐 Before we jump into the content, here’s a quick rundown of what to expect and how to make the most of the conference: ...

June 9, 2025 · 3 min

Vector search is now boring, but PostgreSQL has ways to go

Presenters Jonathan Katz Source PGConf.dev 2025 Level Up Your Vector Search in PostgreSQL: What’s New with PGVector 0.8 and Beyond 🚀 Are you diving into the exciting world of vector search? 🌐 PostgreSQL, with its powerful pgvector extension, has become a go-to choice for many. But as workloads grow, we’re hitting some walls. Let’s explore the latest advancements in pgvector, the challenges we face, and what the future holds. What’s Vector Search, and Why Does it Matter? 🎯 Imagine searching for images that resemble a given image, or finding documents with similar themes. That’s the power of vector search! Instead of exact matches, you’re finding data based on similarity. The pgvector extension brings this capability to PostgreSQL, leveraging machine learning models (embedding models) to convert data into vectors. 💡 ...

June 9, 2025 · 3 min