Data Engineering

Presenters Marcin Grzejszczak Source InfoQ podcast Level Up Your Observability: A Developer’s Guide to Micrometer 🚀💡👨‍💻 Observability is no longer a “nice-to-have” – it’s essential for building reliable and performant applications. But setting up comprehensive monitoring can be a daunting task. Enter Micrometer, a game-changing library designed to simplify the process and empower developers. This post breaks down what Micrometer is, how to get started, and best practices to ensure you’re getting the most out of it – without breaking the bank! ...

Presenters Aya Iwata Source PGConf.dev 2025 🚀 Supercharge Your Analytics: Fujitsu’s Columnar and the Vertical Clustered Index (VCI) 💡 Are you struggling to keep up with the ever-increasing demands of real-time analytics? Do you need blazing-fast query performance without sacrificing the speed of your operational updates? Then you’re going to want to learn about Fujitsu’s exciting work with PostgreSQL, the Columnar data store, and a groundbreaking community proposal called the Vertical Clustered Index (VCI)! ...

Presenters Michael Paquier Source PGConf.dev 2025 Unlock PostgreSQL’s Secrets: Mastering Injection Points for Advanced Testing 🚀 Ever wished you could peek behind the curtain of PostgreSQL and directly influence its behavior? Well, you can! This post dives into a fascinating (and admittedly complex) feature: injection points. These aren’t for your average user, but for developers and testers working on PostgreSQL itself, offering a unique window into its inner workings. 🛠️ ...

Presenters David Wheeler Source PGConf.dev 2025 Taming the Beast: Simplifying PostgreSQL Extension Management in Kubernetes 🚀 Managing PostgreSQL extensions in cloud-native environments, especially Kubernetes, can feel like wrestling a hydra. Each head represents a dependency, a configuration quirk, or a deployment hurdle. This presentation segment tackles this challenge head-on, outlining a vision for a more streamlined, accessible, and immutable extension ecosystem. The Current State of Affairs: A Complex Web 🕸️ ...

Presenters Dian Fay Source PGConf.dev 2025 Wrangling PostgreSQL: A Realistic Look at Production Database Management 🛠️ Let’s be honest: working with PostgreSQL in production isn’s always a walk in the park. While it’s a powerful and feature-rich database, it demands a level of understanding that can be challenging, especially for those who find themselves as accidental DBAs - developers thrust into database management roles. This post distills the key takeaways from a recent presentation, offering a candid look at the challenges, tradeoffs, and emerging solutions in the world of PostgreSQL. ...