Stefan Fercot
@pgstef.bsky.social
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@dataegret.bsky
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Stefan Fercot
United States PostgreSQL Association
18 days ago
One week from today, PgBE will be having their next in-person Meetup! They have 3 speakers lined up, so if youโre local to Brussels, check it out:
www.meetup.com/postgresbe/e...
#PostgreSQL
#postgres
#meetup
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Belgian PostgreSQL Meetup: March Edition, Tue, Mar 10, 2026, 6:00 PM | Meetup
Hello Postgres folks! Weโre happy to announce our next in-person PostgreSQL meetup, which will take place at ULB in **Brussels** ๐ง๐ช ๐ **When:** Tuesday, **10 March 202
https://www.meetup.com/postgresbe/events/313227373/?eventOrigin=network_page
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Floor Drees ๐
about 1 month ago
At
#FOSDEM
PGDay last week, Jonathan Gonzalez and I presented a lightning talk about how the CloudNativePG project has been flooded with
#AI
contributions lately, as a way of catharsis. Now available in blog-format:
dev.to/floord/open-...
@fosdempgday.org
@sxd.cl
@cloudnativepg.bsky.social
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FOSDEM PGDay
3 months ago
๐ Say hi to Stefan, Senior PostgreSQL expert and consultant at Data Egret. Stefan is a member of the FOSDEM PGDay 2026 Selection Committee! You have until 2025-12-15 at 24:00 CET to submit your talk proposal at https://2026.fosdemp... #PostgreSQL #PGDay #
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##PGDay
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Stefan Fercot
OpenAlternative
4 months ago
Supabase โ Open-source Firebase alternative for modern app development โญ Stars: 93,722 ๐ Forks: 10,850 โฉ Last commit: Nov 28, 2025 โ First commit: Oct 12, 2019
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Supabase: Open Source Alternative to AppWrite, Firebase and Fauna
A powerful, scalable backend platform offering real-time databases, authentication, storage, and serverless functions for rapid development.
https://openalternative.co/supabase
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Markus Winand
4 months ago
modern-sql.com
now covers DuckDB.
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Modern SQL: A lot has changed since SQL-92
SQL has evolved. Beyond the relational model. Discover it now.
https://modern-sql.com/
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Adrien Linuxtricks
4 months ago
Demain, installation de Windows 11 sur le PC des parents. On regรฉnรจre une petite Tiny11 toute propre avec la derniรจre version de Windows 11 (25H2). Pour rappel : - Tuto รฉcrit sans pubs sur
linuxtricks.fr
:
www.linuxtricks.fr/wiki/tiny11-...
- Tuto vidรฉo :
www.youtube.com/watch?v=GbWi...
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๐ฑ The Black Friday deal I love: invest a little less now, get way smarter later. PostgreSQL DBA2 (Advanced) & DBA3 (Backups+Replication) are coming soon! Also yes, one the teachers isโฆ me ๐ Would love to have you in class!
#PostgreSQL
#DBA
#Database
#Training
#BlackFriday
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4 months ago
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Stefan Fercot
Data Egret GmbH
4 months ago
Simplified procurement meets PostgreSQL expertise: Data Egret is now on AWS Marketplace! Consulting โ Migrations โ Performance optimisation โ Support โ ๐ Explore the listing today!
aws.amazon.com/marketplace/...
#PostgreSQL
#AWS
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AWS Marketplace: Data Egret PostgreSQL Professional Services
Data Egret provides tailored PostgreSQL professional services to help organizations achieve high availability, peak performance, and long-term stability in the cloud or on-premises.
https://aws.amazon.com/marketplace/pp/prodview-6gkepzne6ir3m
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Want to strengthen your
#PostgreSQL
skills? Have a look at our training catalog, especially if you want to learn how to use
#pgBackRest
efficiently! ๐๐ช
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Stefan Fercot
Data Egret GmbH
4 months ago
Donโt get too comfortable with the cloudโฆ โ๏ธ As your application popularity grows, features expandโ so does your cloud bill. We help you audit your DB architecture, optimise performance, slash costsโno full-time DBA needed.
#CloudCosts
#PostgreSQL
#DataEgret
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Stefan Fercot
Data Egret GmbH
4 months ago
Weโll just leave this hereโฆ Planning your PostgreSQL migration? Grab our step-by-step guide ๐
dataegret.com/migration-to...
#PostgreSQL
#Migration
#OpenSource
#DataEgret
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Stefan Fercot
Data Egret GmbH
5 months ago
โฐ The clock is ticking! Our PostgreSQL Essentials course starts on 17 Nov โ join before registration is closed. ๐ Save your spot:
dataegret.com/courses-post...
#PostgreSQL
#Postgres
#DBA
#Training
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๐ The
#PostgreSQL
#Belgium
community meets again! ๐ Join us on Nov 25 in Leuven, hosted by IDEWE with Zebanza. Come discover how PostgreSQL is used in the field, at scale, and in production, with great talks, plus pizza and drinks ๐๐ป ๐
www.meetup.com/postgresbe/e...
#PostgreSQL
#Meetup
#OpenSource
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Real-World PostgreSQL: Lessons from IDEWE, Rabobank, and EDB, Tue, Nov 25, 2025, 6:00 PM | Meetup
Hello Postgres enthusiasts! We're happy to announce that **IDEWE** will host our next in-person PostgreSQL Meetup in collaboration with **Zebanza** ๐ฆ ๐ We'll explore how
https://www.meetup.com/postgresbe/events/311728514
5 months ago
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Data Egret GmbH
5 months ago
๐ PostgreSQL Essentials (DBA1) kicks off in just 17 days โ and we still have a few spots left! Upgrade your PostgreSQL knowledge and build a solid foundation in open source database administration - register now:
dataegret.com/courses-post...
#PostgreSQL
#DBA
#Training
#OpenSource
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Stefan Fercot
Data Egret GmbH
5 months ago
Happy Halloween!
#postgresql
#postgres
#postgresqlsupport
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Stefan Fercot
Data Egret GmbH
5 months ago
๐จ Final call for PostgreSQL Essentials for DBAs (starts 17 Nov)! Small group, live sessions run by our Senior DBAs. ๐ Register now:
dataegret.com/courses-post...
#PostgreSQL
#DBA
#Training
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๐ฃ Excited to speak at
DevDay.be
2025 in my hometown Mons ๐ง๐ช on November 13! ๐ค "The Art of Data Retention in PostgreSQL" will show why developers should care about data retention and how it affects performance and scalability. ๐ See you there! ๐
www.devday.be
#DevDayBE
#PostgreSQL
#DataRetention
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๐ After premiering "Patroni and pgBackRest: better together" in Belgium this week, I'm bringing it next week to
@pgconf.eu
in Riga! ๐ฑ๐ป Learn how to integrate pgBackRest into a Patroni cluster, rebuild standbys from backups, and perform PITR under Patroni's control... See you there! ๐
#PGConfEU
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We definitely had fun ๐ It was great to see so many familiar faces and meet new ones! The atmosphere was full of great discussions and enthusiasm ๐๐ฅ This talk is also a perfect addition to the new DBA3-level course that we're about to unleash very soon ๐
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Stefan Fercot
Data Egret GmbH
5 months ago
At Data Egret, weโve been helping our clients to run their PostgreSQL instances for years โ and now weโre sharing that experience through hands-on courses. In small groups. With experienced DBAs and Consultants. Teaching how to solve real problems. Learn more ๐
dataegret.com/postgresql-c...
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The
#PostgreSQL
#Belgium
#Meetup
at Google Brussels is coming soon! If you haven't RSVP'd yet, please do so before Monday noon so Google can prepare food, drinks, and security access. ๐
www.meetup.com/postgresbe/e...
๐ The Lego elephant in Belgian colors is still waiting for a lucky attendee! ๐ค๐โค๏ธ
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๐ข The next
#PostgreSQL
#Belgium
#Meetup
is on Tue, Oct 14, 2025 at Google's Brussels offices ๐ Talks on PostgreSQL in the cloud +
#Patroni
&
#pgBackRest
for HA/DR ๐ Community, food, drinks... and a chance to win a Lego elephant in Belgian colors ๐ค๐โค๏ธ ๐ RSVP:
www.meetup.com/postgresbe/e...
6 months ago
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๐ฃ
#PGDayLowlands
is almost here! On Sept 11 we'll kick things off with a warm-up meetup ๐๐๐ป I'll be speaking on scaling
#PgBouncer
โก with real configuration examples and lessons learned from the field ๐ง๐ If you're a
#PostgreSQL
enthusiast, come join us ๐โจ
#PostgresCommunity
#OpenSource
#TechMeetup
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#TIL
about the Year 2038 problem, basically Y2K's lesser-known cousin ๐คฆโโ๏ธ๐พ On 19 Jan 2038 some computers will think it's 1901 again (because they store time as a 32-bit integer) ๐ฐ๏ธ๐ Plenty of time to fix... right? ๐ ๏ธ๐ Thanks Matthias van de Meent for the gem on
#PostgreSQL
๐๐
#TimeTravelBug
#2038Oops
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Year 2038 problem - Wikipedia
Any system using data structures with signed 32-bit time representations has an inherent risk of failing. A full list of these data structures is virtually impossible to derive, but there are well-known data structures that have the Unix time problem:
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Year_2038_problem
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๐ค Happy to share I'll be speaking at
#FOSS4G
Belgium on 25 Sept. in Brussels! ๐ง๐ช We'll cover a challenge many of us know well: upgrading
#PostgreSQL
(especially with
#PostGIS
in the mix), and how to open Pandora's box without losing sleep. ๐๏ธ
www.foss4g.be/en/schedule
๐ See you in Brussels! ๐ค ๐ โค๏ธ
7 months ago
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Stefan Fercot
Floor Drees ๐
7 months ago
Rotterdam friends!! I'm looking for a venue for a
#PostgreSQL
meetup, September 11. Can your company host us, or do you know any affordable venues (budget is max 1800), please let me know? ๐
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Stefan Fercot
Data Egret GmbH
7 months ago
๐จ โCritical: Disk sa1 has less than 10% free space leftโ Seen this before? ๐ฌ Join our free webinar today at 12:00 CEST to learn how to prevent it - straight from PostgreSQL experts. ๐ Today, 12:00 CEST
events.zoom.us/ev/Am2D_Hopd...
#PostgreSQL
#Webinar
#DevOps
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Lรฆtitia
7 months ago
After finding out it is Lord of the Rings and not Lord of the Ring, I changed the project name. Make sure you update your URLS! git repo:
gitlab.com/l_avrot/pg-l...
Documentation:
l_avrot.gitlab.io/pg-lord-of-t...
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Stefan Fercot
Data Egret GmbH
7 months ago
As your application grows, so does the volume of data it needs to handle. This inevitably slows things down. Next Thursday, 14 August at 12:00CEST, weโre hosting a free
#webinar
that tackles the unavoidable growth of tables in your
#PostgreSQL
#database
. Register today!
shorturl.at/xCQnu
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Stefan Fercot
Data Egret GmbH
8 months ago
Table bloat and data retention - we'll cover at our next webinar on ๐๏ธ Aug 14 ๐ง With Senior DBA - Daria Nikolaenko โ Spot hidden performance issues โ Apply smart data retention strategies โ Reduce query/storage overhead without losing value ๐ Register now:
shorturl.at/Pa3c8
#postgresql
#Webinar
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Stefan Fercot
Data Egret GmbH
8 months ago
We bet youโve missed our webinars! Hereโs a little hint about the topic of the next oneโฆ ๐ Watch this space โ full details dropping later today!
#PostgreSQL
#Postgres
#OpenSource
#Developers
#DBA
#CTO
#SoftwareEngineering
#TechLeadership
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Stefan Fercot
Data Egret GmbH
8 months ago
Developers! Your app runs on PostgreSQLโbut no DBA on hand? We've got you covered! ๐ Weโll be running 2 live online courses in August: - SQL AntiโPatterns โ Aug 26 - Safe DDL/DML Migration โ Aug 28 ๐ Cert. of attendance ๐ Register now:
dataegret.com/postgresql-c...
#PostgreSQL
#DevTraining
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Stefan Fercot
Data Egret GmbH
9 months ago
CTOs wearing the DBA hat? We see you. Get our free PostgreSQL Audit step-by-step guide to help you assess backups, fix config risks & ensure your DB is production-ready. Built by senior DBAs, made for real-world use ๐
dataegret.com/white-paper-...
#PostgreSQL
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White Paper - DBAudit - Data Egret
Your guide to day-to-day PostgreSQL maintenance written by recognised PostgreSQL consultants.
https://dataegret.com/white-paper-postgresql-maintenance/
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Stefan Fercot
Data Egret GmbH
9 months ago
๐ Itโs
#DBAAppreciationDay
! Weโre giving away 10 free 30-min PostgreSQL consultations with our Senior DBA โ no strings attached. ๐ Help your DBA tackle perf issues, plan a migration, or get a second opinion. Apply today only
forms.gle/Y8e7iBipW5zh...
First come, first served!
#PostgreSQL
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๐ฃ FOSS4G Belgium 2025 ๐ง๐ช ๐ Brussels | ๐ 25 Sep 2025 ๐บ๏ธ
www.foss4g.be
#FOSS4G
Belgium returns this September! As a
#PostgreSQL
DBA, I often work behind the scenes, but I love seeing what people build with
#PostGIS
. The call for presentations is open ๐ Share your
#osgeo
stories! See you there?
9 months ago
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Stefan Fercot
Data Egret GmbH
9 months ago
๐ Can PostgreSQL power modern analytics pipelines?
@hydrobiont.bsky.social
gave a talk at the
#PostgreSQL
meetup near Stuttgart last week. Hereโs the recap, slides, and key lessons on using Postgres for OLAP, CDC, and ML workflows:
dataegret.com/2025/07/oper...
#postgresql
#Analytics
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Data EgretOperating PostgreSQL as a Data Source for Analytics Pipelines โ Recap from the Stuttgart Meetup - Data Egret
PostgreSQL user groups are a fantastic way to build new connections and engage with the local community. Last week, I had the pleasure of speaking at the...
https://dataegret.com/2025/07/operating-postgresql-as-a-data-source-for-analytics-pipelines-recap-from-the-stuttgart-meetup/
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