New Blog Post: I had an amazing and productive time at @pgdaylowlands.bsky.social in Rotterdam. Included are links to video & slides of "How Do We Get Postgres to the Next Level?", co-written with @hettied.bsky.social! vyruss.org/blog/pgday-l... #PostgreSQL #Postgres #PGDayNL #PGDayLowlands

We're happy to share the pictures Tom Brown (honkingelephant.com) made at the event. Share your favorite(s) in the comments? drive.google.com/drive/folder...

You can now watch PgDay Lowlands on demand. We'll release individual talk recordings shortly, but until then: www.youtube.com/live/tJYEuIp...

We had a great time at @pgdaylowlands.bsky.social last week. Our Gianni Ciolli and @jonnylee31.bsky.social had sessions at the event, @tchorix.bsky.social and @floord.bsky.social are organizers for the annual conference. No-FOMO, you can play back the live stream: www.youtube.com/live/tJYEuIp...

That's a wrap! We'll publish pictures and recordings in the coming weeks. And we'll be back next year, in Utrecht! Some last pictures of happy attendees:

That first debate was so fun, what do you think: #PostgreSQL on Kubernetes - just because you can, doesn't mean you should? Or match made in heaven (get it, because it's cloud native?!)? Get ready to discuss the benefits and drawbacks with autotuning: www.youtube.com/watch?v=tJYE...

Some pictures from the lightning talks round we had after lunch. Join us for an afternoon with more talks and debates: www.youtube.com/watch?v=tJYE... Pictures by honkingelephant.com

Tuples & tulips: Josef Machytka (credativ GmbH) talks about databases in distress: www.youtube.com/watch?v=tJYE...

If you're watching the live stream today - the song we're playing is by ThomasDave, and available on Spotify: https//open.spotif... Enjoy Rotterdam vibes!

PGDay Lowlands has kicked off, some first pictures showing our community coming together! Pictures by honkingelephant.com

Not at the zoo today? Follow along with today's livestream: www.youtube.com/watch?v=tJYE...

Some "PGDay Lowlanders" are in Vienna for PGDay Austria this week. 8 more days to the conference, get your ticket today: 2025.pgday.nl

Update! Karen Jex donated this cutie to the prize pool for our Testing Challenge - truly, what's keeping you from testing the Postgres beta release?! 2025.pgday.nl/testing-pg/

We got a little something-something in the making... 🐘 🌷 ALT: pictures show the process of handcrafting PGDay Lowlands keychains

The PostgreSQL User Group NL team is organizing a PGDay Lowlands Warmup Meetup on Thursday, September 11 🔥 Chris Ellis will showcase some Postgres features that make developers’ lives easier, and Stefan Fercot will dive into the inner workings of PgBouncer: www.meetup.com/postgresql-u...

We know that great content doesn’t happen by accident — it takes practice. We’re offering all speakers a public speaking training on Aug 28. The participants of our debates will gather virtually Aug 26 for a preparatory session. Can’t wait for you to see what we've been working on: 2025.pgday.nl

We just added Amazon Web Services (AWS) as a Supporter-level sponsor for PGDay Lowlands. See you in Rotterdam, September 12! 2025.pgday.nl

⚡️ Autotuning in #PostgreSQL sounds like a dream: faster setup and fewer mistakes! But… 🛑 what about the risk of missing workload context? 💬 At the Postgres Autotuning Debate, experts on both sides will challenge assumptions and unpack the trade-offs. www.postgresql.eu/events/pgday...

Rotterdam has a lot to offer in terms of museums, restaurants and nightlife. We've added an unordered list of recommendations on our website: 2025.pgday.nl/venue/

Jimmy Angelakos is donating a signed copy of his "PostgreSQL Mistakes and How to Avoid Them", and Chris Ellis put a special edition "electric elephant" in the prize pool - truly, what's keeping you from testing the beta release?! 😅 2025.pgday.nl/testing-pg/

We received our first submission for the PostgreSQL 18 Testing Challenge 🎉 2025.pgday.nl/testing-pg/ We're looking for prizes to be raffled among participants—like a copy of your latest book—to encourage more submissions. We’d love to add your contribution to our prize pool! 📧 Email [email protected]

🎟️ PGX and CYBERTEC are each giving away a free ticket to PGDay Lowlands (Sept 12, Rotterdam)! These tickets are reserved for people underrepresented in the PostgreSQL community. To apply, just send a short email to [email protected] before September 1 #PostgreSQL #DiversityinTech

🎉 For the second year in a row, we're hosting a challenge to test PostgreSQL 18 pre-releases 🧪 Help improve Postgres by testing the beta versions. In return, you could win a free ticket to PgDay Lowlands and earn your spot on the legendary Wall of Testers Details: 2025.pgday.nl/testing-pg

Rotterdam has a lot to offer in terms of museums, restaurants and nightlife. We've added an unordered list of recommendations on our website: 2025.pgday.nl/venue/

Autotuning for #PostgreSQL promises time savings, fewer errors, and smarter performance—but is it always a win? What about over-tuning, lack of context, or hidden overhead? Can automation really replace expert judgment? Join our debate to hear both sides: www.postgresql.eu/events/pgday...

Running #PostgreSQL on Kubernetes offers big wins—automation, portability, scaling, and HA—but it’s not without challenges: complex storage and networking to DBAs having to learn a new tech, it’s a hot topic for debate. Decide where you stand! www.postgresql.eu/events/pgday...

Lightning talks are quick fun, times four: 1️⃣ The PostgreSQL village - Cornelia Biacsics 2️⃣ How Far Did Oracle Come? Kubernetes Operator! - ShivaDeep Gundoju 3️⃣ Public speaking as an introvert - Derk van Veen 4️⃣ PostgreSQL Compatibility Index - Mayuresh Suresh Bagayatkar 2025.pgday.nl

Join Andreas Scherbaum for his PGDay Lowlands session, where he'll share what he has learned interviewing folks in the #PostgreSQL community for postgresql.life 2025.pgday.nl @[email protected]

Datamaran's Valeria Alexandra Haro Valle will talk about how while they courted MongoDB, they ultimately committed to Postgres as their partner in data. Everybody enjoys a good love story: 2025.pgday.nl

Join Dirk Krautschick (Aiven) for his session "Beyond Postgres - Insights about PostgreSQL Extensibility", at PGDay Lowlands, September 12: 2025.pgday.nl

Join Josef Machytka (credativ GmbH) at PGDay Lowlands for his session: Database in Distress - Testing and Repairing Different Types of Database Corruption 2025.pgday.nl

At PGDay Lowlands, we're going "Beyond Joins and Indexes", with Bruce Momjian (@EDBpostgres.bsky.social). To join, September 12: 2025.pgday.nl

Gülçin Yıldırım Jelinek (Xata) will talk about the anatomy of table-level locks in #PostgreSQL. Put your science goggles on, it's investigation time: 2025.pgday.nl @apatheticmagpie.bsky.social

We want to thank our Talk Selection Committee for the momentous work they did: Teresa Lopes (Adyen), Carole Arnaud (Dalibo, PGDay Paris), Chris Ellis (Nexteam Ltd, PGDay UK), Emma Saroyan (Armenia PostgreSQL UG), and Gerard Zuidweg (Optimadata, PostgreSQL UG NL) 2025.pgday.nl

How Do We Get Postgres to the Next Level? Heck if we know, but Henrietta Dombrovskaya (DRW), and Jimmy Angelakos (Deriv) seem to have an idea! Join for their talk, September 12, at PGDay Lowlands: 2025.pgday.nl

The program is live! We'll highlight all the separate sessions in detail over the next few weeks, but here's the schedule for our September conference: www.postgresql.eu/events/pgday... #PostgreSQL

PGDay Lowlands sponsor PGX would like to give their supporter tier ticket to a member of an underrepresented group in Tech! If you'd like to apply for this ticket, please send an email to [email protected] before June 30. We'll review your application and let you know July 1st.

Early Bird registration for PGDay Lowlands is now open: 2025.pgday.nl/registration/ Pick up one of the 20 reserved tickets at EUR 80, before prices increase July 1st. Don't snooze on this opportunity!

Happy to welcome credativ as a Partner-level sponsor for PGDay Lowlands this September! They replace the missing vendor: credativ delivers enterprise-grade Open Source support, SLAs, and operations for PostgreSQL, Linux & container platforms. www.credativ.de

We want to thank everyone for submitting to our CfP - you've given the Talk Selection Committee a run for their money. So much so actually that we have to ask for a little more patience as we finalize our selection. But: notifications will go out no later than May 26, stay tuned!

Part of the team is at @pgconfde.bsky.social this week, speaking and volunteering. Say hi 👋 when you meet them in the hallway: @tchorix.bsky.social, Teresa Lopes, @floord.bsky.social & Derk van Veen #pgconfde

We're very excited to have Microsoft, PGX, and Navicat join us as Supporter level sponsors: 2025.pgday.nl/sponsors/ It's this generous support that allows us to run a great event!

Few more hours until the PGDay Lowlands CfP closes: 2025.pgday.nl/call-for-pap... ⏳️

Adyen joins us as a Partner-level sponsor again this year 🤩 End-to-end payment solution, data and financial management in a single solution. Meet the financial technology platform to help you realise your ambitions fast: www.adyen.com

Boriss, Derk, and Stacy got together to record a little something explaining the different session types at PGDay Lowlands this year: youtu.be/pzkpBXaDzUY?... Submit your ideas until May 1st: 2025.pgday.nl/call-for-pap...

Nibble IT joins us as a Partner-level sponsor 🎉 Nibble IT offers comprehensive PostgreSQL services including architecture design, performance optimization and 24/7 management, with years of experience and expertise in on-premise, cloud and DevOps: www.nibble-it.nl

@edbpostgres.bsky.social joins us as a Partner level sponsor 🙏 EDB is committed to building Postgres for the AI generation by providing a modern Postgres data platform for operators, developers, data engineers, and AI builders powering mission-critical workloads. www.enterprisedb.com

Friendly nudge: our Call for Speakers closes May 1st! Get your (lightning) talks in, make our Talk Selection Committee sweat over all the amazing proposals: 2025.pgday.nl/call-for-pap...

Kangaroot joins PGDay Lowlands in Rotterdam as a Partner-level sponsor 🦘 Kangaroot is al vele jaren een trotse EDB Gold Partner, waarbij we onze expertise in PostgreSQL hebben opgebouwd. Onze kracht ligt in het advies, beheer en ondersteunen van jouw open source platform! kangaroot.net

OptimaData is joining us as a Partner-level sponsor! OptimaData is a full-service, multiplatform database consultancy and specializes in open-source databases like PostgreSQL. They offer consultancy, managed services & staffing services. www.optimadata.nl