Postgres and Open Source Experts

We have another stellar year of content at PostgreSQL Conference West. The first round of talks has been reviewed and they are now published. There are some more talks on the way so stay tuned for the second round. We have also opened early registration, although we don't have the training options up yet. Take a look and watch for more official announcement style stuff soon.

Of note, Jim …

A while ago a gentlemen by the name of Josh (Abstrct) McDougall contacted me about a game he created and subsequent contest being held at DEFCON 19. What makes this so interesting is the majority of the game was created in PostgreSQL. This truly exposed the power of PostgreSQL and the ability to create business (or data) logic directly within the database instead of just using the database as a …

PostgreSQL Conference West 2011 has extended it's call for papers by 12 days. The new schedule is below:

May 25th: Talk submission opens
August 12th: Talk submission closes (EXTENDED!)
August 16th: Speaker notification

The Conference, the largest direct financial contributor to the PostgreSQL community but money isn't always what the community needs. One of the things our community needs is a way to create a stable financial environment for developers …

Alright, so they aren't really new directions. Command Prompt has been submitting features to .Org for a long time, we have also been a large generator of content through activity on the mailing lists, the publicly available (if outdated) Practical PostgreSQL and not to mention all the content we provide through the PostgreSQL Conference site. However, with all of these things it is easy to get lost in the mire …

As the primary organizer of The PostgreSQL Conference series, Command Prompt has been trying to find ways to continue to support the PostgreSQL Community. The Conference is already the highest direct financial contributor but the money isn't always what the community needs. The documentation may need some work (pg_dump section I am looking at you), we might want server to execute performance testing or there are features that the …

Today, Netflix upped its rates. It was not an excessive increase (dollar wise) but it was enough to get some masses frothing at the mouth [1]. Here is the deal folks, Netflix is cheap, really cheap. It is so cheap that their selection is dwindling as their contracts become due. To get even close to the equivalent service from a cable company you would be looking at upward of 100.00 …

OK, I am just trying to set the record straight. People are still confused thinking I might not be going to #PgWest, but I am. I know where the confusion comes from; there are a few other conferences going on during that time frame but the only two that matter are #PgWest and Surge. So, to be clear, I will be going to #PGWest this year not Surge. …

Following on the smashing success of PostgreSQL Conference East, PostgreSQL Conference West, The PostgreSQL Conference for Developers, End Users and Decision Makers, is being held at the San Jose Convention Center, in San Jose, CA from September 27th - 30th. Please join us in continuing to make this the largest PostgreSQL Conference series in North America.

• Main site.
  
• Call for papers

  Time line:

  May 25th: Talk submission opens
  July 31st: …

I am currently at the Gartner BI conference (yes really), so I won't have time to announce officially until later this week but I have had a lot of people asking me about when West will be. So, here ya go. San Jose, September 27th-30th at the convention center. The conference is already set up at Lanyrd if you want to get social.

The website is not quite updated yet …

I tend to spend a lot of my time reviewing what is going on in the wider PostgreSQL ecosystem. Over the past few months I have been increasingly intriqued at a overriding theme that is starting to emerge in the market. That "EnterpriseDB" is "The PostgreSQL Company". This isn't about taglines but actual perception in the market.

I was speaking with an individual from 10Gen (#PgEast Gold Sponsor and creator …