NYC IDEAS: What's the Big Deal with Postgres?

Welcome to New York City Institute for Data, Engineering, Architecture, and Standards (IDEAS). We're a group that meets periodically to discuss technical topics in data, software engineering, and related fields.

The Event:

Join us on September 25th for a deep dive into all things Postgres! This open-source RDBMS has been a cornerstone for decades, but recent acquisitions of Postgres-focused startups (Neon, Crunchy) have propelled it into the spotlight.

At this event, we'll explore: What is Postgres? Why is it currently so popular? What innovative applications are people building with it? We're inviting practitioners and builders to share their experiences and demonstrate how Postgres and compatible technologies can be essential to your next-generation data architectures.

This is a free event. Food and beverages will be provided.

Your Speakers:

1) Artem Ervits - Principal Solutions Engineer @ Snowflake

Introduction to Postgres

2) Sid Sawhney - Field Engineer @ MaterializeProviding Fresh Context for AI Agents from Postgres CDC.

3) Michael Goddard - Principal Solution Architect @ CedarDB

Imagine being in a position to build a database system from a clean slate, wiping away 30+ years of unchallenged assumptions. What would that look like? In this session, the CedarDB team will provide a high level overview of how they answered this question, based on eight years of research at Technical University of Munich (TUM). The talk will focus on, among other things:

- Why be Postgres compatible, and what does that even mean?

- What is the user and operator experience?

- Demo: How does the performance of CedarDB compare with that of Postgres?

- Roadmap for 2025 and beyond

- How to easily get started with CedarDB

4) Chris Casano - Senior Director, Customer Engineering @ Cockroach Labs

CockroachDB, a reimagined SQL database for zero downtime workloads. Feels like Postgres, scales like NoSQL and powering AI in a variety of ways. Learn about the expected performance, use cases and how it integrates into your stack.

Timeline:

5:30: Doors open. Eat/Drink/Network.

6:00: Speakers Begin

8:00: Drink/Network

9:00: You don't have to go home but you can't stay here.

We're grateful to Materialize for letting us use their space for this event.

Event Venue & Nearby Stays

436 Lafayette St 6th floor, 436 Lafayette Street, New York, United States