Bruce Momjian

Postgres Feature Presentations


Programming the SQL Way with Common Table Expressions

Duration: 30 minutes, 45 minutes with questions
SQL is a declarative language, meaning the user submits an SQL command and the database determines the optimal execution. Common Table Expressions (CTEs) allow queries to be more imperative, allowing looping and processing hierarchical structures that are normally associated only with imperative languages. This talk will help developers use implement CTE queries in their applications and allow operations that normally could only be done in application code to be done via SQL queries.

Rapid Upgrades With Pg_Upgrade

Duration: 30 minutes, 45 minutes with questions
Pg_Upgrade allows data to be transferred between major Postgres versions without a dump/restore. It does this by transferring the user data and version-dependent data separately. This talk explains the internal workings of pg_upgrade and includes a pg_upgrade demonstration.

The Magic of Hot Streaming Replication

Duration: 30 minutes, 45 minutes with questions
This talk explores the much-anticipated Postgres 9.0 features of hot standby and streaming replication. It explains how these features work, how to configure them, and their current limitations. It includes a hands-on demonstration that can be done either by the instructor or by students.

PostgreSQL Replication Solutions

Duration: 45 minutes, 75 minutes with questions
This talk is for people who need some kind of replication and want to learn more about the replication options available for PostgreSQL.  Replication is not a single technology but rather a group of needs and solutions that has to be tailored to each usage for optimal performance and functionality.  This talk outlines the major needs for replication and major solutions, including those currently implemented in PostgreSQL and those in development.

Securing PostgreSQL From External Attack

Duration: 30 minutes, 45 minutes with questions
This talk explores the ways attackers with no authorized database access can steal Postgres passwords, see database queries and results, and even intercept database sessions and return false data. Postgres supports features to eliminate all of these threats, but administrators must understand the attack vulnerabilities to protect against them. This talk covers all known Postgres external attack methods.