PgConf.Russia 2017

This tutorial is about various applied JSON usage patterns and the related PostgreSQL functionality. We will discuss data storage in the JSON format, retrieving, changing, and searching such data, JSON features for simple SQL queries, as well as using JSON in stored procedures in different languages. You’ll get hands-on experience with some of the discussed problems on the provided virtual machines.

Modern high-performance and scale-out Database solutions need to move huge amounts of data between the system components. They need to perform it quickly and without delay for the end-user. While developing interconnect technologies Mellanox focuses on highest bandwidth, ultra-low latency, and advanced CPU offload capabilities. In this session Michael will tell about fast interconnect value for Database and Big Data solutions and will share Mellanox experience in building such systems in cooperation with leading global vendors.

VIDEO

The report is focused on the topic of automation of migration to PostgreSQL from other databases using Ispirer Migration and Modernization Toolkit. The issues of data and SQL code migration, conversion of client applications, embedded SQL and database API will be covered, the examples of implemented projects of migration from Oracle to PostgreSQL and from Microsoft SQL Server to PostgreSQL will be given.

VIDEO

With big data threads, even the upload of data to a database can often be problematic – apart from the data upload itself, you need to create indexes, perform VACUUM after the upload for correct Index-only scans, etc. From this talk, you will learn how to avoid most of such problems (if not all of them).

VIDEO