PGConf.Russia 2021

Crew Resource Management is a field which has become critical in many fields including aviation and nuclear power. However in IT, this field has not been well implemented. In this talk we will discuss what crew resource management is, what kinds of problems it solves, and why all database teams should implement it.

Several PostgreSQL-related case studies will be discussed and both technical and human factors will be part of the case studies.

The pgpro_scheduler extension has an interesting but little-known feature - one-time jobs. Despite its simplicity, this feature can be used for complex transaction processing. On the one hand, it helps to reliably execute tasks taking a very long time, on the other hand, it ensures app scaling if certain conditions are met.

What can be more important in the data load process than speed? Data migration is one of the most requested features in DBeaver. So the performance issue was highly important for us, in regard to PostgreSQL, as well as Greenplum, Redshift and other Postgres-based databases. We are ready to share our tiny secrets about 10x, 100x, 1000x, and even 10,000x performance improvements for data imports without any magic.

We are surrounded by myths, so we are constantly under delusion in regard to politics, economy, history and... space. Let's tackle the most pressing issues related to astronomy and space research. Perhaps we will start to better understand the world around us, avoid exaggerated sensations and spot really interesting and attractive aspects of scientific research.