PGConf.Russia 2021

In May 2019, Postgres Professional launched the PostgreSQL certification program. I have been working in this company since March 2020, and in a year I have successfully taken four tests on the DBA1, DBA2, DBA 3, QPT courses. In this talk, I will share my experience of preparing for the exams and passing these tests.

Intel® Xeon® Scalable Gen 3 - new commands have been added to speed up the database: vector bit manipulation instructions to enable data compression without losses, vector instructions to make TLS protocols faster and SGX enclaves for secure code execution. We will also discuss the new generation of persistent memory Intel® Optane™ PMem 200 series. We will explain what these new technologies including oneAPI tools can give to the PostgreSQL project community

From the very beginning of 2021, I'm fixing a bug in CREATE INDEX CONCURRENTLY. This bug manifests extremely seldom. I could not find any traces of it in mailing lists ever since the introduction of the feature in 8.2. Yet the bug affected our systems, so I decided to fix it. This is how the9i detective bug-hunting story started. In this story, I'll share details of the implementation of transactions and lock mechanics.

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.