PGConf.Russia 2025

What does a modern application developer need to transition from familiar cloud-based solutions to SQL databases?

This talk is a practical report on how we transformed an SQL database into a NoSQL-like solution with a developer-friendly interface. We’ll discuss:

What application developers expect from a data framework

How to implement declarative DDL, access control, and automation for reading and writing data

Simplified DML operations, pagination, and other essential features for application development

The work of a DBA is very multifaceted: backups, version updates, performance issues — there's a long list. But sometimes, due to the workload, we don't give enough attention to innovations that don't directly relate to what we do every day. Such is the case with logical replication.

Of course, each of us has some skills working with this tool, but PostgreSQL is a rapidly evolving database system. Sometimes, we simply need to look around with a fresh perspective to see something new.

My presentation will be based on this approach: we'll start with theory (as always, less theory, more practice) and simple examples, then move on to more complex examples of its use. Special attention will be given to what has changed in modern versions of PostgreSQL.

This presentation will be helpful for those who want to get acquainted with logical replication or refresh their knowledge of this tool.

Sometimes, issues arise with the operation of PostgreSQL on Linux. We will define a classification of these scenarios and provide solutions, from simple to complex. Which failures lead to data corruption? Which scenarios are more dangerous than others, and what should be monitored? We will review logging examples from DBM.P Skala-R and analyze debugging scenarios, including OS libraries, Linux kernel, drivers, and kernel modules to identify causes and resolve errors.

Poolers play a crucial role in PostgreSQL database operations. In this talk, we’ll discuss the challenges we faced when using and implementing existing poolers and the benefits we gained by developing our own pooler.