Meet with Aiven at PGConf DE 2026!
Apr 21, 2026 - Apr 22, 2026
08:00-18:00 CET
Haus der Technik, Essen, Germany
Aiven is thrilled to be sponsoring PGConf DE 2026, visit our booth to discover how Aiven can help you:
- Take PostgreSQL to the max: most managed PostgreSQL providers stop at database hosting. Aiven takes you further — turning PostgreSQL into a launchpad for streaming, real-time analytics, and blazing-fast caching, all without leaving the platform.
- Go beyond the database, build what's next: with a 99.9% SLA, 50+ extensions, available on any cloud, and operational efficiency. Now running version 18.1
- Stop service sprawl. Aiven offers your favorite open-source services - Kafka, OpenSearch, PostgreSQL, ClickHouse and more - on one unified platform.
- Manage your entire data infrastructure easily from a single control plane, giving you more time to innovate.
- Connect your data services across multiple cloud vendors and regions without the overhead
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Aiven sessions at PGConf DE
Hear from our PostgreSQL experts!
- 12:15-12:20, 21 April
Benchmarking - an unexpected journey
Starting with an simple ask in my daily business just to compare the performance of PostgreSQL DBaaS offerings between different cloud vendors I've opened a door into an unexpected journey of way more effort, research and thoughts.
However, achieving optimal performance from PostgreSQL requires a nuanced understanding of its behavior under different workloads. This talk chronicles an in-depth journey into PostgreSQL benchmarking, sharing lessons learned, unexpected challenges, and key insights gained along the way.
We will explore my methodology used to design and execute meaningful benchmarks, including the selection of tools, configuration tuning, and workload modeling that aligns with real-world scenarios. Key takeaways will include strategies for interpreting benchmark results, common pitfalls to avoid, and the impact of factors such as parametrization and compute configurations.
The session also dives into the evolution of benchmarking practices, addressing questions like: What distinguishes synthetic benchmarks from real-world performance measurements? How do version upgrades and new features affect benchmarking strategies?
Whether you are a database administrator, developer, or architect, this talk aims to equip you with practical insights and actionable techniques to master the art and science of PostgreSQL benchmarking, helping you unlock its full potential for your workloads.
Dirk Krautschick - TBC
I'm Afraid of the Database: How I gained confidence in PostgreSQL as an App Developer
As an app developer, my goal is to serve my users. I may love my tech stack, but secretly, I am terrified of the data layer. We have more and more app developers blindly relying on PostgreSQL, but with all this data lying around, we need to ensure that PostgreSQL as a community is approachable.
Jay Miller
