Amsterdam Open Source Data Infrastructure meetup - May 2024

• Are you interested in learning more about open-source data technologies? ✅
• Do you want to network with local and international tech professionals in a fun, relaxed environment? ✅

Then join us on May 15, for an evening full of inspiring conversations and exciting talks!

Agenda:

• 18:30 - 19:00 Welcome: Networking & snacks
• 19:00 - 19:10 Kickoff: Welcome Aiven
• 19:10 - 19:40 Fast PostgreSQL in C++ with libpqxx - Jeroen Vermeulen, Cloud Engineer at Cisco
• Abstract: There are many "better" languages out there, but nothing beats C++ for speed. If your C++ application needs to store data in PostgreSQL fast, or needs to retrieve it fast, here's how to do it. We'll use libpqxx, the C++ client library.
• 19:40 - 20:10 PostgreSQL without permanent local data storage - Matthias van de Meent, PostgreSQL hacker, Developer at Neon Inc.
• PostgreSQL depends on the local file system for various consistency and persistence guarantees. However, in the Cloud where local disks are ephemeral, you'll have to look for other solutions. Network-attached disks (like EBS) are one way to persist data in a cloud environment, but at Neon we decided to disaggregate storage and compute, and get rid of the local file system entirely for long-term data storage.
  This talk discusses the technical challenges we encountered at Neon while building a disaggregated storage and compute project based on a PostgreSQL fork: the problems that we encountered, the solutions we built for them, and the benefits we get from disaggregating storage and compute.
• 20:10 ~ 21:00 Food & networking

Please note that this is an alcohol-free event. Light bites will be provided.

By attending this event, you agree to abide by our Community Code of Conduct.