PostgreSQL Meetup

Dear Chicago PUG members

Welcome to our online July meetup! Apache Ignite is back!

Valentin Kulichenko, Solutions Architect at GridGain Systems will present a talk: How to boost and scale Postgres - from sharding to in-memory data grids.

Abstract: Businesses are accumulating data at enormous rates requiring huge amounts of storage. Due to this, many industry players tend to predict Postgres' extinction. Nevertheless, most businesses have Postgres deployments for decades and continue doing so regardless of the advancement in big data, mobile, IoT, and all other revolutions that contribute to data generation.

So, how does Postgres manage its way through all technological storms and revolutions, and rank among the top 5 databases? The answer is the evolution of technologies designed to support relational databases. Whether you want to scale to petabytes or tap into RAM, there is a solution for Postgres. Let's review these practical solutions, including built-in caching, sharding, and in-memory data grids like Apache Ignite.

About the speaker:

Valentin Kulichenko is a software engineer, solutions architect, and a distributed systems enthusiast. He has been working with in-memory distributed systems since 2010.

Valentin currently holds the position of Lead Architect at GridGain Systems. He contributes to GridGain's Enterprise products, works directly with large scale customer deployments, manages proof-of-concept projects and technical support engagements. He is also a passionate open-source Apache Ignite community member. He dedicates his time to public speaking, contributing code, and providing technical help through the dev and user mailing lists.

Hope to see you there virtually!

Hettie Dombrovskaya, Chicago PUG co-organizer