We will be hosting our September Meetup.
Thanks to Amazon for sponsoring us. Please note that you have to show sign up with your real name and show a Photo ID to the building security before entering the building. This is a requirement from the building security. If you are not ok with that, please do not sign up.
You can not bring a +1, everyone needs to sign up.
Please only sign up if you plan to come, we will keep notes.
Speakers:
Divyendu Singh: How LLMs Help Us Manage PostgreSQL at Scale
Marko Coha: Postgres in the Cloud
Additional information for Meetup attendees are available here:
https://andreas.scherbaum.la/post/2025-05-05_attending-organizing-or-speaking-at-a-meetup/
How LLMs Help Us Manage PostgreSQL at Scale:
The Xata Agent is an open-source AI PostgreSQL expert. It monitors Postgres clusters by analyzing metrics and logs, checking pg_stat_statements for slow queries, running EXPLAIN and interpreting the output.
We have been using the Agent internally on a large fleet of production PostgreSQL clusters, and we have gathered valuable insights, including:
- Comparing different models and providers and their benefits.
- Combining cloud hosting observability data with Postgres tools.
- The cost implications of using LLMs for database monitoring.
- Testing the agent’s effectiveness in detecting performance regressions.
Postgres in the Cloud:
This presentation provides a comprehensive overview of hosting PostgreSQL in the cloud, examining both strategic benefits and potential trade-offs. Attendees will first gain an understanding of the key reasons organizations choose cloud-based PostgreSQL deployments, including scalability, operational efficiency, and cost optimization. We will explore how cloud platforms can simplify database administration, accelerate time-to-market, and support dynamic workloads, while also enabling global accessibility and high availability.
