Illinois Prairie PUG Meetup - zoom version!

Dear Prairie PUG Members! This is a Zoom version of our January 13 meetup. You can find in-person event details here. A friendly reminder: if you want to attend in person, I need both your first and last name!

## Details

Dear Illinois Prairie PUG members,

Our first meetup of 2026 will take place on January 13!
Our opening event will feature Ryan Booze, Solutions Engineer at pganalyze.

Talk title:
Configuring Postgres for effective logging and query optimization analysis

Talk Description:

This talk will cover:

- config of pg_stat_statements, auto_explain, and logging
- logged statements and plans to locate optimization opportunities
- Identifying three common query patterns that are worth trying a rewrite, and how to do this

Previously, Ryan had presented atthe Chicago PostgreSQL User Group multiple times, and we are excited to have him back!

About the Speaker

Ryan is a Solutions Engineer at pganalyze focusing on PostgreSQL. Ryan has worked as a PostgreSQL advocate, developer, DBA and product manager for more than 25 years, primarily working with time-series data on PostgreSQL and the Microsoft Data Platform.

Ryan is a long-time DBA and developer, starting with MySQL and Postgres in the late 90s. He spent more than 15 years working with SQL Server before returning to PostgreSQL full-time in 2018. He’s at the top of his game when he's learning something new about the data platform or teaching others about the technology he loves.

Please RSVP here only if you are going to attend virtually.

For the in-person event, please RSVP here.

Hettie Dombrovskaya
Illinois Prairie PostgreSQL User Group Organizer