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OpenSource DB – October'26 Bulletin
October Highlights
OSDB Hacktober Series 2026 | Second Edition
Building on the initiative introduced by Hari Kiran last year, OpenSource DB continues the Hacktober Series for its second edition this October.
The series features blog posts exploring open-source technologies, ideas, and contributions, encouraging knowledge sharing and wider community engagement.
OSDB at Postgres US Summit 2026
Postgres Women India (PWI) participated as a Community Partner at Postgres US Summit 2026, held from September 30 to October 2.
Hari Kiran, Founder & CEO of OpenSource DB, represented OSDB on October 1 with two sessions:
Tech Talk: From Oracle to Postgres for 40 Million Users: What a National G2C Migration Actually Looks Like
Leadership Roundtable: How Much of Database Migration Can AI Really Automate?
The participation strengthened OSDB and PWI’s connection with the global PostgreSQL community through knowledge sharing and collaboration.
OpenSourceDB at Open Source India 2026
Hari Kiran presented the story of Telangana’s MeeSeva ESD migration from Oracle 11g to PostgreSQL at Open Source India 2026 in Bengaluru.
The session highlighted how 500+ critical citizen services were migrated with zero data loss, while eliminating proprietary licensing costs and reducing infrastructure requirements by 67%.
The OpenSourceDB booth was managed by Hari, Amar, Siva, Keerthi, Chandini, and Praveena, engaging with attendees and introducing them to OSDB’s work and PostgreSQL solutions.
The presentation demonstrated how PostgreSQL and open-source technologies can help deliver cost-effective, reliable digital public services.
OpenSourceDB at Postgres Pune 2026
Hari Kiran represented OpenSourceDB at Postgres Pune 2026, presenting “From Insight 1.0 to 2.0: Solution Engineering Postgres in a Regulated, Nation-Scale Tax Platform.”
The session explored how PostgreSQL can power a regulated, nation-scale tax platform, covering high availability, cross-region disaster recovery, performance benchmarking, and secure AI integration using pgvector.
Adding to the excitement, OpenSourceDB and the MeeSeva project were also featured in The Hindu.
Read the coverage: https://lnkd.in/gr4jgeck
PgVizag Meetup #7 | October 17, 2026
The Visakhapatnam PostgreSQL community hosted its seventh meetup, bringing together PostgreSQL enthusiasts for knowledge sharing, technical sessions, and community networking.
Thank you to all the speakers and participants for making the meetup a valuable community experience.
Explore the event highlights, recordings, and presentations on the PgVizag website.
OSDB at PostgreSQL Conference Europe 2026
Hari Kiran delivered a talk titled “From Oracle to Postgres for 40 Million Users: What a National G2C Migration Actually Looks Like” at PostgreSQL Conference Europe 2026, held in Valencia, Spain, from October 20–23.
Along with Hari, Amar also attended the conference, connecting with the PostgreSQL community and enjoying a memorable experience in Spain.
The event was a great opportunity to share real-world PostgreSQL migration experiences, exchange knowledge, and strengthen connections within the global PostgreSQL ecosystem.
Fresh on the blog
Weekly Thoughts from the Founder – Hari Kiran P
Thrilled to have spoken at Postgres Summit US 2026 in New York City! 🗽🐘
Just stepped off the centre stage at #IndiaFOSS2026 in Bengaluru, and I’m still buzzing. 🐘
𝐎𝐧𝐞 𝐰𝐞𝐞𝐤, 𝐭𝐰𝐨 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐠𝐞𝐬, 𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐦𝐞: 𝐏𝐨𝐬𝐭𝐠𝐫𝐞𝐬 𝐢𝐬 𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐲 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧’𝐬 𝐦𝐨𝐬𝐭 𝐜𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐬𝐲𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐦𝐬.
Speaking at PostgreSQL Conference Europe PGConf.EU 2026 in Valencia, Spain!
Sunday reflections: a week of Postgres, people, and Spain 23rd Oct
PostgreSQL Deep Dives
Hacktober Series
Aarti Nadekar – Sharing insightful articles about PostgreSQL community
Praveena Sivasankar – Sharing insightful articles about AI which are essential for any company.
🔜 What’s Coming Up in November
November 6 | PgHyd Meetup #15 | https://pghyd.in/
Join the Hyderabad PostgreSQL community for its next meetup.
November 17–18 | PGConf.Asia 2026
Hari Kiran and Akhil will be delivering a talk at PGConf.Asia 2026.
View the schedule
November 24 | PWI Webinar: PostgreSQL 19
Join Postgres Women India for “One Release, Many Perspectives: PostgreSQL 19”, exploring new features, architectural changes, and perspectives from developers, DBAs, and technology architects.
Time: 5:00 PM – 7:00 PM IST
Registration: Free and open to everyone
January 2027
January 22 | WomenForData Summit 2027
The third edition of WomenForData Summit brings together women in data and technology for learning, networking, knowledge sharing, and meaningful conversations.
CFP and tickets are now open.
Let’s carry this momentum into November 2026 with more updates!
Stay updated → https://opensource-db.com
Keep watching this space — great things ahead!