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OpenSource DB – July'25 Bulletin
Welcome to the July edition of the OpenSource DB Bulletin!
📅 July Highlights
🚀 Hitting Milestones & Staying True to Our Core
We kicked off July with a power-packed H2 Reflections Day on July 4 — a full-day event where our team reflected, realigned, and recharged for the rest of 2025. Throughout the month, Core Value sessions led by Arzoo Fakih (on July 4, 18, 25, and 31) helped us anchor ourselves in what matters most.
📌 July 26 – 👩💻 Developer Community Meetups
On July 26, some of our team attended the DigitalOcean Developer Meetup — a great opportunity to connect with the larger developer ecosystem and gain insights on emerging cloud tech.
📝 Fresh on the Blog - July 2025
🔧 PostgreSQL Deep Dives
- Understanding PostgreSQL Parameters: Background Writer parameters – OpenSourceDB – Shameer Bhupathi
- How We solved prepared statement issues with PgBouncer’s pooling modes – OpenSourceDB – Venkat Akhil Pavuluri
Lessons from debugging and optimizing connection pooling. - Upgrading PostgreSQL 12.15 to 14.18 in RHEL 8 Air-Gapped Systems: A Comprehensive Guide – Part-1 – OpenSourceDB – Shashidhar Reddy Dakuri
An in-depth upgrade guide for secure enterprise environments. - Upgrading PostgreSQL 12.15 to 14.18 in RHEL 8 Air-Gapped Systems: A Comprehensive Guide – Part-2 – OpenSourceDB – Shashidhar Reddy Dakuri
🎨 Visual PostgreSQL — By Aarti
PostgreSQL concepts, explained the Aarti way — visually and accessibly:
🎯 Jumpstart July by Praveena Sivasankar
- How to Design Your MVP for Speed & Feedback – OpenSourceDB – Praveena Sivasankar
For builders who want to ship fast and smart.
- Gaining Traction in 30/60/90 Days – OpenSourceDB – Praveena Sivasankar
A structured playbook for startups to scale with clarity.
- From Solo to Squad: Building the Startup Core Team Right – OpenSourceDB – Praveena Sivasankar
Team-building tips that go beyond the org chart.
- Sell Before You Scale: GTM for Founders Who Hate Selling – OpenSourceDB – Praveena Sivasankar
A no-fluff approach to early-stage go-to-market.
🔜 What’s Coming Up in August
PWI Virtual Summit – August 6
Join us at the Postgres Women India Virtual Summit, where incredible women leaders from across the PostgreSQL ecosystem will share stories, learnings, and strategies for building impactful open source careers.
🔗 Event details & RSVP
CYBERTEC Webinar – August 7
Catch CYBERTEC’s 13th webinar: “Practical Implementation of CYBERTEC DataLake AI by Scalefield”. This session offers insights into building AI-powered analytics pipelines with PostgreSQL, powered by Scalefield’s real-world case studies.
🔗 Register here
KubeCon – August 7–8
Our DevOps team will be attending KubeCon, exploring cutting-edge developments in Kubernetes, DevSecOps, observability, and platform engineering.
🐘 Hyderabad Postgres Days 2025 – August 21–22
📢 Hyderabad Postgres Days 2025 — This Time, It’s Bigger!
🗓️ Dates: August 21–22, 2025
📍 Venue: JNTUH, Hyderabad
We’re thrilled to announce that 100 tickets are already sold for Hyderabad Postgres Days 2025!
🎟️ Early Bird tickets are closing on July 31 – don’t miss out!
🧡 A big thank you to our excellent sponsors:
Aiven, Microsoft, AWS, CYBERTEC, and OpenSource DB — a proud contributor and sponsor of the event!
Let’s make this the biggest Postgres gathering in India yet. See you in Hyderabad!
Check out pghyd.in for more details
📢 Postgres Women India Upskill Program Next Batch Launches August 30th, 2025
We’re gearing up for the next chapter—and this time, we’re making a shift: 💡 The Upskill Program is transitioning from FREE to a PAID format.
Why? To bring you even more curated content, hands-on support, and industry insights to accelerate your PostgreSQL journey—with a touch of AI magic.
👉 Interested? Register early and stay tuned for detailed updates, FAQs, and the payment process. More details here: Upskill Program – Postgres Women India
Let’s level up—together. 💪
What is Covered –
Deep dives into PostgreSQL essentials
Hands-on labs and mentorship
NEW! Explorations into AI + Postgres — from vector databases to ML integrations
Let’s carry this momentum into August!
🔗 Stay updated → https://opensource-db.com