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OpenSource DB – July'26 Bulletin
July Highlights
OpenSource DB Welcomes Vishnudas Prabhu Kunjibettu as Advisor
We’re delighted to welcome Vishnudas Prabhu Kunjibettu as an Advisor to OpenSource DB.
With over 36 years of global experience in Data Architecture, Cloud, and Artificial Intelligence, Vishnu has led transformative initiatives across industries worldwide. In his previous role as Director – Consulting Data & AI at Microsoft, he helped organizations accelerate AI adoption and unlock business value through data-driven innovation.
As an Advisor, Vishnu will play a key role in shaping OpenSource DB’s strategic direction, strengthening our PostgreSQL and open-source initiatives, enhancing our enterprise offerings, and guiding community growth. His deep expertise and passion for mentoring will be instrumental as we continue building trusted, enterprise-grade open-source database solutions.
Welcome to the OpenSource DB family, Vishnu! We’re excited for the journey ahead.
The Read Replica by supabase
We’re proud to share that Hari was recently featured in The Read Replica. In the interview, he shared insights from his journey, vision, and experiences.
A special thanks to Bob Hanes and Leanne Robertson for the engaging conversation and for making this feature possible. Congratulations to Hari on this wonderful recognition!
Happy 30th Birthday, PostgreSQL!
This July, the PostgreSQL community celebrated 30 years of innovation, reliability, and open-source excellence. At OpenSource DB, PostgreSQL is at the heart of everything we build, support, and advocate. We thank the incredible global community of contributors, developers, DBAs, and enthusiasts who have made this remarkable journey possible. Here’s to many more years of growing together!
PgVizag Meetup #6
PgVizag Meetup #6, held in collaboration with Postgres Women India, bringing together PostgreSQL professionals, learners, and open-source enthusiasts for an engaging virtual community event.
The meetup featured an insightful lineup of expert speakers, interactive discussions, and active participation from 40 attendees, fostering knowledge sharing and meaningful community engagement.
We extend our heartfelt thanks to our speakers, attendees, and the Postgres Women India team for making the event a success. At OpenSource DB, we remain committed to supporting community-driven initiatives that strengthen the PostgreSQL ecosystem and create opportunities for learning, collaboration, and innovation.
We look forward to supporting many more community events in the future!
Want to revisit the sessions? Explore the presentations, session recordings, event photographs, and other meetup resources from PgVizag Meetup #6 here:
Catch up on the insights, relive the highlights, and stay connected with the PostgreSQL community.
Watch Hari’s POSETTE 2026 Session
Missed Hari’s session at POSETTE: An Event for Postgres 2026? The recording is now available on YouTube!
In this session, “Past, Present, and Future: Logical Decoding and Replication in PostgreSQL,” Hari explores the evolution of logical replication—from its beginnings as a low-level decoding API to its role in powering modern PostgreSQL use cases such as change data capture (CDC), zero-downtime migrations, and distributed PostgreSQL deployments. He also shares insights into the future of logical replication, including DDL replication, performance improvements, and multi-master architectures.
📺 Watch the session: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2XPsRAS-sP4&list=PLOBORF8Y_l8g
Hyderabad PGDays is here!
OpenSource DB is proud to be the Partner Sponsor of Hyderabad PGDays 2026, one of India’s premier PostgreSQL community conferences. Join database professionals, developers, architects, and open-source enthusiasts for a day of technical talks, networking, community learning, and innovation.
Whether you’re a seasoned PostgreSQL expert or just beginning your journey, Hyderabad PGDays 2026 offers valuable insights from industry leaders and community contributors.
What to expect:
- Inspiring keynote sessions
- Technical talks by PostgreSQL experts
- Networking with the PostgreSQL community
- Sponsor booths & community interactions
- Learning, collaboration, and innovation
Date: 20,21 August
Venue: JNTUH, Hyderabad
Hari Joins TECHNIDHI’26 as Hackathon Jury Member
Hari recently served as a jury member for Hack-The-Matrix, the flagship 24-hour AI & Data Science hackathon at TECHNIDHI’26, organized by the AI Club at Sreenidhi Institute of Science and Technology.
Reflecting on the experience, Hari praised the event’s exceptional organization, the enthusiasm and curiosity of the participating students, and the high quality of technical discussions throughout the judging process.
A key takeaway from his interactions with the teams was the importance of investing time in understanding the problem before jumping into development. While AI-powered tools can significantly accelerate coding, Hari emphasized that meaningful innovation begins with a clear understanding of the problem statement. Teams that focused first on defining user needs and refining their ideas ultimately delivered the strongest solutions.
Hari also expressed his appreciation to the organizing team, fellow jury members, and all participating students for making the event an inspiring experience and reaffirming his optimism about the next generation of engineers.
Team OSDB at Fusion AI Summit 2026, Vizag
Hari P Kiran, Akhil, Chandini, and Swarna Teja represented OpenSource DB at the Fusion AI Summit 2025, joining industry leaders to explore the latest advancements in AI. The summit featured sessions on Agentic AI, Generative AI, LLMs, AI innovation, and real-world enterprise applications, providing valuable insights into the rapidly evolving AI landscape.
Fresh on the blog
PostgreSQL Deep Dives
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 August
August 20 – 21 2026 – Hyderabad PGDays 2026 Tickets page live, Grab your spot now!
Sep 4, 2026 – 01 of DBA Career Graph – From Aspiring to Exceptional DBA
Join Postgres Women India for an engaging online session:
Time: 5 to 7 PM Luma Registration: : https://luma.com/mi3c1psn
Let’s carry this momentum into August 2026 with more updates!
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Keep watching this space — great things ahead!