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OpenSource DB – March‘25 Bulletin
Welcome to the March edition of the OpenSource DB Bulletin!
A Month of Growth, Learning, and Innovation at OpenSource DB!
As we wrapped up March, OpenSource DB (OSDB) made significant strides in multiple areas, from launching insightful content to strengthening community engagement. Here’s a look at the key highlights from the past month
PGConf Highlights:
- PGConf India 2025 was held from March 5-7 at the Sheraton Grand Bangalore Hotel at Brigade Gateway, bringing together over 500 PostgreSQL professionals, contributors, and enthusiasts.
- Hari Kiran conducted a 3 hours training session on “Getting Started with Active-Active Distributed PostgreSQL” from PgEdge at PGConf.
- Around 14 members from OpenSource DB attended PGConf’2025 in Bangalore, actively participating in discussions and networking with the PostgreSQL community.
- Community-driven workshops and hands-on training are in the pipeline to enhance PostgreSQL skills for enthusiasts and professionals.
- The conference covered a wide range of topics, including PostgreSQL performance tuning, high availability, AI/ML integrations, and database observability.
- Postgres Women India participated in the lightning talk and delivered a 15 min talk at PGConf.
- OpenSource DB proudly partnered with the pgEdge booth, represented by Lahari Giddi & Keerthi Seetha, and the DBtune booth, represented by Brahmini Meruva & ShashidharReddy Dakuri, at PGConf India 2025, connecting with incredible people and exchanging valuable insights.
- OSDB played an integral role in the event, contributing to technical discussions, exploring new collaborations, and connecting with experts from the global PostgreSQL community.
OpenSource DB at FOSSASIA Summit 2025: Highlighting Innovation in PostgreSQL
OpenSource DB proudly participated in the FOSSASIA Summit 2025 PGDay in Bangkok, celebrating the power of open-source and PostgreSQL. The event, held from March 13 to 15 at True Digital Park, offered valuable networking and learning opportunities. Hari Kiran’s session on “Automatic DDL Replication with pgEdge Distributed Postgres” was a highlight, showcasing pgEdge’s ability to manage schema changes seamlessly in distributed environments. We extend our gratitude to FOSSASIA and the PostgreSQL community for making the event a success.
PostgreSQL Services Brainstorming Workshop
To enhance the services OSDB offers, we conducted a brainstorming session focused on PostgreSQL services. The team explored ways to streamline PostgreSQL support, introduce new service offerings, and better address customer needs. The insights gained will shape OSDB’s PostgreSQL service roadmap for the coming months.
Community Engagement & Events
Draper House DigitalOcean Event: OSDB team members, including Jeswita, Venkatakrishna, and Agnes, attended the event, exchanging ideas with fellow open-source enthusiasts.
Spotlight Articles from March 2025
Mar 3: How Startups Can Scale Without Breaking Operations (Link) by Praveena Sivasankar
Mar 5: Enhancing Data Security with PostgreSQL’s pgcrypto extension (Link) by Lokesh Mandyam
March 10: Common Ops Mistakes Early-Stage Startups Make (and How to Avoid Them) (Link) by Praveena Sivasankar
Mar 12: Redefining DBA Productivity: How DBtune enables strategic database management (Link) by Brahmini Meruva
Mar 17: Why Documentation is the Backbone of Startup Operations (Link) by Praveena Sivasankar
Mar 19: Enhancing data security with PostgreSQL’s pgcrypto Extension Part – 2 (Link) by Lokesh Mandyam
Mar 24: Creating a Resilient Startup: Operational Strategies for Long-Term Success (Link) by Praveena Sivasankar
Mar 27: Fixing SSL Certificate Issues During AWS RDS Minor Upgrade (Link) by Venkat Akhil Pavuluri
Mar 31: How to Build an Operations Playbook for a Scaling Startup (Link) by Praveena Sivasankar
Upcoming Events & Postgres Trainings
April 10, 2025 – OpenSource DB is going to celebrate our Fourth Anniversary event.
April 11, 2025 – PgHyd UserGroup Meetup #10 Register here
April 12, 2025 – OSDB Mid-Year AllHands Meeting
April 26, 2025 – DigitalOcean User Community Meetup