Neues vom PostgreSQL Planet

PASS Data Community Summit 2025 wrapped up last week. This conference originated 25 years ago with the independent, user-led, not-for-profit “Professional Association for SQL Server (PASS)” and the annual summit in Seattle continues to attract thousands of database professionals each year. After the pandemic it was reorganized and broadened as a “Data Community” event, including a Postgres track.

Recently, I read an article titled "Alias Settings of Engineers Around the World" (in Japanese). As a PostgreSQL engineer, this got me thinking: "If they are customizing their bash aliases, how are they configuring their psql environments?"

Driven by curiosity, I decided to investigate GitHub repositories to see how developers commonly configure their psqlrc files.

Back in October, before PGConf.EU, I explained the issues impacting the prolonged wait for TDE in PostgreSQL 18. Explanations were needed as users were buzzing with anticipation, and they deserved to understand what caused the delays and what the roadmap looked like.

 Quick! You need to create a complex query, but you don't remember how to join the tables. And you need to get it done ASAP.

You are in luck if you have an enterprise edition of DBeaver handy.  You can drag and drop the tables and then adjust the clauses as needed without having to dig into the table definitions.

1. Open the database 

The call for papers is now open for FOSDEM PGDay 2026. The CfP will run until December 15, 2025 at 11:59 CET. We will aim to notify speakers by December 17th, 2025 and publish the schedule before Christmas.

This blog post recaps my eventful participation in KubeCon + CloudNativeCon North America 2025 in Atlanta, highlighting the key decision by maintainers to formally apply for CNCF Incubation for the CloudNativePG operator.