Trailer for Livestream 2 of POSETTE: An Event for Postgres 2026
Microsoft Developer previews Livestream 2 of POSETTE: An Event for Postgres 2026, with quick clips from the speakers and a rundown of the 11 scheduled talks.
Overview
This trailer highlights the themes and sessions planned for Livestream 2, including:
- What’s next in PostgreSQL 19 (hackers panel)
- Postgres as a lakehouse with pg_lake
- Migrating VLDBs from Oracle to Azure Database for PostgreSQL
- How Postgres internal statistics work (pg_stats)
- Contributing to PostgreSQL development (hacking guide)
- The evolution of PostgreSQL authentication (trust to tokens)
- New and evolving features such as constraints (Postgres 18) and generated columns
- Operational patterns including queueing with PgQ and connection pooling
- AI-assisted tuning and safety tooling for risk-free tuning workflows
Event links
- Livestream 2 (Wed 17 June 2026): https://posetteconf.com/2026/
- Livestream 2 schedule: https://posetteconf.com/2026/schedule#livestream2
- Conference info: https://posetteconf.com
- POSETTE 2026 playlist (available after the event): https://aka.ms/posette-playlist
Video chapters (talk previews)
- 00:00 KEYNOTE: Postgres 19 Hackers Panel: What’s In, What’s Out, & What’s Next — Álvaro Herrera, Heikki Linnakangas, Melanie Plageman, Thomas Munro
- 00:38 pg_lake: Postgres as a lakehouse — Marco Slot
- 01:04 Migrating VLDBs from Oracle to Azure Database for PostgreSQL — Adithya Kumaranchath
- 01:25 pg_stats: How Postgres Internal Stats Work — Richard Yen
- 01:48 The Hitchhiker’s Guide to PostgreSQL Hacking: Don’t Panic, Just Start Small — Xuneng Zhou
- 02:11 From trust to Tokens: A Short History of PostgreSQL Authentication — Murat Tuncer
- 02:33 What's new with constraints in Postgres 18 — Gülçin Yıldırım Jelínek
- 02:56 PostgreSQL queues done right with PgQ — Alexander Kukushkin
- 03:16 Building safety tooling for risk-free AI tuning of Postgres: Fast cars need fast brakes — Mohsin Ejaz
- 03:39 Linux and PostgreSQL in the Multiverse of Connections — Josef Machytka
- 04:11 PostgreSQL Generated Columns by Example — Paolo Melchiorre