Our keynote speaker

Umair Shahid

Umair Shahid specializes in helping businesses keep their critical PostgreSQL databases fast, reliable, and resilient. He partners with CTOs who require robust, scalable, and cost-efficient database solutions to power their applications.

As the founder of Stormatics, he leads a team of PostgreSQL experts delivering professional services through a signature methodology, developed over years of hands-on experience with mission-critical production environments. His team leverages both open-source and proprietary tools within the PostgreSQL ecosystem to drive cost savings, enhance performance, and maintain operational continuity.

Recognized as a trusted expert in the global PostgreSQL community, he regularly shares his knowledge at leading conferences such as FOSDEM, SCaLE, and PGConf across the US and Europe. He also delivers live trainings and webinars to hundreds of attendees each month and authors in-depth technical blogs that attract over 10,000 monthly readers.

Erin Webinar PS V4

KEY WEBINAR TOPICS

Join us for a deep dive into how PostgreSQL handles high availability (HA) with a lens specifically tailored for Oracle DBAs. If you're familiar with Oracle's HA concepts but new to PostgreSQL, or managing both systems, this session will bridge the knowledge gap.

✅ What is High Availability?

What it is and how "the nines" measure uptime

✅ Redundancy via Clustering:

Primary/standby roles and replication fundamentals

✅ Auto Failover and Switchover:

When and why they happen, and how they differ

✅ Warm standby vs hot standby:

Key differences, use cases, and trade-offs

✅ Streaming physical replication vs Logical replication:

How they differ, and when to use each

✅ Synchronous replication vs asynchronous replication:

Pros, cons, and performance trade-offs

✅ Multi-node clusters with active-active configuration:

Bi-directional replication, conflict challenges, and geo-fencing

✅ Tooling:

Overview of Dbvisit Standby, Patroni, and Pgpool