This presentation explains the many more options available when using Postgres compared to proprietary databases. It covers options for support, extensions, deployment utilities, and monitoring.

This presentation explains how open source software can live for a very long time, and covers the differences between proprietary and open source software life cycles. It also covers how Postgres innovates to continue to be relevant.

Data needs have changed dramatically in the last few decades, leaving once dominant relational systems with an unclear future. This talk explains why data needs have changed, and how Postgres has uniquely adjusted to those needs.

This presentation covers the history of governing structures and why democracy provides superior results. It then explains that open source is a form of democracy, compared to the methods used by proprietary software producers. It explains how Postgres has benefited.

This presentation highlights the challenges of motivating and managing an open source team of volunteers. Topics include motivation, communication, and project management. This talk is useful for anyone active in open source.

Postgres has the unique ability to act as a powerful data aggregator in many data centers. This talk explores the benefits of Postgres's extensibility, access to foreign data sources, and ability to handle NoSQL-like and data warehousing workloads.