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Data Egret delivers 24/7 PostgreSQL HA, performance tuning, backup & recovery, and query optimisation services for business-critical systems. We support on-prem and cloud and provide PostgreSQL trainings for developers and DBAs.
Get ready for some heavy lifting 💪
DBA3: PostgreSQL Backups & Replication starts next week.

Learn from Stefan Fercot — senior PostgreSQL practitioner and pgBackRest contributor.

👉 Register now:
dataegret.com/courses-post...

#PostgreSQL #DBA #Backups #Replication #HighAvailability
February 4, 2026 at 5:00 PM
Don’t miss DBA3: PostgreSQL Backups & Replication 🚀
5 live online sessions to level up your PostgreSQL backup & replication skills — taught by senior DBAs with 15+ years of Postgres experience.

👉 Register: dataegret.com/courses-post...

#PostgreSQL #DBA #Backups #Replication
February 3, 2026 at 1:30 PM
When PostgreSQL royalty meets Ilya and Stefan at PgDay FOSDEM 🐘

PostgreSQL events like this are where ideas are exchanged, experience is shared, and the connections that shape the ecosystem are strengthened.

#PostgreSQL #PgDay #FOSDEM #PostgresCommunity #OpenSource
January 30, 2026 at 4:50 PM
Digital sovereignty needs an exit strategy.
Read our new post: Building Sovereign Data Platforms With PostgreSQL to learn more about the growing push for open source in Europe.
dataegret.com/2026/01/sove...
#PostgreSQL #OpenSource
Sovereignty Needs an Exit Strategy — PostgreSQL Makes It Possible - Data Egret
Recent reporting on a statement by the Open Source Business Alliance (OSBA) highlights a growing risk that European organisations can no longer ignore: digital services can be...
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January 16, 2026 at 10:12 AM
Missed Stefan’s Patroni + pgBackRest talk? 👀
Slides are available now:

ENG: pgstef.github.io/talks/en/202...
FR: pgstef.github.io/talks/fr/202...

Want a deeper session tailored to your setup? DM us 💬
January 15, 2026 at 2:45 PM
For those who missed Stefan’s “Patroni and pgBackRest: Better Together” talk in Riga, there’s another chance to catch it 📣

Stefan will be presenting an updated version of the talk at PGSession 18 in Paris this Wednesday, in French 🇫🇷
👉 pgsessions.com

If you’re in Paris, we hope to see you there!
January 12, 2026 at 1:00 PM
🚀 Starts next week! Advanced PostgreSQL multi-day training for DBAs who want to go deeper into Postgres internals:
• Architecture & processes
• MVCC & transactions
• PITR & physical backups
• Partitioning & connection pooling

👥 Small groups
🎓 Led by senior consultants
January 6, 2026 at 2:00 PM
🎓 Kick off 2026 by upgrading your PostgreSQL skills!

🚀 January & February cohorts now open for our live, expert-led DBA courses.

✅ Internals, backups, replication, HA & more

📍 dataegret.com/postgresql-c...

#PostgreSQL #DBA2 #DBA3 #PostgresTraining
December 22, 2025 at 9:00 AM
📣 Stefan Fercot explores a useful new pgBackRest feature — manually expiring the oldest full backup, regardless of retention!

This makes it much easier to manage backup storage in PostgreSQL environments.

Read more:
🔗 pgstef.github.io/2025/12/17/p...
#PostgreSQL #pgBackRest #opensource
pgBackRest preview - simplifying manual expiration of oldest backups
A useful new feature was introduced on 11 December 2025: Allow expiration of the oldest full backup regardless of current retention. Details are available in commit bf2b276. Before this change, it…
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December 17, 2025 at 11:10 AM
Fresh and insightful post from Valeria Kaplan: a practical overview of #PostgreSQL events — pgDays, pgConf.dev, FOSDEM, and more.

🎤 Great for speakers, sponsors & attendees.
🌱 Includes notes on community recognition & how it works.

📰 valeria-kaplan.medium.com/from-pgdays-...
#OpenSource #Postgres
From PGDays to PGCon/fs
A Journey Through PostgreSQL Events
valeria-kaplan.medium.com
December 16, 2025 at 11:30 AM
New from Stefan Fercot 🚀
PITR with pgBackRest in Docker — easier than you think.

A hands-on lab showing how to:
🛠️ build a PG18 + pgBackRest image
📦 run real backups
⏱️ create restore points
💥 delete data
🔄 recover cleanly with PITR

🔗 dataegret.com/2025/12/pgba...

#PostgreSQL #Docker #PITR
pgBackRest PITR in Docker: a simple demo - Data Egret
While moving production database workloads towards cloud-native (Kubernetes) environments has become very popular lately, plenty of users still rely on good old Docker containers. Compared to…
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December 11, 2025 at 1:45 PM
Migrations don’t have to be chaotic 🔧➡️🐘
Move from legacy systems or other databases to PostgreSQL with clarity and confidence.
Download our practical step-by-step Migration Guide:
👉 dataegret.com/migration-to...

#PostgreSQL #PostgresMigration #DataOps #DBA
Migration to PostgreSQL - Data Egret
Streamline your database migration with expert PostgreSQL support from Data Egret — zero downtime, zero guesswork.
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December 4, 2025 at 4:10 PM
🚴 Data Egret x BIKE AID MTB Team 🚴

We’re proud to support the @BIKEAID MTB Team for over 2 years 🚴 💪
Shared values, real partnership — on the trail & in tech.
Here’s to more climbs & queries 🏔️🖥️
🔗 www.bikeaid.de/news_detail/...
​Data Egret GmbH - Verlässlicher Partner des BIKE AID MTB Teams
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December 2, 2025 at 2:41 PM
Last call for our Black Friday offer! 🕒

Today is the last day to get 10% off our courses DBA2 (PostgreSQL Advanced) and DBA3 (PostgreSQL Backups and Replication ).

Use code PGCOURSE10 at checkout 👉 dataegret.com/postgresql-c...
December 1, 2025 at 10:45 AM
🔥 Black Friday Deal!
Get 10% off our upcoming PostgreSQL DBA2 & DBA3 courses.
Level up your PostgreSQL skills with training led by real-world experts.
👉 dataegret.com/postgresql-c...
Use code: PGCOURSE10
(ends on 1 December)
November 28, 2025 at 12:57 PM
Simplified procurement meets PostgreSQL expertise:
Data Egret is now on AWS Marketplace!
Consulting ✓
Migrations ✓
Performance optimisation ✓
Support ✓

👉 Explore the listing today! aws.amazon.com/marketplace/...
#PostgreSQL #AWS
AWS Marketplace: Data Egret PostgreSQL Professional Services
Data Egret provides tailored PostgreSQL professional services to help organizations achieve high availability, peak performance, and long-term stability in the cloud or on-premises.
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November 27, 2025 at 3:15 PM
🎥 Ilya Kosmodemiansky’s DOAG talk “Becoming a PostgreSQL DBA” (German) is now online!

Whether you’re new to Postgres or transitioning from Oracle—this is a great place to begin.
👉 www.youtube.com/watch?v=l6yx...

#PostgreSQL #DBA #Oracle
PostgreSQL: So wird man ein PostgreSQL-DBA: vom Anfänger zum Fortgeschrittenen.
Talk by Ilya Kosmodemiansky, Data Egret Founder and CEO at DOAG 2024 Heutzutage interessieren sich viele Leute für PostgreSQL, da es immer beliebter wird. Egal ob man ein kompletter Anfänger oder…
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November 21, 2025 at 12:00 PM
💬 Thinking about #PostgreSQL migration?
We’ve got you covered — from architecture review to final cutover.
Follow our step-by-step guide to plan your migration — from legacy systems, cloud platforms, or other databases with minimal disruption.

👉 dataegret.com/migration-to...
November 19, 2025 at 10:01 AM
🎉 Our DBA1 PostgreSQL course kicked off today!
A warm welcome and good luck to all participants.

If you’re ready to deepen your expertise,
👉 DBA2 (Advanced) and DBA3 (High Availability & Replication) are now open for registration.

dataegret.com/postgresql-c...
#PostgreSQL #DBA
Courses - Data Egret
Accelerate your PostgreSQL journey with live online PostgreSQL courses from industry-recognised experts.
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November 17, 2025 at 12:00 PM
Don’t get too comfortable with the cloud… ☁️
As your application popularity grows, features expand— so does your cloud bill.
We help you audit your DB architecture, optimise performance, slash costs—no full-time DBA needed.

#CloudCosts #PostgreSQL #DataEgret
November 14, 2025 at 12:01 PM
Looking to grow your database career?
Join our PostgreSQL DBA courses and gain the hands-on skills, confidence, and certification to move forward.

Learn from PostgreSQL contributors in an interactive, small-group setting.
👉 dataegret.com/courses/%EF%...

#PostgreSQL #DBA #Database #OpenSource
November 13, 2025 at 2:01 PM
📢 Today at DevDay in Mons! Stefan Fercot explores “The Art of Data Retention in PostgreSQL” — discover how partitioning, compression, FDWs & smart retention policies keep your database lean and high-performing.

🔗 devday.be/speakers/90c...
#PostgreSQL #DataEgret
November 13, 2025 at 7:00 AM
Tomorrow at the #Berlin #PostgreSQL User Group,
📢 Daria Nikolaienko will talk about The Art of Data Retention in PostgreSQL!

Learn how to manage large datasets without hurting performance — with smart retention, partitioning & archiving strategies.
www.meetup.com/postgresql-m...
November 12, 2025 at 2:15 PM
We’ll just leave this here…
Planning your PostgreSQL migration? Grab our step-by-step guide 👇
dataegret.com/migration-to...

#PostgreSQL #Migration #OpenSource #DataEgret
November 12, 2025 at 9:00 AM
Nearly 30 years since PostgreSQL’s first release, it’s now powering everything from financial systems and gaming, to pharmaceutical research, retail, and much more.

Want to master it too? 🚀
Register to our PostgreSQL Essentials (DBA1) course that starts next Monday!

👉 dataegret.com/courses-post...
November 11, 2025 at 1:45 PM