Gleb Otochkin
skyvst.bsky.social
Gleb Otochkin
@skyvst.bsky.social
Cloud, data geek and a runner. Cloud Advocate, Databases @ Google Cloud, running in any weather. All opinions are my own.
Thank you @pgconf.eu for the great event and opportunity to share knowledge and opinions. Great community and great conference! See you all in 2026!
In room Omega 2, Gleb Otochkin is talking about vectors in PostgreSQL.

##pgconfeu ##postgresql ##database ##riga ##vectors
October 28, 2025 at 3:31 PM
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PGConf NYC would like to thank all of our speakers! The great content you presented helped make the first PGConf NYC 2025 a success! Thank you!

@PostgreSQL #postgres #conference
October 3, 2025 at 12:17 PM
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PGConf NYC would like to thank everyone who attended our conference! We hope you enjoyed the content we presented and that we’ll see you at future events!

@PostgreSQL #postgres #conference
October 2, 2025 at 12:17 PM
We've added an introduction to connectivity and what to choose when you are setting up a connection to AlloyDB. Please have a look and let us know what you think and what we are missing. goo.gle/42m8is8
@developers.google.com #AlloyDB #PostgreSQL
Choose how to connect to AlloyDB  |  AlloyDB for PostgreSQL  |  Google Cloud
Explore your options to connect to AlloyDB for PostgreSQL.
goo.gle
October 2, 2025 at 2:09 PM
Now it is even simpler to use AlloyDB through extensions from Gemini-cli!
You thought we were done? 😉

Gemini CLI Drop 4: AlloyDB for PostgreSQL and BigQuery extensions for Gemini CLI!

AlloyDB for PostgreSQL: github.com/gemini-cli-e...

BigQuery:
- github.com/gemini-cli-e...
- github.com/gemini-cli-e...

🧵

#GeminiCLI #3DayDrop #AlloyDB #BigQuery #OSS
September 25, 2025 at 6:53 PM
And here we are - PostgreSQL 18 has been released! Tons of new stuff - asynchronous IO, better performance, faster upgrades, more information in EXPLAIN and and a lot of other new features.
@pgus.bsky.social
www.postgresql.org/about/news/p...
PostgreSQL 18 Released!
The [PostgreSQL Global Development Group](https://www.postgresql.org) today announced the release of [PostgreSQL 18](https://www.postgresql.org/docs/18/release-18.html), the latest version of the worl...
www.postgresql.org
September 25, 2025 at 1:29 PM
Multimodal AI models give more flexibility and options for semantic search in your data, and AlloyDB offers out-of-the-box support for Google's multimodal embeddings. Try it by yourself with the AlloyDB codelab: bit.ly/3JA9aTm. We welcome your feedback!
@developers.google.com #AlloyDB #PostgreSQL
August 26, 2025 at 1:27 PM
Haven't played with NL2SQL in AlloyDB yet? Yes, AlloyDB gets NL2SQL using SQL interface to configure and tune it to your data. The feature is in preview and any feedback is highly appreciated. Here is a codelab to start testing it - bit.ly/4mt7NEG
@developers.google.com #AlloyDB
August 20, 2025 at 1:11 PM
Have you heard about GIN? Not the beverage but the index type. It works great for JSONB but you need to remember what JSON operators are supported and what options for GIN index are available. I've written a short blog bit.ly/4kSdzOA
#Google #PostgreSQL
July 22, 2025 at 3:23 PM
Have you ever wondered about indexes for your JSON data type in PostgreSQL? I've written a blog about B-tree indexes for your JSON data types in PostgreSQL. bit.ly/3IOBJMi
#PostgreSQL #GoogleCloud
B-tree indexes for JSON in PostgreSQL
Introduction
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July 17, 2025 at 6:20 PM
Recently we've announced that AlloyDB instances can be started and stopped. I wrote a blog with an example of start/stop automation through Cloud Scheduler, Pub/Sub and Cloud Run Functions. Have a look and try it out. bit.ly/45rdCNg
Automating AlloyDB starts and stops
Introduction
bit.ly
June 16, 2025 at 12:58 PM
Now you can start and stop AlloyDB instances from UI or command line to reduce cost for the dev environments when you don't need them and starting it back with the same network endpoints and parameters. Read about it in the docs goo.gle/4kpkjDU #GoogleCloud #AlloyDB
June 4, 2025 at 5:58 PM
Have you already tried the latest Google Gemini embedding model? It is available in AlloyDB out of the box in the embedding function. Read in the blog how it evaluates New York style vs Montreal bagels.
bit.ly/3ZujIbZ
State-of-the-art text embedding in AlloyDB with the latest Gemini model
Montreal style bagels are getting better recognition by the newest sate-of-the-art Google Gemini embedding model…
bit.ly
May 29, 2025 at 5:41 PM
Hi everyone! Recently we've announced a preview for some new AI operators in AlloyDB. Try it out in our new codelab and let us know what you think.
#GoogleCloud #AlloyDB #AI #Postgres
bit.ly/4dydFIX
AlloyDB AI Operators and Reranking  |  Google Codelabs
In this codelab you’ll learn how to deploy AlloyDB with AI operators, and use them for semantic search, joins and result ranking.
bit.ly
May 23, 2025 at 2:32 PM
My 3d Boston marathon is done. Great race and the most engaged spectators ever. If you plan to have headphones and listen to the music during the run - you will probably not hear a thing. Congrats to all runners and thanks tons to people of Boston for the hospitality! #BostonMarathon #Running
April 25, 2025 at 12:08 PM
Do you know that now Cloud SQL for MySQL has a direct integration (in preview) with Vertex AI and allows you to integrate embeddings, Gen AI or custom models calls directly into your database routines using SQL. Try our new codelab bit.ly/codelab-csql... #googledevs #MySQL
Getting started with Vector Embeddings in Cloud SQL for MySQL  |  Google Codelabs
In this codelab you’ll learn how to use Cloud SQL Vertex AI integration for semantic search using vectors and how to create an index on the vector data
bit.ly
April 22, 2025 at 6:18 PM
Have you heard that you can now create an #AlloyDB instance using the Google Axion CPU (C4A type) and with a minimal configuration of only 1 CPU and 8Gb memory. That's probably the ideal developments, demos and functional testing. Give it a try. #Postgres
April 15, 2025 at 8:21 PM
Are you attending Google Next? We are hosting a database professionals meetup! Come to talk about databases at Google Cloud and share your thoughts, meet new folks and let us know where we can help you. @googlecloud → g.co/cloudnext
March 12, 2025 at 2:52 PM
I’m speaking at Google Cloud Next 25 about AlloyDB Omni on Kubernetes along with local AI models on Apr-11 at 11AM PDT . Join the discussion with @GoogleCloud → g.co/cloudnext
March 12, 2025 at 2:31 PM
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【 Build with Gemini / Developers Summit 】

Next Tuesday in Paris!

If you speak 🇬🇧 or 🇺🇸 (even if most of the content is in 🇫🇷) there's always one talk in English throughout the day in parallel to the French presentations!

👉 So don't hesitate to register!
cloudonair.withgoogle.com/events/build...
Build with Gemini
Build with Gemini
cloudonair.withgoogle.com
March 6, 2025 at 11:56 AM
Are you using a database for local development? Sometimes it is much more convenient to have a database running locally on your laptop. I wrote a short blog about using AlloyDB Omni as such a local PostgreSQL development environment on a Macbook.
#PostgreSQL #AlloyDB
medium.com/google-cloud...
AlloyDB Omni on Mac with Podman
Do you like to sink deep in an armchair with a laptop on your lap and do some development or run some tests for PostgreSQL? I do it all the…
medium.com
March 3, 2025 at 2:55 PM
Have you already heard that you can get coding help from Gemini Code Assist for free? By the way it can not only help with the code but also answer important questions like “What is better - Montreal or New York style bagels?”
blog.google/technology/d...
February 27, 2025 at 7:45 PM
Some time ago I wrote a blog about using AlloyDB Omni with local AI models on Kubernetes. I’ve also created a codelab to try it out in the Google GKE environment. Have a look, try it and let me know what you think.
#Postgres #AlloyDB #Omni #AI
codelabs.developers.google.com/alloydb-omni...
AlloyDB Omni and Local AI Model on Kubernetes.  |  Google Codelabs
In this codelab you’ll learn how to deploy AlloyDB Omni on a GKE cluster, deploy an I model to the same cluster, register the model in the AlloyDB Omni and make them working together
codelabs.developers.google.com
February 18, 2025 at 3:13 PM
Published a short video about RAG and interactive apps on Youtube. Have a look and let me know what you think.
(I know - another boring RAG vide) but if you are bored on Monday here it is
youtu.be/tgcixab_Yk8?...
How to build interactive Gen AI applications with Vertex AI
YouTube video by Google Cloud Tech
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February 10, 2025 at 6:42 PM