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Postgres week in the Netherlands: PGDay Lowlands & Percona Live 2026
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Notes from three days in the Netherlands, featuring a lightning talk on pg_clickhouse and pg_stat_ch at PGDay Lowlands and a session on PostgreSQL 19 monitoring at Percona Live Amsterdam
PGDay Lowlands and Percona Live are significant gatherings for PostgreSQL enthusiasts and professionals. They provide an opportunity for engineers to learn about the latest developments and best practices in PostgreSQL and related technologies, such as ClickHouse integrations.
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PGDay Lowlands is a one-day conference focused on PostgreSQL, featuring various talks and sessions.
The speaker presented innovative open-source extensions, pg_clickhouse and pg_stat_ch, designed to integrate ClickHouse with PostgreSQL.
The events provided a platform for discussing technical advancements, including monitoring PostgreSQL 19.
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The Postgres week in the Netherlands included PGDay Lowlands and Percona Live, both of which focused on PostgreSQL advancements and community engagement. The conferences provided a venue for sharing knowledge and experiences among users, developers, and enthusiasts of PostgreSQL.
One of the highlights was the presentation of pg_clickhouse and pg_stat_ch, extensions that facilitate integration between PostgreSQL and ClickHouse. These tools allow users to leverage ClickHouse's analytical capabilities without significant changes to existing SQL queries, which can ease transitions for teams with established systems.
PGDay Lowlands featured a lightning talk format, which is designed to encourage participation from speakers of varying experience levels. This format, while challenging, promotes concise and impactful presentations, allowing for a diverse range of topics to be covered in a short time.
While the event faced a minor setback due to a nationwide public transport strike, the organization managed to ensure that the conferences proceeded smoothly, demonstrating resilience and the commitment of the PostgreSQL community.
The discussions around PostgreSQL 19 monitoring at Percona Live indicate a focus on improving operational efficiency and performance metrics for database management, which is critical for engineers working with large-scale systems.
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