The Mythical Data Warehouse: The World Is Hybrid, Wed, May 13, 2026, 5:30 PM | Meetup Dear Illinois Prairie PUG members, Our next meetup will take place in a **new location**. Please read **the whole announcement** carefully to note all the changes. Our ne

Illinois Prairie PUG next meetup is on May 13. Please join us at our new location!
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In my current position as Database Architect at DRW, I talk with end users more than I ever did in my life. Our end users are application developers who look at PostgreSQL from a very utilitarian perspective. Trust me, they do not care whether Postgres is the most advanced DBMS or not.

Prairie PUG March 17 recording

PaulWhalen's talk recording is now available! Enjoy!

Prairie Postgres March Meetup It was St. Patrick's Day, and also Illinois Primaries, and the weather was beyond bad, but we still had a good crowd! Pizza always comes first :), because nobody is going to go hungry! Whether you stay for Postgres or not is up to you, so I am assuming that when people are coming and staying, it's not just for pizza! Continue reading to find out what we talked about

Prairie Postgres March Meetup

It was St. Patrick's Day, and also Illinois Primaries, and the weather was beyond bad, but we still had a good crowd! Pizza always comes first :), because nobody is going to go hungry! Whether you stay for Postgres or not is up to you, so I am assuming that when…

Listening to John “maddog” Hall at SCaLE x23felt

That was the first time I listened to John "Maddog" Hall, a "live Linux legend." Moreover, I had an honor to speak at the same track at SCaLE x23

Here is the recording of Postgres AI Ecosystem talk. Enjoy! As always, I am glad that people from all over the world can join us virtually, but if you are local, consider coming next time! We have pizza, and you can't consume it virtually!

Come join us at NordicPGDay in #Helsinki to see Postgres professionals like Henrietta Dombrovskaya (@hettied.bsky.social) talk about "Structuring SQL: When and How"!

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Illinois Prairie PUG Meetup, Tue, Mar 17, 2026, 5:30 PM | Meetup Dear Illinois Prairie PUG members, The shortest month of the year is almost over, and we are looking forward to the March meetup! It will take place on March 17, and follo

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Illinois Prairie PUG Meetup - zoom version!, Wed, Feb 18, 2026, 6:00 PM | Meetup Dear Prairie PUG Members! This is a Zoom version of our February 18 meetup. You can find in-person event details [here](https://www.meetup.com/illinois-prairie-postgresql-u

February meetup - zoom version!

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Talking about PostgreSQL and Academia

My talk is going to be on Friday at 5 PM, but I still hope some people will show up!

Prague PostgreSQL Dev Day – a very late follow up

Everyone who was in Prague on January 27-28 has already posted their feedback and moved on, so I am late, as it often happens. However, I still maintain that better late than never!

Illinois Prairie PUG: February meetup just announced!
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Illinois Prairie PUG January Edition This blogpost mostly a repeat of what I posted on LinkedIn a couple days ago, but I added presentation slides and video recording.

Illinois Prairie PUG January Edition

This blogpost mostly a repeat of what I posted on LinkedIn a couple days ago, but I added presentation slides and video recording.

Illinois Prairie PUG Meetup - zoom version!, Tue, Jan 13, 2026, 6:00 PM | Meetup | Henrietta Dombrovskaya One more meetup reminder! On January 13, the Illinois Prairie Postgres User Group is hosting the first 2026 meetup. Rayn Booz will present a talk, "Configuring Postgres for effective logging and query...

Prairie PUG meetup is on Jan 13! www.linkedin.com/posts/henrie...

pg_acm is here!

I am writing this post over the weekend but scheduling it to be published on Tuesday, after the PG DATA CfP closes, because I do not want to distract anyone, including myself, from the submission process. A couple of months ago, I created a placeholder in my GitHub, promising to…

November Meetup Recording

And our last 2025 recording is here! Check out Jay Miller's talk!

PG DATA CfP is open! We’re building a new Postgres conference series focused on education, community, and collaboration.

👉 Submit your talk proposal here: sessionize.com/pg-data-2026

Join us in June!

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Prairie PostgreSQL User Group November Meetup On Tuesday, we had our last meetup of 2025, and we want to thank everyone who attended, and who supported us during 2025. An of course, very special thanks to Jay Miller, who present at both our first and last meetups! Everyone enjoyed the presentation, as well as pre-and post-conversations and pizza! Here as the presentation slides (Jay, thank you for sharing!):

We had our last meetup of 2025, and we want to thank everyone who attended, and who supported us during 2025. An of course, very special thanks to Jay Miller, who present at both our first and last meetups!

October PUG Recording

Almost a month late, but I hope you enjoy it!

PG DATA 2026: Call for Speakers PG DATA 2026 is the first event of a new conference series with an emphasis on education, developer community-building, and outreach to academia. The ...

Call for Proposals is NOW OPEN for #PGDATA2026!!

Ready to submit your talk proposal? Submit here:
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Check out my new repo: logs_processing

logs_processing is finally on GitHub!

Prairie Postgres Birthday Meetup

Huge thanks to everyone who came to the Prairie Postgres meetup and celebrated our first birthday with us!

Home | PG DATA 2026 🌟 Become a Gold Sponsor of PG DATA 2026, the first in the conference series emphasizing PostgreSQL education, community growth, and academic ties! Set for June 4-5, 2026, at Loyola University Water To...

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Illinois Prairie PUG Meetup - zoom version!, Wed, Oct 15, 2025, 6:00 PM | Meetup Dear Prairie PUG Members! This is a Zoom version of our October 15 meetup. You can find in-person event details [here](https://www.meetup.com/illinois-prairie-postgresql-us

October meetup - zoom version!
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Pg Data Conference 2026 --Sponsors | PG DATA 2026 🚀 Become a Platinum Sponsor for PG DATA 2026, the inaugural event in a new conference series focused on PostgreSQL education, developer community-building, and academic outreach! Happening June 4-5, 2...

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Become our true partner in advancing the PostgreSQL ecosystem, helping fund venue costs, speaker travel, and low ticket prices to grow the community. Find more at 2026.pg-data.org/sponsors/
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Home | PG DATA 2026 Join PG DATA Conference 2026 in Chicago (June 4–5) at Loyola University’s Water Tower Campus. A brand-new PostgreSQL conference focused on quality education, developer community building, and academic...

Did you notice that we have all important dates published on our website?
Our CfP will open on October 20, and we are looking forward to your submissions!

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How I learned to use wal_inspect

It has been a while since last time I blogged about any real-life mysteries I resolved. Here is one which I am really happy about, because it took a while and it was not obvious. Before that, I didn't know how to read WAL files, and now I do!

P99 CONF Event 2025 – All Things Performance On-Demand | Henrietta Dombrovskaya P99 conference (https://www.p99conf.io/) will take place online on October 22-23. This week, I recorded my talk for P99 - I am happy to be a part of this conference again! This time, it was my "New Pg...

A very abbreviated version of my New pgBadger talk will be up at P99 online conference!
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September PUG recording

I am glad we had an option to replay this talk from PG Day Chicago one more time! If you didn't have a chance to join us, here is the recording - enjoy!

Illinois Prairie PUG Meetup, Wed, Oct 15, 2025, 5:30 PM | Meetup Dear Illinois Prairie PUG members, Our next meetup will take place on October 15, and the presenter will be yours truly, Hettie Dombrovskaya. This will be a test run of my

Prairie Postgers October meetup! There will be a lot of "me" in October!
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