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Speakers

Daniel Westermann

Employers on the program

  1. 2019–2026dbi services17 talks
Events17
Conferences6
Talks19
Years active2019–2026
Miles between events5,74514 in-person events · 6 countries

Appearances by year

201920202021202220232024202520262027
  • PGConf.DE (PostgreSQL Conference Germany)
  • Swiss PGDay
  • PostgreSQL Conference Europe (PGConf.EU)
  • pgDay Paris
  • FOSDEM
  • Postgres Ibiza

Talks

DateEventConferenceRoleTitleLinks
Jun 25, 2026Swiss PGDay 2026 (9th Swiss PGDay)Swiss PGDayspeakerWas wir schon über PostgreSQL 19 wissen
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Oct 21, 2025PGConf.EU 2025 (15th PostgreSQL Conference Europe)PostgreSQL Conference Europe (PGConf.EU)speakerBreaking PostgreSQL - Learning by doing it wrong
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Although PostgreSQL is a very reliable and robust database management system, there are things you shouldn't do. In this session we're breaking PostgreSQL in…Show less

Although PostgreSQL is a very reliable and robust database management system, there are things you shouldn't do. In this session we're breaking PostgreSQL in several ways, live, without any slides (slides will be provided anyway, don't worry).

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May 8, 2025PGConf.DE 2025PGConf.DE (PostgreSQL Conference Germany)speakerRiding the daemon - PostgreSQL on FreeBSD
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Jun 27, 2024Swiss PGDay 2024Swiss PGDayspeakerPostgreSQL 17 highlight: In-core inkrementelle Backups, Backup Ketten und einen Haufen Details
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Von Vielen schon lange gewünscht: Ab Version 17 wird PostgreSQL aller Wahrscheinlichkeit nach in der Lage sein, inkrementelle Backups zu erstellen, und diese…Show less

Von Vielen schon lange gewünscht: Ab Version 17 wird PostgreSQL aller Wahrscheinlichkeit nach in der Lage sein, inkrementelle Backups zu erstellen, und diese natürlich auch wieder hierzustellen.

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Apr 12, 2024PGConf.DE 2024PGConf.DE (PostgreSQL Conference Germany)speakerPostgreSQL 17 highlight: In-core inkrementelle Backups, Backup Ketten und einen Haufen Details
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Von Vielen schon lange gewünscht: Ab Version 17 wird PostgreSQL aller Wahrscheinlichkeit nach in der Lage sein, inkrementelle Backups zu erstellen, und diese…Show less

Von Vielen schon lange gewünscht: Ab Version 17 wird PostgreSQL aller Wahrscheinlichkeit nach in der Lage sein, inkrementelle Backups zu erstellen, und diese natürlich auch wieder hierzustellen.

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Dec 12, 2023PGConf.EU 2023 (13th PostgreSQL Conference Europe)PostgreSQL Conference Europe (PGConf.EU)trainingFrom scratch to a three node Patroni cluster
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Patroni is one of the most popular tools to make PostgreSQL highly available. In this workshop, you'll setup a three node Patroni cluster from scratch, using…Show less

Patroni is one of the most popular tools to make PostgreSQL highly available. In this workshop, you'll setup a three node Patroni cluster from scratch, using your dedicated VMs in AWS.

Dec 12, 2023PGConf.EU 2023 (13th PostgreSQL Conference Europe)PostgreSQL Conference Europe (PGConf.EU)speakerGetting the most out of pg_stat_io
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Starting with PostgreSQL 16 there is a new catalog view called "pg_stat_io". Traditionally PostgreSQL did not provide much details when it comes to I/O…Show less

Starting with PostgreSQL 16 there is a new catalog view called "pg_stat_io". Traditionally PostgreSQL did not provide much details when it comes to I/O statistics and this will change from version 16 on.

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Jun 29, 2023Swiss PGDay 2023Swiss PGDayspeakerEscaping a public cloud using logical replication with minimal downtime
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This is the story of a real customer case: Because it was easy to setup, no real DBAs have been around and costs seemed to be fine, a managed PostgreSQL service…Show less

This is the story of a real customer case: Because it was easy to setup, no real DBAs have been around and costs seemed to be fine, a managed PostgreSQL service in a public cloud was chosen to start the project with.

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Jun 27, 2023PGConf.DE 2023PGConf.DE (PostgreSQL Conference Germany)sponsored talkEscaping a public cloud using PostgreSQL logical replication with minimal downtime
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This is the story of a real customer case: Because it was easy to setup, no real DBAs have been around and costs seemed to be fine, a managed PostgreSQL service…Show less

This is the story of a real customer case: Because it was easy to setup, no real DBAs have been around and costs seemed to be fine, a managed PostgreSQL service in a public cloud was chosen to start the project with.

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Mar 22, 2023pgDay Paris 2023pgDay ParisspeakerWorking effectively with (-support-) the community
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is talk is for those who are new to PostgreSQL or those who just started, or all the others that want to hear a personal story: When I started with PostgreSQL…Show less

is talk is for those who are new to PostgreSQL or those who just started, or all the others that want to hear a personal story: When I started with PostgreSQL around 10 years ago, I came with an Oracle background.

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Oct 25, 2022PGConf.EU 2022 (12th PostgreSQL Conference Europe)PostgreSQL Conference Europe (PGConf.EU)trainingPostgreSQL DBA Essentials
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This course targets all people who want to get started with PostgreSQL. We cover installation, instance creation, psql, backup & restore as well as minor and…Show less

This course targets all people who want to get started with PostgreSQL. We cover installation, instance creation, psql, backup & restore as well as minor and major version upgrades.

Oct 25, 2022PGConf.EU 2022 (12th PostgreSQL Conference Europe)PostgreSQL Conference Europe (PGConf.EU)speakerTOAST, for breakfast and compression
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The best thing since sliced bread, or The Oversized Attribute Storage Technique is a feature you usually don't care about. It is doing its work in the…Show less

The best thing since sliced bread, or The Oversized Attribute Storage Technique is a feature you usually don't care about. It is doing its work in the background and you won't notice anything about it, usually.

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Jul 1, 2022Swiss PGDay 2022Swiss PGDayspeakerWorking effectively with (-support-) the community
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Dieser Vortrag ist für alle, für die PostgreSQL neu ist, gerade damit anfangen und alle Anderen, die eine persönliche Geschichte hören möchten: Als ich mit…Show less

Dieser Vortrag ist für alle, für die PostgreSQL neu ist, gerade damit anfangen und alle Anderen, die eine persönliche Geschichte hören möchten: Als ich mit PostgreSQL anfing, vor etwa 10 Jahren, startete ich mit einem Oracle Wissen.

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Feb 5, 2022FOSDEM 2022FOSDEMspeakerWorking effectively with (-support-) the community
This talk is for those who are new to PostgreSQL or those who just started, or all the others that want to hear a personal story: When I started with PostgreSQL…Show less

This talk is for those who are new to PostgreSQL or those who just started, or all the others that want to hear a personal story: When I started with PostgreSQL around 10 years ago, I came with an Oracle background. It took me quite some time to understand how the PostgreSQL project is organized, how the community is working and how to deal with issues I've faced when I needed support.

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May 15, 2020PGConf.DE 2020PGConf.DE (PostgreSQL Conference Germany)speakerThe right space for a table is a tablespace, isn't it?
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Tablespaces in PostgreSQL: Should you? Some say "No"! Some say "maybe"! Others say "yes"! Reasons, pitfalls, and a lot of demos. Well, that's a really short…Show less

Tablespaces in PostgreSQL: Should you? Some say "No"! Some say "maybe"! Others say "yes"! Reasons, pitfalls, and a lot of demos. Well, that's a really short abstract, but it says it all.

Mar 26, 2020pgDay Paris 2020pgDay Parisspeaker[x],[y],zheap - What is it good for?
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Traditionally PostgreSQL stores relations in a format called heap.

Jun 28, 2019Swiss PGDay 2019Swiss PGDayspeaker[x],[y],zheap - What is it good for?
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Traditionally PostgreSQL stores relations in a format called heap. This comes with advantages, but also drawbacks.

Jun 20, 2019PostgreSQL Ibiza 2019Postgres Ibizaspeaker[x],[y],zheap - What is it good for?
May 10, 2019PGConf.DE 2019PGConf.DE (PostgreSQL Conference Germany)speaker[x],[y],zheap - What is it good for?
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Traditionally PostgreSQL stores relations in a format called heap.

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Frequent co-speakers

SpeakerShared eventsShared talksLast together
Laurenz Albe11—2026
Hans-Jürgen Schönig10—2025
Lætitia AVROT9—2025
Hervé Schweitzer8—2026
Dirk Krautschick7—2026
Divya Sharma7—2026
Boriss Mejias7—2025
Devrim Gündüz6—2026
Pavlo Golub6—2026
Vik Fearing6—2026
Franck Pachot6—2025
Gianni Ciolli6—2025
Tomas Vondra6—2025
Marion Baumgartner5—2026
Michael Banck5—2026

Speakers with the same name are merged into one entry, so this page may combine more than one person. Affiliations are shown as each conference listed them.