David Steele
Employers on the program
- 2026pgBackRest1 talk
- 2019–2023Crunchy Data4 talks
Appearances by year
- PGConf NYC (Postgres Summit US from 2026)
- PGConf.Asia
- PGConf.dev (formerly PGCon)
- PostgresOpen
- PostgreSQL Conference Europe (PGConf.EU)
Talks
| Date | Event | Conference | Role | Title | Links |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 20, 2026 | PGConf.EU 2026 (16th PostgreSQL Conference Europe) | PostgreSQL Conference Europe (PGConf.EU) | speaker | The Monday We Learned Who Maintains Our Backups as pgBackRest One Monday morning in April, pgBackRest, one of the most widely used PostgreSQL backup tools, was suddenly labelled as no longer maintained. For many users and…Show lessOne Monday morning in April, pgBackRest, one of the most widely used PostgreSQL backup tools, was suddenly labelled as no longer maintained. For many users and vendors, that sounded like the beginning of the end. | |
| Oct 3, 2023 | PGConf NYC 2023 | PGConf NYC (Postgres Summit US from 2026) | speaker | Advanced pgBackRest as Crunchy Data pgBackRest implements many advanced features but most of them are disabled by default to maintain backward compatibility, conserve system resources, or to…Show lesspgBackRest implements many advanced features but most of them are disabled by default to maintain backward compatibility, conserve system resources, or to provide a fail-safe default. | Slides |
| Nov 17, 2020 | PostgresConf.CN & PGConf.Asia 2020 | PGConf.Asia | speaker | Backup Best Practices with pgBackRest as Crunchy Data Solutions | |
| Sep 11, 2019 | PostgresOpen 2019 | PostgresOpen | speaker | Evolving towards Postgres as Crunchy Data pgBackRest is one of many tools in the Postgres ecosystem. These mutualistic projects provide numerous benefits but integrating with Postgres and interfacing…Show lesspgBackRest is one of many tools in the Postgres ecosystem. These mutualistic projects provide numerous benefits but integrating with Postgres and interfacing with the community can be challenging. | Slides |
| May 28, 2019 | PGCon 2019 | PGConf.dev (formerly PGCon) | speaker | High Performance pgBackRest as Crunchy Data pgBackRest is open source software developed to perform efficient backup on PostgreSQL databases that measure in tens or hundreds of terabytes and/or generate…Show lesspgBackRest is open source software developed to perform efficient backup on PostgreSQL databases that measure in tens or hundreds of terabytes and/or generate high WAL volume. pgBackRest supports a robust set of performance features, including: parallel backup/restore, delta restore, parallel asynchronous archiving, partial/failed backup resume, backup from standby, and more. | Slides |
Frequent co-speakers
| Speaker | Shared events | Shared talks | Last together |
|---|---|---|---|
| Andres Freund | 4 | — | 2026 |
| Pavlo Golub | 4 | — | 2026 |
| Robert Treat | 4 | — | 2026 |
| Claire Giordano | 3 | — | 2026 |
| Magnus Hagander | 3 | — | 2026 |
| Melanie Plageman | 3 | — | 2026 |
| Pat Wright | 3 | — | 2026 |
| Yugo Nagata | 3 | — | 2026 |
| Amit Kapila | 3 | — | 2023 |
| Bruce Momjian | 3 | — | 2023 |
| Christophe Pettus | 3 | — | 2023 |
| Keith Fiske | 3 | — | 2023 |
| Alexander Korotkov | 2 | — | 2026 |
| Alexander Kukushkin | 2 | — | 2026 |
| Andreas Scherbaum | 2 | — | 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.