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Speakers

Gianni Ciolli

Employers on the program

  1. 2022–2026EDB13 talks
  2. 20192ndQuadrant3 talks
Events16
Conferences7
Talks172 keynotes
Years active2019–2026
Talk freshness775 different talks in 7 · 1 circuit, 24 monthsMiles between events5,71616 in-person events · 8 countries

The year around now

Talks in the past 12 months and announced talks ahead, one row per conference, January to December. Hover a mark for the talk.

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Held in the past 12 months Next 12 months Today, Nov 10, 2026

Appearances by year

201920202021202220232024202520262027
  • PGConf.BE
  • Swiss PGDay
  • PGConf.DE (PostgreSQL Conference Germany)
  • PostgreSQL Conference Europe (PGConf.EU)
  • Nordic PGDay
  • PGDay Lowlands
  • PGDay UK

Talks

DateEventConferenceRoleTitleLinks
Sep 8, 2026PGDay UK 2026PGDay UKspeakerHow to reproduce production environments, and Why
as EDB
May 5, 2026PGConf.BE 2026PGConf.BEspeakerHow to reproduce production environments, and Why
as EDB
Mar 24, 2026Nordic PGDay 2026Nordic PGDaysponsored talkWhy Postgres Won
as EDB

Postgres is today the most common choice for transactional workloads, for a number of reasons.

Sep 12, 2025PGDay Lowlands 2025PGDay LowlandspanelDebate - Autotuning
as EDB
Jun 26, 2025Swiss PGDay 2025Swiss PGDayspeakerThe Why and What of WAL
as EDB

The Write-Ahead-Log (WAL) is central in many PostgreSQL processes and best practices.

May 8, 2025PGConf.DE 2025PGConf.DE (PostgreSQL Conference Germany)speakerThe Well-Tempered Elephant
as EDB
May 6, 2025PGConf.BE 2025PGConf.BEspeakerThe Why and What of WAL
as EDB
Jun 27, 2024Swiss PGDay 2024Swiss PGDaylightning talkThe Well-Tempered ElephantSlides
May 7, 2024PGConf.BE 2024PGConf.BEspeakerTrusted Postgres Architect
as EDB
Dec 12, 2023PGConf.EU 2023 (13th PostgreSQL Conference Europe)PostgreSQL Conference Europe (PGConf.EU)sponsored talkPostgres Risk Mitigation with Transparent Data Encryption
as EDB
This presentation will begin by illustrating the main scenarios where Transparent Data Encryption is needed; we will then show how it works, from the viewpoint…Show less

This presentation will begin by illustrating the main scenarios where Transparent Data Encryption is needed; we will then show how it works, from the viewpoint of the user, and discuss the performance impact of enabling this feature. In the last part of this presentation we will dive into the technical details of its implementation, including the interaction with external components such as...

Jun 29, 2023Swiss PGDay 2023Swiss PGDaykeynotepgchess on PostgreSQL 15
as EDB

The pgchess extension implements some concepts related to the game of chess, and can be used to turn PostgreSQL into a chess player.

Jun 27, 2023PGConf.DE 2023PGConf.DE (PostgreSQL Conference Germany)speakerHigh Availability with PostgreSQL, both old and new
as EDB

This presentation discusses what is High Availability, and why one needs it.

May 12, 2023PGConf.BE 2023PGConf.BEspeakerLogical Replication for PostgreSQL
as EDB
May 19, 2022PGConf.BE 2022PGConf.BEspeakerHigh Availability with PostgreSQL, both old and new
as EDB
Oct 15, 2019PGConf.EU 2019 (11th PostgreSQL Conference Europe)PostgreSQL Conference Europe (PGConf.EU)speakerBusiness Intelligence with Window Functions in PostgreSQL 11
as 2ndQuadrant
Window functions are a very useful tool. They are used for various use cases where a simple aggregation is not flexible enough: incremental totals, moving…Show less

Window functions are a very useful tool. They are used for various use cases where a simple aggregation is not flexible enough: incremental totals, moving averages, etc.

Oct 15, 2019PGConf.EU 2019 (11th PostgreSQL Conference Europe)PostgreSQL Conference Europe (PGConf.EU)trainingPostgreSQL Business Continuity
as 2ndQuadrant
In this workshop we describe those PostgreSQL features that are most useful when implementing High Availability as well as Disaster Recovery. There are several…Show less

In this workshop we describe those PostgreSQL features that are most useful when implementing High Availability as well as Disaster Recovery. There are several third party solutions that might be used to assist the user in configuring and managing PostgreSQL for those goals.

Jun 28, 2019Swiss PGDay 2019Swiss PGDaykeynoteHigh Availability with PostgreSQL
as 2ndQuadrant
Gianni Ciolli is the head of Professional Services at 2ndQuadrant. PostgreSQL consultant, trainer, and speaker at many conferences in Europe and abroad in the…Show less

Gianni Ciolli is the head of Professional Services at 2ndQuadrant. PostgreSQL consultant, trainer, and speaker at many conferences in Europe and abroad in the last 10 years, he has a PhD in Mathematics from the University of Florence.

Frequent co-speakers

SpeakerShared eventsShared talksLast together
Franck Pachot8—2026
Boriss Mejias7—2026
Hans-Jürgen Schönig7—2026
Pavlo Golub7—2026
Vik Fearing7—2026
Dirk Krautschick7—2025
Laurenz Albe7—2025
Josef Machytka6—2026
Daniel Westermann6—2025
Stefan Fercot6—2025
Chris Ellis5—2026
Matt Cornillon5—2026
Lætitia AVROT5—2025
Ilya Kosmodemiansky5—2024
Alexander Kukushkin4—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.