Laurenz Albe
Employers on the program
- 2019–2026CYBERTEC17 talks
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.
Appearances by year
- PGConf.DE (PostgreSQL Conference Germany)
- PostgreSQL Conference Europe (PGConf.EU)
- Swiss PGDay
- FOSDEM
Talks
| Date | Event | Conference | Role | Title | Links |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 20, 2026 | PGConf.EU 2026 (16th PostgreSQL Conference Europe) | PostgreSQL Conference Europe (PGConf.EU) | speaker | The anatomy of PostgreSQL row locks as Cybertec Everybody knows about row locks, right? They prevent conflicts between data modifications, and you take them with UPDATE , DELETE and SELECT ... | Slides |
| Jun 25, 2026 | Swiss PGDay 2026 (9th Swiss PGDay) | Swiss PGDay | speaker | Zeilensperren in PostgreSQL: eine anatomische Betrachtung as CYBERTEC | Slides |
| Apr 21, 2026 | PGConf.DE 2026 | PGConf.DE (PostgreSQL Conference Germany) | speaker | Zeilensperren in PostgreSQL: eine anatomische Betrachtung as Cybertec | |
| Oct 21, 2025 | PGConf.EU 2025 (15th PostgreSQL Conference Europe) | PostgreSQL Conference Europe (PGConf.EU) | speaker | Don't do that! as Cybertec Rather than presenting best practices, I'll show a number of design choices that have repeatedly caused problems for users. Learn from the errors of others! | SlidesVideo |
| Jun 26, 2025 | Swiss PGDay 2025 | Swiss PGDay | speaker | Mach das nicht! as CYBERTEC Im Lauf der Jahre sind mir bei der Beschäftigung mit Datenmodellen und den daraus entstehenden Problemen etliche Muster begegnet, die sich als durchwegs…Show lessIm Lauf der Jahre sind mir bei der Beschäftigung mit Datenmodellen und den daraus entstehenden Problemen etliche Muster begegnet, die sich als durchwegs schlecht erwiesen haben. Der Vortrag erklärt, was die Probleme sind. So kann man bekannte Fallen vermeiden. Themen: | Slides |
| Jun 26, 2025 | Swiss PGDay 2025 | Swiss PGDay | lightning talk | The tower of Babel as CYBERTEC | Slides |
| May 8, 2025 | PGConf.DE 2025 | PGConf.DE (PostgreSQL Conference Germany) | speaker | Comparing the Oracle and PostgreSQL transaction systems as Cybertec | |
| Oct 22, 2024 | PGConf.EU 2024 (14th PostgreSQL Conference Europe) | PostgreSQL Conference Europe (PGConf.EU) | sponsored talk | Security attacks on PostgreSQL as CYBERTEC This talk will examine how to cause damage to a PostgreSQL database by abusing insecure configuration or object definitions: impair availability (denial of…Show lessThis talk will examine how to cause damage to a PostgreSQL database by abusing insecure configuration or object definitions: impair availability (denial of service) gain access to the database gain access to forbidden data become superuser You need to know the dangers if you want to protect your database! | SlidesVideo |
| Jun 27, 2024 | Swiss PGDay 2024 | Swiss PGDay | speaker | Sicherheitsattacken auf PostgreSQL as CYBERTEC In diesem Vortrag betrachte ich verschiedene Methoden, um unter Ausnützung unsicherer Konfiguration oder unsicherer Objektdefinitionen Schaden zu verursachen: -…Show lessIn diesem Vortrag betrachte ich verschiedene Methoden, um unter Ausnützung unsicherer Konfiguration oder unsicherer Objektdefinitionen Schaden zu verursachen: - Verfügbarkeit beeinträchtigen ("denial of service") - Zugang zur Datenbank erschleichen - Zugriff auf verbotene Daten erschleichen -… | Slides |
| Apr 12, 2024 | PGConf.DE 2024 | PGConf.DE (PostgreSQL Conference Germany) | speaker | Sicherheitsattacken auf PostgreSQL as Cybertec In diesem Vortrag betrachte ich verschiedene Methoden, um unter Ausnützung unsicherer Konfiguration oder unsicherer Objektdefinitionen Schaden zu verursachen:…Show lessIn diesem Vortrag betrachte ich verschiedene Methoden, um unter Ausnützung unsicherer Konfiguration oder unsicherer Objektdefinitionen Schaden zu verursachen: Verfügbarkeit beeinträchtigen ("denial of service") Zugang zur Datenbank erschleichen Zugriff auf verbotene Daten erschleichen Superuser... | Slides |
| Dec 12, 2023 | PGConf.EU 2023 (13th PostgreSQL Conference Europe) | PostgreSQL Conference Europe (PGConf.EU) | speaker | How to corrupt your database (and how to deal with data corruption) as Cybertec PostgreSQL is quite foolproof and makes it hard to break the database. Still, people keep finding ways to cause data corruption. | SlidesVideo |
| Jun 29, 2023 | Swiss PGDay 2023 | Swiss PGDay | speaker | Wie erzeuge ich Datenkorruption (und wie repariere ich sie wieder) as Cybertec PostgreSQL ist ziemlich "deppensicher" und lässt normalerweise nichts zu, was die Datenbank zerstören kann. | Slides |
| Jun 27, 2023 | PGConf.DE 2023 | PGConf.DE (PostgreSQL Conference Germany) | speaker | Wie erzeuge ich Datenkorruption (und wie repariere ich sie wieder) as Cybertec PostgreSQL ist ziemlich "deppensicher" und lässt normalerweise nichts zu, was die Datenbank zerstören kann. | Slides |
| Oct 25, 2022 | PGConf.EU 2022 (12th PostgreSQL Conference Europe) | PostgreSQL Conference Europe (PGConf.EU) | speaker | How to handle 1000 application users as Cybertec During application design, people are often uncertain how to manage database connections to get the best performance. The desire to prevent performance…Show lessDuring application design, people are often uncertain how to manage database connections to get the best performance. The desire to prevent performance bottlenecks often leads to detrimental design decisions. | Slides |
| May 13, 2022 | PGConf.DE 2022 | PGConf.DE (PostgreSQL Conference Germany) | speaker | Wie schaffe ich 1000 Applikationsuser gleichzeitig? as Cybertec Beim Applikationsdesign herrscht oft große Unsicherheit über das Connection-Management auf der Datenbank. | Slides |
| Feb 6, 2021 | FOSDEM 2021 | FOSDEM | speaker | Stumbling Stones when migrating from Oracle as Cybertec I'll walk you through all the problems and difficulties that can occur when you migrate an Oracle database to PostgreSQL, from the conceptual phase and general…Show lessI'll walk you through all the problems and difficulties that can occur when you migrate an Oracle database to PostgreSQL, from the conceptual phase and general architectural differences to the specific problems that you are likely to encounter. I'll suggest solutions or promising ways to tackle these problems and give you a brief overview over some of the existing tools that facilitate Oracle… | SlidesVideo |
| Jun 28, 2019 | Swiss PGDay 2019 | Swiss PGDay | speaker | Linux Control Groups für PostgreSQL Mit Linux Control Groups ("cgroups") kann man Betriebssystemresourcen für Prozeßgruppen beschränken. | Slides |
| May 10, 2019 | PGConf.DE 2019 | PGConf.DE (PostgreSQL Conference Germany) | speaker | Linux Control Groups für PostgreSQL as Cybertec Mit Linux Control Groups ("cgroups") kann man Betriebssystemresourcen für Prozeßgruppen beschränken. |
Frequent co-speakers
| Speaker | Shared events | Shared talks | Last together |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hans-Jürgen Schönig | 12 | — | 2026 |
| Daniel Westermann | 11 | — | 2026 |
| Lætitia AVROT | 11 | — | 2026 |
| Dirk Krautschick | 9 | — | 2026 |
| Divya Sharma | 9 | — | 2026 |
| Boriss Mejias | 8 | — | 2026 |
| Hervé Schweitzer | 8 | — | 2026 |
| Ilya Kosmodemiansky | 8 | — | 2026 |
| Pavlo Golub | 8 | — | 2026 |
| Peter Eisentraut | 8 | — | 2026 |
| Alexander Kukushkin | 7 | — | 2026 |
| Derk van Veen | 7 | — | 2026 |
| Devrim Gündüz | 7 | — | 2026 |
| Jimmy Angelakos | 7 | — | 2026 |
| Magnus Hagander | 7 | — | 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.