Michael Meskes
Employers on the program
- 2023–2026Meskes5 talks
- 2019–2025credativ2 talks
- 2023Instaclustr1 talk
Appearances by year
- Postgres Conference (PostgresConf)
- HOW: PostgreSQL & IvorySQL Ecosystem Conference
- PGConf.DE (PostgreSQL Conference Germany)
- Postgres Ibiza
- PostgreSQL Conference Europe (PGConf.EU)
Talks
| Date | Event | Conference | Role | Title | Links |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 21, 2026 | Postgres Conference 2026 | Postgres Conference (PostgresConf) | speaker | How I took my open source business to a Fortune 500 company as Meskes You’ve started your open source business or you plan to? And you think you know what to look for for a good exit? | |
| Apr 21, 2026 | Postgres Conference 2026 | Postgres Conference (PostgresConf) | speaker | How life changes after an exit as Meskes Any exit has a lot of unknowns coming with it and it certainly feels very different from what you anticipated. When one door closes, another opens, but where is…Show lessAny exit has a lot of unknowns coming with it and it certainly feels very different from what you anticipated. When one door closes, another opens, but where is that newly opened door and what does it mean for me personally? | |
| Oct 15, 2025 | Postgres Ibiza 2025 | Postgres Ibiza | speaker | From Code to Commerce: Open Source Business Models as credativ | |
| Jun 27, 2025 | HOW2025: PostgreSQL & IvorySQL Eco Conference | HOW: PostgreSQL & IvorySQL Ecosystem Conference | keynote | From Code to Commerce: Open Source Business Models Today | |
| Mar 18, 2025 | Postgres Conference 2025 | Postgres Conference (PostgresConf) | speaker | How I took my open source business to a Fortune 500 company as Meskes You’ve started your open source business or you plan to? And you don’t know what to look for for a good exit? | Video |
| Apr 17, 2024 | Postgres Conference 2024 | Postgres Conference (PostgresConf) | speaker | Open Source At A Crossroads as Meskes For the first time in history almost everyone uses Open Source, albeit often without getting the benefits of Free Software. | Slides |
| Dec 12, 2023 | PGConf.EU 2023 (13th PostgreSQL Conference Europe) | PostgreSQL Conference Europe (PGConf.EU) | sponsored talk | Open Source in the Age of Cloud and Microservices as Instaclustr, now part of Spot by NetApp The movement to cloud and microservice architectures have changed the industry quite a bit recently. These changes have an influence on open source both from a…Show lessThe movement to cloud and microservice architectures have changed the industry quite a bit recently. These changes have an influence on open source both from a community and from a business perspective. | |
| Apr 20, 2023 | Postgres Conference Silicon Valley 2023 | Postgres Conference (PostgresConf) | speaker | Open Source in the Age of Cloud and Microservices as Meskes The movement to cloud and microservice architectures have changed the industry quite a bit recently. These changes have an influence on open source both from a…Show lessThe movement to cloud and microservice architectures have changed the industry quite a bit recently. These changes have an influence on open source both from a community and from a business perspective. | Slides |
| May 10, 2019 | PGConf.DE 2019 | PGConf.DE (PostgreSQL Conference Germany) | keynote | PostgreSQL Tendenzen in der Geschäftsumgebung as credativ In den vergangenen Jahren gab es viele neue Entwicklungen, die für die Anwendung von PostgreSQL in der Geschäftsumgebung wichtig waren. |
Frequent co-speakers
| Speaker | Shared events | Shared talks | Last together |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ryan Booz | 5 | — | 2026 |
| BAJI SHAIK | 3 | — | 2026 |
| Clay Jackson | 3 | — | 2026 |
| Dave Stokes | 3 | — | 2026 |
| Dr. Ibrar Ahmed | 3 | — | 2026 |
| Greg Dostatni | 3 | — | 2026 |
| Jonah Harris | 3 | — | 2026 |
| Sameer Malik | 3 | — | 2026 |
| Shayon Sanyal | 3 | — | 2026 |
| Tim Steward | 3 | — | 2026 |
| Alvaro Hernandez | 3 | — | 2025 |
| Chirag Dave | 3 | — | 2025 |
| Peter Farkas | 3 | — | 2025 |
| Yurii Rashkovskii | 3 | — | 2025 |
| Amanda Nystrom | 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.