Pat Wright
Employers on the program
- 2026Redgate7 talks
- 2026Red Gate Software4 talks
- 2025Wright Database consulting1 talk
- 2021–2025Utah Geek Events8 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 NYC (Postgres Summit US from 2026)
- PASS Data Community Summit (formerly PASS Summit)
- PGDay Chicago
- Hyderabad Postgres Days
- Nordic PGDay
- PG DATA
- PGConf India
- PGConf.Asia
- 4 other conferences
Talks
| Date | Event | Conference | Role | Title | Links |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 9, 2026 | PASS Summit West 2026 | PASS Data Community Summit (formerly PASS Summit) | precon | Adding PostgreSQL to Your SQL Server Skill Set as Redgate More organizations are adding PostgreSQL to their technology stack than ever before. The challenge is that they are not immediately replacing their existing…Show lessMore organizations are adding PostgreSQL to their technology stack than ever before. The challenge is that they are not immediately replacing their existing technology, which means more and more people need to understand both SQL Server and PostgreSQL. This session is explicitly designed to... | |
| Nov 9, 2026 | PASS Summit West 2026 | PASS Data Community Summit (formerly PASS Summit) | speaker | Just Start Peddling as Redgate | |
| Nov 9, 2026 | PASS Summit West 2026 | PASS Data Community Summit (formerly PASS Summit) | speaker | Preparing for the PostgreSQL Certification as Redgate The Open Alliance for PostgreSQL Education has just released the first community owned, vendor neutral, certification for PostgreSQL. In October, the very first…Show lessThe Open Alliance for PostgreSQL Education has just released the first community owned, vendor neutral, certification for PostgreSQL. In October, the very first testing sessions were held at pgConf.EU in Valencia Spain. Your intrepid presenters both took this test. Come to this session to see... | |
| Oct 20, 2026 | PGConf.EU 2026 (16th PostgreSQL Conference Europe) | PostgreSQL Conference Europe (PGConf.EU) | sponsored talk | Finding the small queries that cause big problems in your system as Redgate Have you ever wondered why your systems seem to be "humming" along and then all of a sudden someone pushes a button, and the hum turns into a roar of a thousand…Show lessHave you ever wondered why your systems seem to be "humming" along and then all of a sudden someone pushes a button, and the hum turns into a roar of a thousand engines? Perhaps you have lots of little minions running constantly on your system until one big minion comes along and messes the whole thing up? | Slides |
| Oct 20, 2026 | PGConf.EU 2026 (16th PostgreSQL Conference Europe) | PostgreSQL Conference Europe (PGConf.EU) | community day | Organizing and Growing Community Events as Red Gate Software The goal of this community event is to help organizers, speakers, and others learn to grow the community around them. We will discuss growing speakers, reaching…Show lessThe goal of this community event is to help organizers, speakers, and others learn to grow the community around them. We will discuss growing speakers, reaching out to other groups, gathering sponsors, and organizing events. | |
| Aug 20, 2026 | Hyderabad PGDays 2026 | Hyderabad Postgres Days | speaker | Critical DBA Tasks for Postgresql as Red Gate Software | |
| Jul 18, 2026 | Day of Data Baton Rouge #1141 | SQLSaturday | — | Master AI prompts by creating a load tester Join me in building a load-testing platform with Python. The backend DB is Postgres. | |
| Jul 18, 2026 | Day of Data Baton Rouge #1141 | SQLSaturday | — | Speaking and Community Involvement for the IntrovertLet’s be serious, I understand 99% of the audience for a technical conference are introverted. I’m not here to disagree with that, I'm here to talk about the…Show lessLet’s be serious, I understand 99% of the audience for a technical conference are introverted. I’m not here to disagree with that, I'm here to talk about the introvert inside of me and how I quiet it just enough to truly improve my life. | |
| Jun 10, 2026 | PASS Summit Europe (Frankfurt) 2026 | PASS Data Community Summit (formerly PASS Summit) | precon | Adding PostgreSQL to your SQL Server Skill Set as Redgate More organizations are adding PostgreSQL to their technology stack than ever before. The challenge is that they are not immediately replacing their existing…Show lessMore organizations are adding PostgreSQL to their technology stack than ever before. The challenge is that they are not immediately replacing their existing technology, which means more and more people need to understand both SQL Server and PostgreSQL. This session is explicitly designed to... | |
| Jun 4, 2026 | PG DATA 2026 | PG DATA | speaker | Master Upgrading PostgreSQL, Using Real World stories and examples as Redgate Software | |
| May 7, 2026 | PASS Summit East (Chicago) 2026 | PASS Data Community Summit (formerly PASS Summit) | precon | Adding PostgreSQL to your SQL Server Skill Set as Redgate More organizations are adding PostgreSQL to their technology stack than ever before. The challenge is that they are not immediately replacing their existing…Show lessMore organizations are adding PostgreSQL to their technology stack than ever before. The challenge is that they are not immediately replacing their existing technology, which means more and more people need to understand both SQL Server and PostgreSQL. This session is explicitly designed to... | |
| Apr 21, 2026 | Postgres Conference 2026 | Postgres Conference (PostgresConf) | speaker | Critical DBA Tasks for Postgresql as Red Gate Software Whether you are a new DBA or a seasoned professional. These are the critical items you need to do to make sure your Postgresql clusters are healthy and happy. | |
| Mar 24, 2026 | Nordic PGDay 2026 | Nordic PGDay | speaker | Critical DBA Tasks for Postgresql as Red Gate Software Whether you are a new DBA or a seasoned professional. These are the critical items you need to do to make sure your Postgresql clusters are healthy and happy. | Slides |
| May 13, 2025 | PGConf.dev 2025 | PGConf.dev (formerly PGCon) | discussion lead | Postgres Community Summit as Utah Geek Events Date: 2025-05-13 Time: 14:00–17:30 Room: Cartier B Level: Beginner | |
| Mar 5, 2025 | PGConf India 2025 | PGConf India | speaker | Speaking and Community Involvement for the Introvert as Wright Database consulting Let’s be serious, I understand 99% of the audience for a technical conference will be introverted. I’m not here to disagree with that, I'm here to talk about…Show lessLet’s be serious, I understand 99% of the audience for a technical conference will be introverted. I’m not here to disagree with that, I'm here to talk about the introvert inside of me and how I quiet it just enough to truly improve my life. | SlidesVideo |
| Sep 30, 2024 | PGConf NYC 2024 | PGConf NYC (Postgres Summit US from 2026) | speaker | How to: Never be on call as a DBA Again as Utah Geek Events Engineers are not great at documentation, it’s just a fact of the industry. Data people are in the same group. | Slides |
| Apr 26, 2024 | PGDay Chicago 2024 | PGDay Chicago | speaker | Postgres for the SQL Server DBA as Utah Geek Events Postgres is an amazing product and many people are quickly adopting it. | Slides |
| Oct 3, 2023 | PGConf NYC 2023 | PGConf NYC (Postgres Summit US from 2026) | host | 🎉 Welcome to PGConf NYC 2023! 🎉 as Utah Geek Events | |
| Oct 3, 2023 | PGConf NYC 2023 | PGConf NYC (Postgres Summit US from 2026) | host | 🥲 Closing 👋 as Utah Geek Events | |
| Apr 20, 2023 | PGDay Chicago 2023 | PGDay Chicago | speaker | Speaking and Community Involvement for the Introvert as Utah Geek Events Let’s be serious, I understand 99% of the audience for a technical conference are introverted. | |
| Sep 22, 2022 | PGConf NYC 2022 | PGConf NYC (Postgres Summit US from 2026) | speaker | Postgres for the SQL Server DBA as Utah Geek Events Postgres is an amazing product and many people are quickly adopting it. This also means that many DBA’s are coming from different technical disciplines. | |
| Dec 2, 2021 | PGConf NYC 2021 | PGConf NYC (Postgres Summit US from 2026) | speaker | Speaking and Community Involvement for the Introvert as Utah Geek Events Let’s be serious, I understand 99% of the audience for a technical conference are introverted. I’m not here to disagree with that I’m here to talk about the…Show lessLet’s be serious, I understand 99% of the audience for a technical conference are introverted. I’m not here to disagree with that I’m here to talk about the introvert inside of me and how I quiet it just enough to truly improve my life. | Slides |
| Nov 17, 2020 | PostgresConf.CN & PGConf.Asia 2020 | PGConf.Asia | speaker | Logical Replication lessons learned for the Data Warehouse |
Frequent co-speakers
| Speaker | Shared events | Shared talks | Last together |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ryan Booz | 9 | — | 2026 |
| Magnus Hagander | 8 | — | 2026 |
| Bruce Momjian | 8 | — | 2025 |
| Henrietta Dombrovskaya | 7 | 2 | 2026 |
| Claire Giordano | 7 | — | 2026 |
| Kellyn Gorman | 6 | 1 | 2026 |
| Lætitia AVROT | 6 | — | 2026 |
| Pavlo Golub | 6 | — | 2026 |
| Grant Fritchey | 5 | 4 | 2026 |
| Jonathan S. Katz | 5 | 2 | 2026 |
| Ashutosh Bapat | 5 | — | 2026 |
| Chirag Dave | 5 | — | 2026 |
| Jimmy Angelakos | 5 | — | 2026 |
| Lukas Fittl | 5 | — | 2026 |
| Shayon Sanyal | 5 | — | 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.