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Just Use Postgres for Everything

PostgreSQL is the most popular and admired database. Learn its versatile applications for various data types and extensions.

Giorgi Dalakishvili

Giorgi Dalakishvili

Giorgi is a software developer with almost two decades of experience. He works mainly with C#, ASP.NET Core, REST, GraphQL, MAUI, Xamarin, Entity Framework Core, AWS, Azure, and SQL Server. He has also worked with many other frameworks and systems such as ASP.NET MVC, ASP.NET Web API, WCF, Avalonia, WinForms, Oracle, and many more. Giorgi has spoken at several conferences such as Developer Week (DWX), KCDC, .NET Conf 2023, JetBrains .NET Day Online ’23, and so on.

Giorgi is an open-source author and contributor on GitHub, Microsoft MVP, and a member of the .NET Foundation.

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Did you know that according to the Stack Overflow Developer Survey, PostgreSQL has not only been the most used database for the past two years but also the most admired and desired database engine?

In this talk, you will learn why PostgreSQL is so popular and what makes it the Swiss Army knife of databases.

You will learn how to use PostgreSQL instead of MongoDB to store JSON documents, how you can run full-text searches in PostgreSQL instead of using Elastic, how to store and query vector embeddings instead of using a dedicated vector database, and how to use PostgreSQL for geospatial data. Finally, I will discuss some of the most innovative and notable PostgreSQL extensions to keep an eye on.

Do not miss this talk to learn about the most admired database and its vast possibilities. Whether you are a developer or a DBA, you will learn how to streamline your entire data ecosystem with a single, versatile database system.