PostgreSQL 11 was just released and it includes over a 150 new features, many of which are ground breaking for Postgres. This talk will be a technical overview of Postgres, focusing on the direction of the PostgreSQL project for the next several years.

This presentation will be jam-packed with key knowledge about PostgreSQL 11 that you must know, including:

• New security features
• Using Just-in-Time compilation
• New improvements in Table partitioning
• Utilizing stored procedures
• New parallel execution features

This presentation will also discuss the features that did not make it into Postgres 11 and are expected to be released in the upcoming Postgres 12.

Tom Kincaid

General Manager of 2ndQuadrant North America

Tom Kincaid has been developing, deploying and supporting database systems and enterprise software for over 25 years. He has overseen the design and delivery of numerous Postgres training solutions along with the deployment of PostgreSQL at major Fortune 100 financial institutions and military facilities all over the world.

Tom is the General Manager of 2ndQuadrant North America. Teams under Tom's management have delivered major features that have since become part of PostgreSQL core. He has overseen the design and successful delivery of High Availability products for PostgreSQL and other types of databases.