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Stefan Fercot
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🇧🇪 Senior #PostgreSQL Expert 🐘 @dataegret.bsky.social‬
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We’ll just leave this here…
Planning your PostgreSQL migration? Grab our step-by-step guide 👇
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#PostgreSQL #Migration #OpenSource #DataEgret
November 12, 2025 at 9:00 AM
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⏰ The clock is ticking!
Our PostgreSQL Essentials course starts on 17 Nov — join before registration is closed.
👉 Save your spot: dataegret.com/courses-post...
#PostgreSQL #Postgres #DBA #Training
November 3, 2025 at 12:01 PM
🐘 The #PostgreSQL #Belgium community meets again! 🎉
Join us on Nov 25 in Leuven, hosted by IDEWE with Zebanza.
Come discover how PostgreSQL is used in the field, at scale, and in production, with great talks, plus pizza and drinks 🍕🍻

🔗 www.meetup.com/postgresbe/e...

#PostgreSQL #Meetup #OpenSource
Real-World PostgreSQL: Lessons from IDEWE, Rabobank, and EDB, Tue, Nov 25, 2025, 6:00 PM | Meetup
Hello Postgres enthusiasts! We're happy to announce that **IDEWE** will host our next in-person PostgreSQL Meetup in collaboration with **Zebanza** 🦓 🐘 We'll explore how
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November 3, 2025 at 7:35 AM
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🚀 PostgreSQL Essentials (DBA1) kicks off in just 17 days — and we still have a few spots left!

Upgrade your PostgreSQL knowledge and build a solid foundation in open source database administration - register now: dataegret.com/courses-post...

#PostgreSQL #DBA #Training #OpenSource
October 30, 2025 at 12:03 PM
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October 31, 2025 at 2:52 PM
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🚨 Final call for PostgreSQL Essentials for DBAs (starts 17 Nov)!
Small group, live sessions run by our Senior DBAs.
👉 Register now: dataegret.com/courses-post...
#PostgreSQL #DBA #Training
October 27, 2025 at 12:04 PM
📣 Excited to speak at DevDay.be 2025 in my hometown Mons 🇧🇪 on November 13!

🎤 "The Art of Data Retention in PostgreSQL" will show why developers should care about data retention and how it affects performance and scalability.

💙 See you there! 🔗 www.devday.be
#DevDayBE #PostgreSQL #DataRetention
October 17, 2025 at 6:19 AM
🐘 After premiering "Patroni and pgBackRest: better together" in Belgium this week, I'm bringing it next week to @pgconf.eu in Riga! 🇱🇻

Learn how to integrate pgBackRest into a Patroni cluster, rebuild standbys from backups, and perform PITR under Patroni's control...

See you there! 💙 #PGConfEU
👉 “Moving on to the DBA track on the first day of ##PGConfEU — here’s our star lineup!”
##PostgreSQL ##Postgres ##PGConfEU2025
October 16, 2025 at 6:12 AM
We definitely had fun 💙 It was great to see so many familiar faces and meet new ones! The atmosphere was full of great discussions and enthusiasm 🍕🥂

This talk is also a perfect addition to the new DBA3-level course that we're about to unleash very soon 😁
Stefan Fercot travelled to Brussels yesterday and gave a talk, “Patroni and pgBackRest: Better Together.” at the local meetup.

If you’re interested in diving deeper into #pgBackRest and #Patroni, watch this space for DBA3 #course details: dataegret.com/postgresql-c... 🚀
#PostgreSQL
October 15, 2025 at 9:23 AM
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At Data Egret, we’ve been helping our clients to run their PostgreSQL instances for years — and now we’re sharing that experience through hands-on courses.
In small groups. With experienced DBAs and Consultants. Teaching how to solve real problems.
Learn more 👉 dataegret.com/postgresql-c...
October 15, 2025 at 8:19 AM
The #PostgreSQL #Belgium #Meetup at Google Brussels is coming soon!

If you haven't RSVP'd yet, please do so before Monday noon so Google can prepare food, drinks, and security access.
🔗 www.meetup.com/postgresbe/e...

🐘 The Lego elephant in Belgian colors is still waiting for a lucky attendee! 🖤💛❤️
📢 The next #PostgreSQL #Belgium #Meetup is on Tue, Oct 14, 2025 at Google's Brussels offices 🚀

Talks on PostgreSQL in the cloud + #Patroni & #pgBackRest for HA/DR 🐘

Community, food, drinks... and a chance to win a Lego elephant in Belgian colors 🖤💛❤️

🔗 RSVP: www.meetup.com/postgresbe/e...
October 10, 2025 at 9:53 AM
📢 The next #PostgreSQL #Belgium #Meetup is on Tue, Oct 14, 2025 at Google's Brussels offices 🚀

Talks on PostgreSQL in the cloud + #Patroni & #pgBackRest for HA/DR 🐘

Community, food, drinks... and a chance to win a Lego elephant in Belgian colors 🖤💛❤️

🔗 RSVP: www.meetup.com/postgresbe/e...
September 19, 2025 at 7:49 AM
📣 #PGDayLowlands is almost here! On Sept 11 we'll kick things off with a warm-up meetup 🎉🍕🍻

I'll be speaking on scaling #PgBouncer ⚡ with real configuration examples and lessons learned from the field 🔧🐘

If you're a #PostgreSQL enthusiast, come join us 🚀✨ #PostgresCommunity #OpenSource #TechMeetup
The PostgreSQL User Group NL team is organizing a PGDay Lowlands Warmup Meetup on Thursday, September 11 🔥

Chris Ellis will showcase some Postgres features that make developers’ lives easier, and Stefan Fercot will dive into the inner workings of PgBouncer: www.meetup.com/postgresql-u...
PGDay Lowlands Warmup Meetup 2025, Thu, Sep 11, 2025, 6:00 PM | Meetup
Dear all, Some initiatives are meant to be repeated! So, in line with last year we are planning to organize a PGDay Lowlands Warmup Meetup on Thursday, September 11, 2025
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August 28, 2025 at 12:30 PM
#TIL about the Year 2038 problem, basically Y2K's lesser-known cousin 🤦‍♂️👾

On 19 Jan 2038 some computers will think it's 1901 again (because they store time as a 32-bit integer) 🕰️🙃
Plenty of time to fix... right? 🛠️🐛

Thanks Matthias van de Meent for the gem on #PostgreSQL 🙌🐘
#TimeTravelBug #2038Oops
Year 2038 problem - Wikipedia
Any system using data structures with signed 32-bit time representations has an inherent risk of failing. A full list of these data structures is virtually impossible to derive, but there are well-known data structures that have the Unix time problem:
en.m.wikipedia.org
August 26, 2025 at 9:00 AM
🎤 Happy to share I'll be speaking at #FOSS4G Belgium on 25 Sept. in Brussels! 🇧🇪

We'll cover a challenge many of us know well: upgrading #PostgreSQL (especially with #PostGIS in the mix), and how to open Pandora's box without losing sleep.

🗓️ www.foss4g.be/en/schedule

🐘 See you in Brussels! 🖤 💛 ❤️
August 26, 2025 at 6:32 AM
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Rotterdam friends!! I'm looking for a venue for a #PostgreSQL meetup, September 11. Can your company host us, or do you know any affordable venues (budget is max 1800), please let me know? 🙏
August 20, 2025 at 12:46 PM
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🚨 “Critical: Disk sa1 has less than 10% free space left”

Seen this before? 😬
Join our free webinar today at 12:00 CEST to learn how to prevent it - straight from PostgreSQL experts.

📅 Today, 12:00 CEST
events.zoom.us/ev/Am2D_Hopd...

#PostgreSQL #Webinar #DevOps
August 14, 2025 at 8:39 AM
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After finding out it is Lord of the Rings and not Lord of the Ring, I changed the project name. Make sure you update your URLS!

git repo: gitlab.com/l_avrot/pg-l...
Documentation: l_avrot.gitlab.io/pg-lord-of-t...
August 13, 2025 at 1:41 PM
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As your application grows, so does the volume of data it needs to handle. This inevitably slows things down.

Next Thursday, 14 August at 12:00CEST, we’re hosting a free #webinar that tackles the unavoidable growth of tables in your #PostgreSQL #database.

Register today!
shorturl.at/xCQnu
August 8, 2025 at 9:58 AM
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Table bloat and data retention - we'll cover at our next webinar on 🗓️ Aug 14
🧠 With Senior DBA - Daria Nikolaenko
✅ Spot hidden performance issues
✅ Apply smart data retention strategies
✅ Reduce query/storage overhead without losing value
🔗 Register now: shorturl.at/Pa3c8 #postgresql #Webinar
July 31, 2025 at 8:45 PM
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We bet you’ve missed our webinars!
Here’s a little hint about the topic of the next one… 👀
Watch this space — full details dropping later today!

#PostgreSQL #Postgres #OpenSource #Developers #DBA #CTO #SoftwareEngineering #TechLeadership
July 31, 2025 at 10:40 AM
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Developers! Your app runs on PostgreSQL—but no DBA on hand? We've got you covered!
🎓 We’ll be running 2 live online courses in August:
- SQL Anti‑Patterns – Aug 26
- Safe DDL/DML Migration – Aug 28

📜 Cert. of attendance

👉 Register now: dataegret.com/postgresql-c...

#PostgreSQL #DevTraining
July 24, 2025 at 8:11 AM
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CTOs wearing the DBA hat? We see you.

Get our free PostgreSQL Audit step-by-step guide to help you assess backups, fix config risks & ensure your DB is production-ready.

Built by senior DBAs, made for real-world use

👉 dataegret.com/white-paper-...
#PostgreSQL
White Paper - DBAudit - Data Egret
Your guide to day-to-day PostgreSQL maintenance written by recognised PostgreSQL consultants.
dataegret.com
July 8, 2025 at 8:59 AM
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🎉 It’s #DBAAppreciationDay!

We’re giving away 10 free 30-min PostgreSQL consultations with our Senior DBA — no strings attached.

🎁 Help your DBA tackle perf issues, plan a migration, or get a second opinion.

Apply today only forms.gle/Y8e7iBipW5zh...
First come, first served!

#PostgreSQL
July 4, 2025 at 8:33 AM
📣 FOSS4G Belgium 2025 🇧🇪
📍 Brussels | 📅 25 Sep 2025
🗺️ www.foss4g.be
#FOSS4G Belgium returns this September! As a #PostgreSQL DBA, I often work behind the scenes, but I love seeing what people build with #PostGIS. The call for presentations is open 😇 Share your #osgeo stories! See you there?
July 2, 2025 at 9:02 AM