Josh Berkus
Josh Berkus
PostgreSQL ProjectBiography
Josh Berkus is best known as a Core Team member of the world-spanning PostgreSQL project. He is CEO of PostgreSQL Experts, Inc. and in his 12 years as a database consultant he has worked with MySQL, Oracle, and MSSQL Server as well as Postgres, and is heavily involved in many OSS communities, including BIRT, OSCON, Open Source World, fink, Geek-PAC and more. He’s also a potter and a mean cook.
Sessions for this user
* Building a SQL Database That Works
As a developer, what you really need are some simple recipes for how to think about designing your SQL databases so that they are simple, maintainable, expandable and easy to troubleshoot.
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Cooking |
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* Open Source Press Relations
You have a really cool open source project and everyone should see it, try it, and use it. But ... they don't seem to know about it. How can you make sure your project gets the press coverage it deserves?
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Business |
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Proposals for this user
* From Proposal to Applause
Getting a talk accepted and delivering it effectively is something that almost anyone can learn how to do. If you learn by trial-and-error, though, that may be a painful process which takes several years.
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Cooking | 03/25/2009 06:50PM |
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* Indexing the SQL Database
Most developers find they have to use SQL databases for their projects, but few have any idea how to index those databases. Which columns to index, what kinds of indexes to use, multicolumn indexes, foreign keys ... it's all very confusing to anyone who's not a career database person (and even some that are).
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Cooking | 03/25/2009 05:22PM |
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* Your Five Communities
In this session, Open Source business veteran Josh Berkus will go over who the 5 communities are, what they each want, and how that community can help you make money.
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Business | 03/26/2009 01:58PM |
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