Stefan Fercot
🇧🇪 Senior #PostgreSQL Expert 🐘 @dataegret.bsky.social
- Reposted by Stefan FercotAt #FOSDEM PGDay last week, Jonathan Gonzalez and I presented a lightning talk about how the CloudNativePG project has been flooded with #AI contributions lately, as a way of catharsis. Now available in blog-format: dev.to/floord/open-... @fosdempgday.org @sxd.cl @cloudnativepg.bsky.social
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- Reposted by Stefan FercotSupabase — Open-source Firebase alternative for modern app development ⭐ Stars: 93,722 🔗 Forks: 10,850 ⏩ Last commit: Nov 28, 2025 ⌛ First commit: Oct 12, 2019
- Reposted by Stefan Fercotmodern-sql.com now covers DuckDB.
- Reposted by Stefan FercotDemain, installation de Windows 11 sur le PC des parents. On regénère une petite Tiny11 toute propre avec la dernière version de Windows 11 (25H2). Pour rappel : - Tuto écrit sans pubs sur linuxtricks.fr : www.linuxtricks.fr/wiki/tiny11-... - Tuto vidéo : www.youtube.com/watch?v=GbWi...
- 😱 The Black Friday deal I love: invest a little less now, get way smarter later. PostgreSQL DBA2 (Advanced) & DBA3 (Backups+Replication) are coming soon! Also yes, one the teachers is… me 😄 Would love to have you in class! #PostgreSQL #DBA #Database #Training #BlackFriday
- 🔥 Black Friday Deal! Get 10% off our upcoming PostgreSQL DBA2 & DBA3 courses. Level up your PostgreSQL skills with training led by real-world experts. 👉 dataegret.com/postgresql-c... Use code: PGCOURSE10 (ends on 1 December)
- Reposted by Stefan FercotSimplified procurement meets PostgreSQL expertise: Data Egret is now on AWS Marketplace! Consulting ✓ Migrations ✓ Performance optimisation ✓ Support ✓ 👉 Explore the listing today! aws.amazon.com/marketplace/... #PostgreSQL #AWS
- Want to strengthen your #PostgreSQL skills? Have a look at our training catalog, especially if you want to learn how to use #pgBackRest efficiently! 🐘💪
- 🎉 Our DBA1 PostgreSQL course kicked off today! A warm welcome and good luck to all participants. If you’re ready to deepen your expertise, 👉 DBA2 (Advanced) and DBA3 (High Availability & Replication) are now open for registration. dataegret.com/postgresql-c... #PostgreSQL #DBA
- Reposted by Stefan FercotDon’t get too comfortable with the cloud… ☁️ As your application popularity grows, features expand— so does your cloud bill. We help you audit your DB architecture, optimise performance, slash costs—no full-time DBA needed. #CloudCosts #PostgreSQL #DataEgret
- Reposted by Stefan FercotWe’ll just leave this here… Planning your PostgreSQL migration? Grab our step-by-step guide 👇 dataegret.com/migration-to... #PostgreSQL #Migration #OpenSource #DataEgret
- Reposted by Stefan Fercot⏰ 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
- 🐘 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
- Reposted by Stefan Fercot🚀 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
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- Reposted by Stefan Fercot🚨 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
- 📣 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
- 🐘 I'll be sharing DBA-tested techniques such as declarative partitioning, Foreign Data Wrappers, and more to help developers care for the long-term health of their PostgreSQL systems.
- 🐘 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
- Link to the session's details: 🔗 www.postgresql.eu/events/pgcon...
- 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
- Slides available at 🔗 pgstef.github.io/talks/en/202...
- Reposted by Stefan FercotAt 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...
- 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...
- 📢 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...
- 📣 #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...
- #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
- More on the Year 2038 problem here: en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Year_20...
- 🎤 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! 🖤 💛 ❤️
- Reposted by Stefan FercotRotterdam 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? 🙏
- Reposted by Stefan Fercot🚨 “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
- Reposted by Stefan FercotAfter 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...
- Reposted by Stefan FercotAs 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
- Reposted by Stefan FercotTable 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
- Reposted by Stefan FercotWe 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
- Reposted by Stefan FercotDevelopers! 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
- Reposted by Stefan FercotCTOs 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
- Reposted by Stefan Fercot🎉 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
- 📣 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?
- Reposted by Stefan Fercot🚀 Can PostgreSQL power modern analytics pipelines? @hydrobiont.bsky.social gave a talk at the #PostgreSQL meetup near Stuttgart last week. Here’s the recap, slides, and key lessons on using Postgres for OLAP, CDC, and ML workflows: dataegret.com/2025/07/oper... #postgresql #Analytics
