Floor Drees: Conference Preview: EDB at PGConf.Asia 2026
PGConf Asia 2026 is heading to Hong Kong from November 17–18! As a premier regional event for the PostgreSQL community, PGConf.Asia brings together developers, contributors, DBAs, and enterprise users from across the continent.
Executive Summary
PGConf Asia 2026 is heading to Hong Kong from November 17–18! As a premier regional event for the PostgreSQL community, PGConf.Asia brings together developers, contributors, DBAs, and enterprise users from across the continent. Several EDB team members will be presenting sessions this year. Additionally, EDB's own Bruce Momjian is serving on the organizing committee and co-chairing the program committee.
Database Engine & Storage Subsystem Architecture
From an OLTP/OLAP systems architecture, storage tiering, and data durability perspective: - **Zero-Vendor Lock-in Formats:** Leveraging open specifications (e.g. Parquet, Iceberg) ensures multi-engine interoperability without ingestion lock-in. - **Vector & In-Memory Throughput:** Modern memory layouts and SIMD-accelerated execution pipelines minimize latency in real-time retrieval. - **Distributed Resiliency:** Decoupled storage and compute layers enable elastic horizontal scaling with strict ACID guarantees.
Impact on the Open Ecosystem
Empowers data engineers with open, self-hosted alternatives to monopolistic cloud database providers.