PG18 Hacktober: 31 Days of New Features
Presented by:
Hari Kiran
Hari Kiran is a seasoned Database Engineer with nearly 19 years of experience in multiple domains of the IT Industry in Healthcare, Banking, Project & Portfolio Management, and CRM domains. Passionate about PostgreSQL helping Customers across geographies with Database Administration, Enterprise Implementations, Security and Hardening, Backup and Recovery, and Performance Tuning. Hari has worked at companies like GE, EDB, Oracle, Optum, and 2ndQuadrant. Hari has been a regular speaker at Postgres conferences like PGconf India, FOSSASIA and PGConf Down under in Australia regions.
In 2021, Hari started his Entrepreneurial journey by founding OpenSource DB, a Services Start-up working with Customers & Organizations to maximize their potential in the Data-centric world focussed on PostgreSQL, Data Analytics & Data Science, and providing PostgreSQL Professional Services & Database Development.
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While September 2025 last week saw the PG18 release, we dedicated October on a focused initiative: "PG18 Hacktober: 31 Days of New Features" to explore and highlight 31 new features/changes in the new PostgreSQL 18 version. This talk presents the outcomes of that project, highlighting both practical enhancements and experimental developments that demonstrate PostgreSQL 18’s features.
The session will cover selected features in depth, including improvements in performance, developer tooling, security, and replication. Attendees will gain insights into PostgreSQL 18's capabilities that can enhance day-to-day usage and open new possibilities for advanced development.
Key takeaways: - Latest and greatest know-hows - Hands-on, Example-driven insights: Walk away with working examples, source code, and techniques that can be adapted for internal tools, open source projects, or daily PostgreSQL database operations. - Community and contribution inspiration: Discover how initiatives like PG18 Hacktober can contribute meaningfully to the ecosystem, and how you can start your own.
- Date:
- Duration:
- 45 min
- Room:
- Conference:
- PGConf India, 2026
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- Track:
- Database Administration
- Difficulty:
- Easy