Venkat Akhil is a PostgreSQL SME with extensive experience in database architecture, high availability, and security. With deep expertise in multiple PostgreSQL versions including 18, Akhil has designed and implemented large-scale high availability clusters, managed complex replication and failover scenarios using Patroni, and led enterprise-grade database migration and upgrade projects.

Passionate about PostgreSQL internals and optimization, Akhil actively explores new features, including PostgreSQL 18, conducts hands-on testing, and shares insights through technical blogging and community engagement.

In addition to technical leadership roles in the banking and finance sector, Akhil contributes to the PostgreSQL open-source community and organizes local meetups focused on PostgreSQL.

Venkat Akhil presents 1 Event:

• Inside PostgreSQL High Availability: Quorum, Split-Brain, and Failover at Scale at PGConf India, 2026