After a successful first edition in 2025, CERN PGDay returns in 2026 as a regular gathering for PostgreSQL users and enthusiasts in Suisse Romande (western Switzerland). Co-organized by CERN and SwissPUG, the event offers a chance to connect, share ideas, and exchange experiences in the vibrant Geneva region — home to many international organizations across the public, private, and scientific sectors.
Thanks to the support received and the attendance from the public, we managed to turn the CERN PGDay into an annual event under the umbrella of SwissPUG, but in line with the international vocation of the area where many international organizations of the public and private sector are based.
The 2026 edition will take place on Friday, February 6th, starting at 10:00. The programme features a single track of seven sessions, all held in English, followed by a social event to continue discussions and networking in the inspiring setting of CERN.
If you are passionate about data intensive applications, database technology, open source and building the community, this is an event you should not miss.
Registration
Registration will be possible on first come first serve basis (seats are limited by the venue max capacity) until 1 February 2026 23:59 CET and operated via the event page directly at CERN. This allows the automatic issuing of the CERN visitor badges that are needed to enter the campus. Members of SwissPUG and CERN staff or alumni are eligible for a discounted rate. Payments can be made by credit card or bank transfer.
Schedule
The schedule consists of the following presentations.
Full programme including times
- A new PostgreSQL backend for CERN Tape Archive scheduling for LHC Run 4
Konstantina Skovola, CERN - DCS Data Tools - PostgreSQL/TimescaleDB Implementation for ATLAS DCS Time-Series Data
Dimitrios Matakias, Paris Moschovakos, CERN - Operational hazards of managing PostgreSQL DBs over 100TB
Teresa Lopes, Adyen - Vacuuming Large Tables: How Recent Postgres Changes Further Enable Mission Critical Workloads
Robert Treat, AWS - The (very practical) Postgres Sharding Landscape
Álvaro Hernández, OnGres - The Alchemy of Shared Buffers: Balancing Concurrency and Performance
Josef Machytka, credativ - When Kafka Met Elephant: A Love Story about Fast Ingestion
Barbora Linhartova, Jan Suchanek, Baremon
Sponsors
Partners
Call for Sponsors
We are offering five equal sponsorship opportunities of CHF 1000 each (4 taken, 1 reserved). These are available on a first-come, first-served basis. Please contact the organising team for details.
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