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Code with Jason281 - Rafael Masson and Craig KerstiensIn this episode I talk with Raphael Masson, CTO of Missive, and Craig Kerstiens from Crunchy Data. We cover bootstrapping Missive from a side project (Conference Badge), growing from 3 to 15 employees, migrating off Heroku, and why most developers underutilize Postgres.Links:MissiveCrunchy DataNonsense Monthly
2025-12-3151 min
Heavybit Podcast Network Master FeedData Council - Ep. #1, The Database Track with Sai Krishna Srirampur and Craig KerstiensData Council - Ep. #1, The Database Track with Sai Krishna Srirampur and Craig Kerstiens by Heavybit
2025-03-2527 min
Database SchoolHeroku's glory days & Postgres vs the world, w/ Craig KerstiensWant to learn more Postgres? Check out my Postgres course: https://masteringpostgres.com. In this interview, I dive deep with Craig Kerstiens from Crunchy Data into the world of Postgres, covering its rise to prominence, scaling at Heroku, and the power of Postgres extensions. Craig also shares insights on database sharding, the future of Postgres, and why developers love working with it. Follow Craig: Twitter: https://twitter.com/craigkerstiens Crunchy Data Blog: https://www.crunchydata.com/blog Follow Aaron: Twitter: https://twitter.com/aarondfrancis LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com...
2024-09-241h 02
Software HuddleJust use Postgres with Craig KerstiensToday's episode is with Craig Kerstiens, Craig has been in the Postgres space for a long time. First at Heroku, doing Heroku Postgres. Then at Citus, doing Distributed Postgres. Now at Crunchy Data, he's Chief Product Officer there.He's done a lot of Postgres advocacy and a lot of interesting stuff. In this episode we'll talk about the Postgres ecosystem, some of the Postgres features, some of the naysayers about Postgres, and just get Craig's thoughts on those.
2024-02-141h 16
Remote RubyDecoding Postgres: A Journey Through User-Friendly Database Experiences with Craig KerstiensGet ready to embark on a captivating journey into the world of databases with our esteemed guest, Craig Kerstiens, a 12-year veteran of working with Postgres. From an unplanned stint as product manager for Heroku Postgres to the unique challenges he faced in marketing the platform to developers, Craig's story is as intriguing as it is enlightening. Fasten your seat belts as we navigate through the terrain of user-friendly database experiences, the evolution of language in the tech industry, and the sometimes-dreaded realm of Postgres among developers. Do you ever wonder what makes a database experience user-friendly? O...
2023-12-2251 min
The Real Python PodcastLeveraging the Features of Your Database With Postgres and PythonAre you getting the most out of your Postgres database? What features could you leverage to improve your Python project? This week on the show, Craig Kerstiens from Crunchy Data is here to discuss getting the most out of Postgres.
Craig shares his years of PostgreSQL expertise with advice on getting more from the platform. We talk about rich data types for describing ranges, geospatial data, and JSON.
Craig shares tools for accessing performance statistics from the command line and strategies for optimizing your terminal settings for SQL searches. He discusses Postgres extensions for customizing...
2023-07-211h 00
The Changelog: Software Development, Open SourceJust Postgres (Interview)This week we’re talking about by Postgres with Craig Kerstiens, Chief Product Officer at Crunchy Data, and a well known ambassador for Postgres. Just Postgres. That’s what this week’s show is about.
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2023-01-201h 11Changelog InterviewsJust PostgresThis week we’re talking about by Postgres with Craig Kerstiens, Chief Product Officer at Crunchy Data, and a well known ambassador for Postgres. Just Postgres. That’s what this week’s show is about.
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2023-01-201h 11
Changelog Master FeedJust Postgres (The Changelog #523)This week we’re talking about by Postgres with Craig Kerstiens, Chief Product Officer at Crunchy Data, and a well known ambassador for Postgres. Just Postgres. That’s what this week’s show is about.
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2023-01-201h 11
Django ChatPostgres - Craig KerstiensCraig's Personal websiteCrunchy DataUnfinished Business with PostgresCrunchy Bridge's Ruby Backend: Sorbet, Tapioca, and Parlour-Generated Type StubsPostgres PlaygroundPostgres WeeklySupport the ShowThis podcast does not have any ads or sponsors. To support the show, please consider purchasing a book, signing up for Button, or reading the Django News newsletter.
2022-12-071h 06
Developing LeadershipReviving Engineering Teams & Overcoming the Fear of Shipping with Craig KerstiensCraig Kerstiens joins us for a chat on decalcifying engineering teams, why you need to get your teams to ship more, and finding A-Players. Craig runs product and engineering at Crunchy Data and has been incredibly influential in the Postgres community.
Deep dive into the topics discussed in this episode at go.developingleadership.co/ep25
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2022-08-0942 minChangelog InterviewsState of the “log” 2020It’s the end of 2020 and on this year’s “State of the log” episode Adam and Jerod carry on the tradition of looking back at our favorite moments of the year – we talk through our most popular episodes, our personal favorites and must listen episodes, top posts from Changelog Posts, and what we have in the works for 2021 and beyond.
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2020-12-211h 22The Changelog: Software Development, Open SourceState of the “log” 2020 (Interview)It’s the end of 2020 and on this year’s “State of the log” episode Adam and Jerod carry on the tradition of looking back at our favorite moments of the year – we talk through our most popular episodes, our personal favorites and must listen episodes, top posts from Changelog Posts, and what we have in the works for 2021 and beyond.
Join the discussionChangelog++ members get a bonus 2 minutes at the end of this episode and zero ads. Join today!Sponsors:New Relic – Observability made simple. New Relic One is an observabi...
2020-12-211h 22Changelog InterviewsWhat's so exciting about Postgres?PostgreSQL aficionado Craig Kerstiens joins Jerod to talk about his (and our) favorite relational database. Craig details why Postgres is unique in the world of open source databases, which features are most exciting, the many things you can make Postgres do, and what the future might hold. Oh, and some awesome psql tips & tricks!
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2020-10-231h 08The Changelog: Software Development, Open SourceWhat's so exciting about Postgres? (Interview)PostgreSQL aficionado Craig Kerstiens joins Jerod to talk about his (and our) favorite relational database. Craig details why Postgres is unique in the world of open source databases, which features are most exciting, the many things you can make Postgres do, and what the future might hold. Oh, and some awesome psql tips & tricks!
Join the discussionChangelog++ members get a bonus 2 minutes at the end of this episode and zero ads. Join today!Sponsors:Linode – Get $100 in free credit to get started on Linode – our cloud of choice and the home...
2020-10-231h 08
Remote RubySheltering in Place, Building Products, and trying out StimulusReflex [00:01:47] Chris talks about how with gas prices being so low and no one being on the road, the Cannonball Run (NY-LA car race) people are talking about how now would be a good time to run the race. [00:03:41] With RailsConf 2020 getting cancelled. Chris was asked to record what was going to be his presentation for RailsConf…for what is now being dubbed as RailsConf 2020.2 “Couch Edition,” which brings some of RailsConf 2020 right to the comfort of your couch. Online viewing starts on May 5th. [00:04:23] Jason launched the HopeGrid App for chur...
2020-04-0546 min
.NET Rocks!PostgreSQL on Azure with Craig KerstiensReady for a different database? Carl and Richard talk to Craig Kerstiens about his work with PostgreSQL. The conversation starts out with a little bit of the history of PostgreSQL being one of the original open source projects - and how it has evolved over the years. Today there is great support for Postgres in .NET, and in Azure as well! Craig is the editor of the Postgres Weekly newsletter, so if you're keen to get engaged with the Postgres community, sign up today!Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/net-rocks/donations
2018-10-2548 min
Data Engineering PodcastCitus Data: Distributed PostGreSQL for Big Data with Ozgun Erdogan and Craig Kerstiens - Episode 13Summary
PostGreSQL has become one of the most popular and widely used databases, and for good reason. The level of extensibility that it supports has allowed it to be used in virtually every environment. At Citus Data they have built an extension to support running it in a distributed fashion across large volumes of data with parallelized queries for improved performance. In this episode Ozgun Erdogan, the CTO of Citus, and Craig Kerstiens, Citus Product Manager, discuss how the company got started, the work that they are doing to scale out PostGreSQL, and how you can start...
2018-01-0846 min
Practical ProductEp. #1, Driving Adoption With Your Product LaunchesWelcome to Practical Product, a new podcast where you'll learn how to define the right product to build. In this first episode, hosts Craig Kerstiens and Rimas Silkaitis discuss what makes a well executed product launch and build you a playbook to apply to your own product launches.
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2016-07-1300 minPractical ProductEp. #1, Driving Adoption With Your Product LaunchesWelcome to Practical Product, a new podcast where you’ll learn how to define the right product to build. In this first episode, hosts Craig Kerstiens and Rimas Silkaitis discuss what makes a well executed product launch and build you a playbook to apply to your own product launches.
2016-07-1335 min
Control StructureControl Structure #15: Let’s Make Sure I Don’t Butcher ThisAndrew and Chris talk about new browsers, new hardware, working from home, programming tools, programming culture, websites not working, and how our perspectives are weird.
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