There has been last Saturday a PostgreSQL event called PG-unconf (Postgres unconference). The main characteristics of an unconference are that the schedule and the talks are decided only when the conference begins, and the content is entirely decided by the participants. You can talk about what you want regarding Postgres, the only restriction being a time limit of 20 minutes.
Going there was a good occasion to discuss a bit about vFabric Postgres and the new 9.2 GA release and get some feedback about the utilisation of Postgres done with this product. The presentation document is attached to this post. A short demonstration of the appliance with VMware Fusion has been done, and an explanation has been given about the interactions of vFabric Postgres with vSphere for example regarding HA and VM management.
The presentation was well-received, with positive feedback. It was mentioned by the audience that it is great to have a tool that can facilitate management of PostgreSQL visual machines in an appliance that contains already automatic memory settings on the DB side, SSL settings, server management interface and database interface. It was also mentionned that is also good to be able to migrate existing Postgres application to vFabric Postgres appliance by using the existing community client libraries. A last thing, there were some people in the audience who actually use ESX servers with vSphere, and they have been highly interested in the performance and management gain that can be achieved by using vFabric Postgres with the existing VMware technologies.
So, good stuff and nice day.
