Mar 2023 Citus Open Source Newsletter

Join us for Path to Citus Con on Wed Apr 5!

Path to Citus Con is a “pre-event” for Citus Con that is a live show on Discord—an audio podcast with live text chat. With guests Simon Willison and Marco Slot. Episode 1’s topic: working in public on open source.

Join the live show on Discord ⟶

Your Guide to Citus Con: An Event for Postgres, happening Apr 18-19

The ultimate guide for navigating all 37 talks at the 2nd annual Citus Con: An Event for Postgres 2023, a free & virtual developer event on 18-19 April.

Check out the guide & mark your calendar ⟶

Patroni 3.0 & Citus: Scalable HA for Postgres

A deep dive into the Patroni 3.0 HA integration with the Citus database extension to Postgres, which is made even better by recent improvements in Citus 11.2.

Read Alexander’s post ⟶

Virtual vs In-person

Claire is at it again. In this 59-second video monologue she shares her thoughts on virtual events vs in-person events. Spoiler alert: she likes BOTH!

Watch the YouTube short ⟶

Cluster compute start/stop functionality for Citus on Azure

Stop and start compute on your cluster whenever you need. Save on compute cost when cluster is stopped.

Read the docs ⟶

PostgreSQL on Azure – How to choose what’s best for your app

If you use Postgres in the cloud, and want to decide between Azure Database for PostgreSQL & Azure Cosmos DB for PostgreSQL (aka Citus on Azure) Kelly helps you find the right fit.

Read Kelly’s post ⟶

From the eyes of an organizer: Citus Con: An Event for Postgres 2023 (April 18-19, 2023)

Aaron Wislang was on the talk selection team this year, and has been part of the the organizing team both years. Here’s his take on the event.

Read Aaron’s post ⟶

ICYMI: What’s new in Citus 11.2, plus Patroni HA for Citus

With Citus 11.2, you now have shard rebalancer progress tracking, Citus support in Patroni, improved support for outer joins between reference tables and distributed tables, & better DDL support.

Read Marco’s post ⟶