| #273 — September 12, 2018 | 
| Postgres Weekly | 
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| Postgres 11 and Just In Time (JIT) Query Compilation — Postgres 11 includes a new JIT expression compiler which shows up to a 29.31% speed improvement executing TPC-H Q1 at a scale factor of 10 in 20.5s (instead of 29s with Postgres 10.) Dimitri Fontaine | 
| Setting up Streaming Replication in Postgres — Postgres’s streaming replication functionality continuously sends write-ahead logs to other servers to keep them current. Here are the basic steps to set it up. Avinash Vallarapu (Percona) | 
|   JackDB: A Modern Database Client for Postgres — JackDB is a web-based database client with built-in tools for security and collaboration. Sign up for a free trial today. JackDB, Inc. sponsor | 
| ZomboDB: Making Postgres and Elasticsearch Work Together — Brings powerful text-search and analytics features to Postgres by using Elasticsearch as an index type. It’s in beta and integrates with Postgres’ index access mechanisms. ZomboDB | 
| What is the 'CHAR' Type Good For? — “It’s little used… and that’s for a reason.” Basically, you almost certainly don’t need to use  Christophe Pettus | 
| Upgrading to Postgres 11 with Logical Replication — Postgres 11 isn’t quite here yet (beta 3 is the latest release) but if you want to be prepared.. Peter Eisentraut | 
| Parallel PostGIS and PgSQL 11 — The forthcoming Postgres 11 opens up a lot of opportunities for improved parallel execution and this is also true with geospatial queries, though but there are consequences to consider. Paul Ramsey | 
| How to Create a 'Remove Duplicates' Trigger Function Emery Silberman | 
| Postgres Data Types You Should Consider Using — Postgres has a rich set of nearly 100 data types. Here’s a rundown of a few that you may not be using yet but should consider. Craig Kerstiens | 
| Using Custom SQL Functions for Queries with Postgres and GraphQL — Run business logic in the database using custom SQL functions triggered by a GraphQL insert mutation when using Hasura’s GraphQL engine. Rikin Kachhia | 
| Webinar 9/25 - Free Monitoring for PostgreSQL Severalnines sponsor | 
| pgsocket: A Simple TCP/IP Socket Client for Postgres 10 — An unusual extension but potentially of interest to someone. It lets you use a function in your queries to send TCP packets. Abdul Yadi | 
| Events | 
| PostgresConf Silicon Valley — October 15-16 (San Jose, CA) The perfect opportunity for all walks of Postgres life to connect, lead and learn all about Postgres and the related ecosystem. 
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| PostgreSQL Conference Europe 2018 — October 23-26 (Lisbon, Portugal) The 10th Annual PostgreSQL Conference Europe which will be held at the Lisbon Marriott Hotel. 
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| FOSDEM PGDay 2019 — February 1, 2019 (Brussels, Belgium) An extension to the regular PostgreSQL activities at FOSDEM. |