Mini updates from our team
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May 13: pg_lake and the Future of Unified Data Systems
Prairie Postgres NFP is excited to announce an upcoming community meetup featuring Elizabeth Christensen from Snowflake. In this session, “pg_lake: Unifying transactional and analytical data with Postgres,” we’ll explore how PostgreSQL is evolving beyond traditional transactional workloads into a unified platform for analytics and modern data lake architectures. Elizabeth will introduce the newly released pg_lake extension series, which connects PostgreSQL to object storage and open table formats including Parquet and Iceberg. Through live demos and practical examples, attendees will see how to build streamlined data pipelines with little to no ETL while leveraging the power of open source technologies like…
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Developers’ Summit 2026
The Illinois Prairie PostgreSQL User Group (PUG) is pleased to announce the Second Developers’ Summit, scheduled for April 14 during our regular meetup time. Following the success of last year’s event, this summit will bring together application developers, PostgreSQL DBAs, database architects, and database developers for an interactive discussion. The goal is to better understand the challenges of using PostgreSQL as an application backend and to collaboratively explore ways to improve this interaction. What to Expect To help us organize the sessions effectively, participants are encouraged to complete the Google Form in advance. While filling out the form is optional,…
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March 17: Building Apps on Postgres in the Claude Code Era
Speaker: Paul Whalen Senior Staff Software Engineer @ PEAK6 Capital Management Abstract: Paul shares practical lessons from building Postgres-centric applications using Claude Code, highlighting strengths, limitations, and strategies for effective agentic development. The session offers actionable insights and open discussion for developers working with AI-assisted coding workflows. Slides: Early-Learnings-Building-Apps-on-Postgres-in-the-Claude-Code-Era
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Early Learnings Building Apps on Postgres in the Claude Code Era: The Importance of the Iteration Loop
March meetup will take place on March 17, In this session, Paul Whalen will share his early experiences building applications on Postgres using Claude Code. He’ll discuss what Claude excels at, where it requires guidance, and practical strategies for successful agentic engineering with Postgres at the core of your application architecture. This talk is designed for application developers and anyone interested in using AI coding agents for Postgres-based development. The session will also include time for open discussion and sharing best practices with the community. About the Speaker:Paul Whalen is a Senior Staff Software Engineer at PEAK6 Capital Management, an…
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February 18: The New Postgres AI Ecosystem
Speaker: Shaun Thomas, Principal Software Engineer at pgEdge: Abstract: Beyond pgvector, building real AI on Postgres means integrating RAG and MCP to ground LLMs in accurate data and enable safe, actionable workflows. This talk explores how tools from pgEdge help turn Postgres into the core of a complete, production-ready AI stack. Slides: The-New-Postgres-AI-Ecosystem-Slides.pdf
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The New Postgres AI Ecosystem
On February 18, the Illinois Prairie PostgreSQL User Group will host its next PostgreSQL meetup, featuring Shaun Thomas, Principal Software Engineer at pgEdge and long-time Postgres practitioner. In this talk, Shaun will dive into what comes after pgvector in the Postgres AI ecosystem. He will introduce concepts such as Retrieval Augmented Generation (RAG) and Model Context Protocol (MCP) servers, and explain how these technologies help connect large language models to real data, reduce hallucinations, and enable more practical AI-powered applications on PostgreSQL. This meetup is designed for Postgres developers, data engineers, and DBAs who want to better understand how PostgreSQL…
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February 18: The New Postgres AI Ecosystem
We’re excited to invite you to the next Prairie Postgres meetup on February 18, continuing our 2026 series of PostgreSQL learning and community engagement for the Illinois Prairie PostgreSQL User Group. This meetup will feature Shaun Thomas, Principal Software Engineer at pgEdge, presenting a talk on what comes next after pgvector in the evolving Postgres AI ecosystem. Shaun will explore how technologies such as Retrieval Augmented Generation (RAG) and Model Context Protocol (MCP) servers help connect large language models to real data, reduce hallucinations, and enable more practical and reliable AI applications built on PostgreSQL. This session is ideal for…
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