Debra Cerda

Director of Client Success & Compliance at Command Prompt, Inc.

About

Debra is Director of Client Success & Compliance at Command Prompt Inc., supporting clients service and project needs for PostgreSQL consulting including database architecture, management, and optimization.

Debra has a Bachelor of Science in Ecology, Evolution, and Conservation Biology. She has 25 years of experience in data acquisition, analysis, and management as well as project management and RDBMS development in both private and government sectors in the water industry.

Debra is an open source and PostgreSQL advocate, having volunteered for various Postgres events and organizations including serving of the Board of the U.S. PostgreSQL Association. She is an organizer of the Austin Postgres Meetup Group, and Postgres Conference Series, and serves as lead of the Postgres Conference Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Initiative Workgroup for Postgres Conference series.

Debra Cerda has presented the following presentations

Babelfish for PostgreSQL at Silicon Valley 2022
Babelfish for PostgreSQL accelerates the journey to migrate SQL Server applications to PostgreSQL
presented by Jim Nasby, Debra Cerda, and Gopinath Pai
Babelfish for PostgreSQL is an open source project available under the Apache 2.0 and PostgreSQL licenses. It provides the capability for PostgreSQL to understand queries from applications written for Microsoft SQL Server. Babelfish understands the SQL Server wire-protocol and T-SQL, the Microsoft SQL Server query language, so you don’t have to switch database driver...
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Fri 8 2022 Ops
Be the Change: Fostering Inclusion through Allyship at Postgres Conference 2020

presented by Debra Cerda
Amplify and advocate for others to create a more dynamic and robust workforce and community. Learn what actions in this panel discussion what you can take to be an ally to others, as well as receive support for your own endeavors.
Professional Development, Life and Leadership
Being An Effective Tech Leader at Postgres Conference 2020

presented by Debra Cerda
As technology grows and evolves, it’s critical to have the best tech staff, yet not every business founder, project manager, or sales director has a tech background.
How do you manage a team of developers, products and services when you don’t have tech experience? We'll explore this as well as - How do you bridge the knowledge gap between your technical team and your non-technical founders...
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Professional Development, Life and Leadership
Open Source Communities as Biological Ecosystems at PGConf Local: Austin [PgConf.US]

presented by Debra Cerda
The study of social insects has long demonstrated the critical importance of eusociality to maintain biodiversity in an ecosystem. Eusociality (“eu” from the Greek meaning good/real), the highest level of animal sociality, includes cooperative brood care, overlapping generations within a colony of adults, and the division of labor into specialized behavioral groups. In addition to having a well...
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Open Source
Launch at PGConf Local: Austin [PgConf.US]

presented by Debra Cerda
Welcome to PGConf US Local: Austin!
Tue 5 2017
Collaboration and Community in PostgreSQL at PGConf US 2017 [PgConf.US]

presented by Debra Cerda
Background to present/questions to be answered: What is the difference between a contributor and a committer? What are the differences and collaboration between the U.S. PostgreSQL Association, PostgreSQL Europe, and the PostgreSQL Global Development Group? Where can I find PostgreSQL resources? How can I be involved? Challenges exist in our community in in on-boarding new members whether as ad...
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Use Cases
Data Rescue at PGConf US 2017 [PgConf.US]

presented by Debra Cerda and Jim Nasby
Data rescue is an opportunity for programmers, scientists, archivists, activists, and volunteers of all kinds to identify, back-up, and help preserve publicly accessible federal data resources in the public interest, in the event they are removed from public view and use.
Operations