About
Peter Zaitsev is an entrepreneur and co-founder of Percona, Coroot, FerretDB and other tech companies. As one of the leading experts in Open Source strategy and database optimization, Peter has applied his technical knowledge and entrepreneurial drive to contribute as a board member and advisor to several open source startups. Additionally, Peter is the co-author of the book "High Performance MySQL: Optimization, Backup and Replication," one of the most popular books on MySQL performance.
Peter Zaitsev has presented the following presentations
Chaos testing of a Postgres cluster on Kubernetes
at
Postgres Conference 2025
n/a
presented by Peter Zaitsev
In this presentation, we will explore the process of making distributed applications, such as database clusters in Kubernetes, observable. To illustrate this, we will intentionally introduce real failures into a Postgres High Availability (HA) cluster managed by the Postgres Operator for Kubernetes. We aim to understand how to detect different types of failures, evaluate whether the cluster com...
more Wed 19 2025 Dev
Cloud Native PostgreSQL - Running PostgreSQL on Kubernetes
at
Postgres Conference 2024
presented by Peter Zaitsev
Running PostgreSQL on Kubernetes is becoming increasingly popular, offering various methods for implementation. This talk will examine different operators that facilitate running PostgreSQL on Kubernetes. We'll also take a look at Neon PostgreSQL, specifically designed for cloud-native environments, and cover the most important best practices for effectively running PostgreSQL on Kubernetes.
Wed 17 2024 Ops