Rajeev Thottathil

Principal Database Specialist Solutions Architect at AWS

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Rajeev Thottathil is a Principal Database Specialist Solutions Architect with Amazon Web Services. Rajeev has over 30 years of experience working with mission-critical databases and currently helps customers migrate and implement distributed, internet-scale databases on AWS.

Rajeev Thottathil has presented the following presentations

PgVector Newbie to Expert at Postgres Conference 2025
A session to learn the fundamentals of PgVector
presented by Rajeev Thottathil and Raj Jayakrishnan
In recent years, vector search has emerged as a key tool for handling high-dimensional data, enabling applications like recommendation systems, semantic search, and AI-driven insights. pgvector is an extension for PostgreSQL that brings powerful vector search capabilities directly into the database, allowing you to store and query vector data alongside your traditional relational data.
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Thu 20 2025 Essentials
Unleashing Query Performance: Parallel Processing in PostgreSQL at Postgres Conference 2025
Evolution of parallel processing in PostgreSQL
presented by Raj Jayakrishnan and Rajeev Thottathil
In the era of big data and data-driven decision-making, the ability to process large volumes of data efficiently has become a critical requirement for modern applications. Parallel query processing in PostgreSQL allows queries to leverage multiple CPU cores concurrently, significantly enhancing query performance and reducing execution times. This parallel execution paradigm is particularly valu...
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Wed 19 2025 Essentials
Leveling Up Your PostgreSQL Game using Extensions at Seattle 2024
PostgreSQL extensions
presented by Anita Singh and Rajeev Thottathil

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PostgreSQL's rich ecosystem of extensions offers a wealth of opportunities to enhance database functionality and overcome performance limitations. In this session, we will explore a curated selection of noteworthy PostgreSQL extensions and showcase how they can be leveraged to optimize database operations, improve performance, and unlock advanced capabilities.
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Wed 6 2024 Essentials
Designing Scalable Multi-Tenant Architectures with PostgreSQL for SaaS Solutions at Seattle 2024
Multi-tenancy with PostgreSQL databases
presented by Raj Jayakrishnan and Rajeev Thottathil

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Tenant isolation, resource sharing, security, and performance are critical in designing multi-tenant database architectures. SaaS providers leverage these architectures to consolidate databases, enhancing agility, scalability, operational efficiency, and cost optimization. In this session, we will explore multi-tenancy partitioning models, cost optimization strategies, high availability, disast...
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Thu 7 2024 Ops