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Sameer Malik has been working on relational Databases for over 20 years now and is currently working as a Principal Database Solution Architect at AWS focused on RDS and Aurora. Sameer Malik has helped several customers with their migration journey from on-premise commercial Databases to the Open Source Databases such as PostgreSQL. Previous experience includes 1. Working at AWS for more than 6 years as Principal Product Manager and Principal Database Specialist Solution Architecture on RDS/Aurora. 2. Working at Google cloud as Principal Solution Engineer at Google Cloud focused on Cloud SQL for PostgreSQL and AlloyDB for PostgreSQL. 3. Working at Oracle corporation as Principal Exadata Sales Consultant,Principal Advanced Support Engineer at Oracle ACS (platinum support) and led the Performance tuning team for Oracle RAC and Exadata 4. working as a consultant focused on Oracle Database troubleshooting/performance tuning and DBA lead on several consulting companies like DTCC and Equifax.

Sameer Malik has presented the following presentations

Overcoming Migration Challenges: From Oracle to PostgreSQL at Seattle 2024
Overcoming Migration Challenges: From Oracle to PostgreSQL

presented by BAJI SHAIK and Sameer Malik

Migrating from Oracle to PostgreSQL is a complex, multi-stage process that involves a variety of technologies and skills. This presentation will explore the key challenges faced during this migration, from the initial assessment to the final cutover. We will discuss critical issues such as converting SYSDATE and NUMBER datatypes, which, if not addressed correctly, can significantly impact datab...

Wed 6 2024 Ops

Accelerate Oracle to PostgreSQL migration journey - top 10 challenges and mitigation at Postgres Conference 2024

presented by Sameer Malik

Customers are looking to migrate off Oracle due to Vendor lock-in, Punitive licensing which results in license audits. Customer are required to pay for Initial license costs, each new features and options require additional licenses and they must license for the peak load . PostgreSQL is , the world's most advanced Open Source Database” that supports all features of RDBMS. PostgreSQL's PL/pgSQL...

Thu 18 2024 Essentials