What I’ve Learned Teaching Postgres to 200+ field engineers at Microsoft

With a managed Postgres service like Azure Database for PostgreSQL, building the product is only half the job; the other half is making sure our technical field has the context and depth they need to support customers well. As the lead for PostgreSQL upskilling at Microsoft, I maintain the knowledge pipeline for our pre- and post- sales teams who work with some of the world’s most demanding enterprises.

The Top 3 Field Friction Points: The most common misconceptions that lead to "anti-patterns" in customer environments, and how to proactively teach the "Postgres way" of solving them.

Scaling the "Brown Bag" Culture: A blueprint for running bi-weekly technical deep dives and building a community of Postgres advocates that scales across a global organization.

Whether you are a Lead Architect, an SRE Manager, or a Technical Advocate, you’ll walk away with a toolkit for elevating the technical bar and fostering a resilient Postgres culture within your own teams. And if nothing else, we’ll have some fun exploring the quirks of the elephant in the room!