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In this interview, I dive deep with Craig Kerstiens from Crunchy Data into the world of Postgres, covering its rise to prominence, scaling at Heroku, and the power of Postgres extensions. Craig also shares insights on database sharding, the future of Postgres, and why developers love working with it.

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Chapters:
00:00 - Introduction: Welcome to Database School
00:20 - Guest Introduction: Craig Kerstiens and Crunchy Data
01:40 - Craig's Journey from Heroku to Crunchy Data
02:55 - Scaling Postgres at Heroku
04:50 - Mastering Postgres Course Announcement
05:30 - The Importance of Postgres at Heroku
07:50 - The Value of Live SQL with Data Clips
09:25 - Data Clips for Business Intelligence and Real-Time Analytics
11:05 - Heroku’s Unique Company Culture and How Data Clips Came to Be
12:30 - Postgres Extensions and Marketplace
14:00 - Citus: Scaling Postgres for Multi-Tenant Applications
15:40 - The Challenges of Sharding in Databases
18:00 - Managing Large Databases and Sharding Keys with Citus
24:00 - The Evolution of Postgres and Its Growing Popularity
31:00 - Postgres for Developers and the Importance of Extensions
35:00 - Extensions as Proving Grounds for Core Postgres Features
37:50 - Building an Extension Marketplace for Postgres
41:00 - Postgres as a Data Platform and Developer Flexibility
46:00 - Why Developers Love Postgres: Stability, Extensions, and Ownership
51:00 - DuckDB: A Fascinating New Database Approach
53:30 - Crunchy Data: What They Offer and Why It Matters
58:30 - Expanding Postgres with DuckDB for Data Warehousing
01:00:00 - Wrapping Up: Where to Find Craig and Crunchy Data