PostgreSQL is emerging as the leading database for cloud-native environments, paralleling its dominance in VMs and bare metal. This rise is accelerated by PostgreSQL's extensibility, enabling the integration of new data types and functions through extensions like pgvector, which is essential for advanced AI applications.

Another significant factor in PostgreSQL's growing popularity within Kubernetes is the availability of open-source operators like CloudNativePG (CNPG). CNPG is continuously evolving, supported by a growing community, and becoming increasingly mature. This maturity has made running PostgreSQL in Kubernetes with CNPG a viable alternative to cloud-based Database-as-a-Service (DBaaS) solutions.

As a co-founder and maintainer of CNPG and a contributor to PostgreSQL, I will discuss our journey and the current state of running mission-critical PostgreSQL databases in Kubernetes. This talk will provide an overview of CNPG's key features, evolution, and future developments. Join me in exploring how CloudNativePG transforms PostgreSQL management in the cloud-native era.