Elephant by the pool: PostgreSQL connection poolers overview

Sergey Kuzmichev and Jobin Augustine present “Elephant by the pool: PostgreSQL connection poolers overview.” “Everything comes at a cost, including opening and maintaining connections to the database. With PostgreSQL, this can be especially true. Using connection pooler is a known solution, but choosing one can be a daunting task. Especially, when a new one has just appeared to the party. This talk covers: * The general idea behind connections poolers and why you need one * Ways of minimizing connection handling cost by using connection poolers * Overview and comparison of available PostgreSQL connection poolers, including: * PgPool * PgBouncer * Odyssey