9.4 Beta, Postgres-XL, and pgCon Events

So, in case you somehow missed it, the PostgreSQL 9.4 Beta 1 is out.  Yaay!  Here's what I have to say about that:

libdata=# select title, 
    bookdata #> '{"publication_info", 0, "isbn"}' as isbn
from booksdata 
where bookdata @> '{ "publication_info" : [{"publisher": "Avon"} ] }'::jsonb 
order by bookdata #> '{"publication_info", 0, "price"}' DESC;

                 title                |    isbn    
--------------------------------------+-----------------
 The Bewitched Viking                 | "0-06-201900-7"
 When a Scot Loves a Lady             | "0-06-213120-6"
 Eternal Prey                         | "0-06-201895-7"
 My Irresistible Earl                 | "0-06-173396-2"
...

Download the beta now and test it out!  Break it!  Tell us how you broke it!  It's a beta, and it's up to you to make sure that the final release is as robust as possible.

Speaking of betas, there's a new new open source big data option on the block: Postgres-XL.  This is a fork of PostgresXC, which supposedly resolves the blockers which have kept PostgresXC from being ready for production use.  I look forward to trying it out when I get a chance.

Finally, I wanted to remind everyone about the Clustering Summit, the PostgresXC Pizza Demo, and the Unconference at pgCon next week.   Especially, I still need two assistants to help me with the unconference.  Email me at josh-at-postgresql.org if you're available to help with setup at the unconference.