Kellyn Gorman

Brent Ozar leads a panel of experienced data professionals reflecting on 20 years of the cloud. With no vendor marketing, they discuss what actually changed, which problems never went away, and what they expect to face in the next 20 years based on real-world experience.

This session focuses on efficient, responsible use of AI in the modern workplace, highlighting where AI adds measurable value and where it doesn’t. You’ll learn how to think critically about AI features, how to avoid over-automation, and how to use AI to amplify expertise rather than dilute it. Grant, Ben and Kellyn will also address common fears around job displacement and explain why AI succeeds best in the real world when paired with human judgment, context, and accountability. This session is designed for engineers, DBAs, and technical leaders who want clarity vs. hype on how AI fits into real environments today.

Hear real production horror stories from Ben Miller, Kellyn Gorman, Rob Volk, and Eric Peterson. Learn to identify red flags and build a good defensive strategy. You may not experience the same incident, but one day, you will recognize the moment.

Migrating from SQL Server to PostgreSQL is more than a database change, but a fundamental shift in how DBAs think, design, and operate. PostgreSQL brings flexibility and performance, but assumptions from SQL Server do not always carry over cleanly. In this session, Kellyn walks through what actually works, what breaks, and what usually surprises teams during real-world migrations. You will learn where DBAs struggle most, from schema design and indexing to transaction behavior and procedural code, and how to reduce risk using phased migrations, validation strategies, and performance baselining.