Elephant in the Room, Episode 2: Working with Feature Flags, Read Replicas, and Postgres Analytics

Welcome to “Elephant in the Room – Presented by Aiven.”

In this live series, we dig into the real-world challenges developers face when building modern applications on PostgreSQL®, the elephant everyone depends on but few fully leverage.

Episode 2:
Join Jay Miller, Staff Product Advocate at Aiven, and special guest Alexis Roberson – senior developer educator, and feature flag enthusiast – as they explore how developers can use feature flags to ship faster, reduce risk, and create better user experiences with PostgreSQL-backed applications.

In this episode, you’ll learn:

• How feature flags fit into modern application architecture
• Practical strategies for storing, evaluating, and managing flags with PostgreSQL
• Techniques to safely test new features without destabilizing your app
• Real examples from a live-built demo that integrates feature flags with PG

Featuring live coding, thoughtful discussion, and developer-friendly insights, this episode is perfect for anyone who’s ever wondered:
“How do I roll out features safely without slowing down development?”

Watch live: December 11 at 1 PM ET

Guest: Alexis Roberson
– Senior Developer Educator at LaunchDarkly
Host: Jay Miller
– Staff Product Advocate at Aiven