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Webinar | What Database Operations Professionals Need to Know about Stress?
We all know that databases can be one of the biggest sources of stress for the engineers responsible for keeping them running. Whether it’s production incidents, on-call rotations, or troubleshooting under pressure, the job often demands clear thinking in high-stakes situations.
While stress management has become a more common topic in our industry, most discussions focus on coping strategies. Join Chris Travers on 19 August 2026 at 2 PM GMT for a session on “What Database Operations Professionals Need to Know About Stress.”
This session is designed to help database professionals understand what stress is, how it affects decision-making, and how to recognize it before it impacts performance.
During the webinar, Chris will explore stress as a physiological response and examine how it influences our ability to think, communicate, and collaborate during critical situations.
This session will cover:
- → The physiological foundations of stress
- → How stress affects decision-making under pressure
- → Practical ways to monitor stress effectively
- → Strategies for managing stress in high-stakes engineering environments
About the Speaker
Chris Travers
Principal PostgreSQL Consultant
Chris Travers brings over 25 years of experience with PostgreSQL, spanning roles as an application developer, database administrator, systems engineer, and IT leader. He has worked extensively with high-scale PostgreSQL deployments, including petabyte-scale systems, and has led teams that replaced tools like Elasticsearch when they hit scalability limits.
He is a passionate advocate for the global growth of PostgreSQL and has been a longtime contributor to the open-source ecosystem. He is also the co-founder of the LedgerSMB project and has been involved in leading several other open-source initiatives.
Chris regularly speaks at PostgreSQL and open-source conferences around the world, sharing practical insights from real-world production environments.