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# Tobias Petry
Database educator and consultant teaching developers how to scale stateful systems.

## About

Tobias Petry helps developers get more out of their databases. As a full-stack developer, consultant, and educator based in Germany, he focuses on making stateful systems less intimidating.

He spends his time building database tools and creating practical learning material. His talks break down the complex realities of horizontal scaling, moving past the sales pitches to explain the real application constraints of replication, sharding, and multi-master setups.



## Past Sessions

### World Congress 2024 · July 17, 2024
Berlin, Germany
- [Scaling Databases](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1143-scaling-databases) · 30 min · 🎥 Watch recording



## Videos

- [Scaling Databases](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1143-scaling-databases) · Tobias Petry