# 5 Steps to PostgreSQL Performance > As we inch closer to PostgreSQL Conference East, I have been reviewing some of the great talks given at PostgreSQL Conference West. One of those talks was Josh… As we inch closer to [PostgreSQL Conference East](), I have been reviewing some of the great talks given at PostgreSQL Conference West. One of those talks was Josh Berkus's great, "5 Steps to PostgreSQL Performance". Here it is below: --- [View this page online](https://www.commandprompt.com/blog/5_steps_to_postgresql_performance/)