Postgres isn't slow, your storage is

A speaker at a Postgres conference shared a presentation discussing the common misconception that Postgres is slow and argued that the issue is often with the underlying storage rather than the database itself. The presentation cited various statistics and examples to support its claims, including a 10x decrease in query performance after switching to a faster storage solution. The speaker suggested that users should focus on optimizing their storage and infrastructure rather than trying to optimize Postgres itself. The presentation also touched on the importance of understanding the underlying data distribution and storage layout to improve query performance.