Course Outline
What is PostgreSQL?
- A Brief History of PostgreSQL
- Conventions
- Further Information
- Bug Reporting Guidelines
Introduction to PostgreSQL
- Installation and Creating Database
- The SQL Language
- Advanced Features
The SQL Language
- SQL Syntax
- Data Definition
- Data Manipulation
- Queries
- Data Types
- Functions and Operators
- Foreign Data Wrappers
- Type Conversion
- Indexes
- Triggers
- Full Text Search
- The Information Schema
- PL/pgSQL - SQL Procedural Language
- Concurrency Control
- Performance Tips
- How the Planner Uses Statistics
Server Administration
- Source Code vs Distribution-Provided Packages
- Installation from Source Code
- Installation from Source Code on Windows
- Deployment of Binaries Obtained by Compiling Source Code
- Server Setup, Operation
- Database Physical Storage
- Filesystem Durability Requirements and Required Mount Options
- Server Configuration
- Special Considerations for Container-Based Deployments
- Client Authentication
- Database Roles
- Managing Databases
- Localization
- Routine Database Maintenance Tasks
- Backup and Restore
- Recovery Configuration
- Monitoring Database Activity
- Monitoring Disk Usage
- Reliability and the Write-Ahead Log
- Regression Tests
- Installation of Third-Party Server Extensions
High Availability, Load Balancing, and Replication
- Brewer's CAP Theorem
- Synchronous vs Asynchronous Replication
- Log Shipping (Warm Standby)
- Streaming Master-Slave Replication (Hot Standby)
- Trigger-Based Master-Slave Replication with Slony
- Trigger-Based Multi-Master Replication with Bucardo
- Connection Pooling and Synchronous Replication with Pgpool
- Failover Configurations using DRBD
- Replacing a Failed Server
- Recovering from Network Partition
Requirements
A basic working knowledge of SQL
Delivery Options
Private Group Training
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- Practical hands-on exercises containing data / scenarios recognisable to the learners
- Training scheduled on a date of your choice
- Delivered online, onsite/classroom or hybrid by experts sharing real world experience
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Testimonials (7)
The patiance and the style of teaching of Michał was nice.
Luiza
Course - PostgreSQL for Administrators - 2 Days
Michal was great at sharing his vast knowledge of postgres.
Matei
Course - PostgreSQL for Administrators - 2 Days
The training was interactive which made it interesting.
Priyanka Talwar - University of South Australia
Course - PostgreSQL for Administrators - 2 Days
Great lab setup. Very practical training which reinforced the material.
Brian - Verizon Connect
Course - PostgreSQL for Administrators - 2 Days
Practical exercises and suggestions given by the trainer.
Bruno - Verizon Connect
Course - PostgreSQL for Administrators - 2 Days
interaction was encouraged,Very useful practical approaches.
Farhan - Fast Lane Consulting and Education Services Limited
Course - PostgreSQL for Administrators - 2 Days
The versatility of the training.