PostgreSQL for Administrators - 3 Days Training Course
PostgreSQL (also known as Postgres) is an open-source relational database management system (RDBMS) designed to handle large-scale data workloads while ensuring stability, reliability, and optimal performance.
This instructor-led, live training (available online or onsite) is designed for database administrators and system administrators who want to leverage PostgreSQL to manage extensive datasets while optimizing database systems for high availability and peak performance.
Upon completion of this training, participants will be able to:
- Install and configure PostgreSQL.
- Grasp the features and architecture of PostgreSQL.
- Execute database operations using SQL.
- Perform database backups and recovery procedures to prevent data loss.
- Configure the server for high availability.
- Utilize tools and techniques for high-performance tuning.
- Explore external tools for monitoring and observability.
Format of the Course
- Interactive lectures and discussions.
- Extensive exercises and practice sessions.
- Hands-on implementation in a live laboratory environment.
Course Customization Options
- To request customized training for this course, please contact us to arrange.
Course Outline
Introduction
- Overview of PostgreSQL features and architecture.
- Basics of database administration.
Getting Started
- Installing PostgreSQL.
- Configuring a pgAdmin 4 client.
- Creating a database user.
- Creating a database.
Database Operations
- SQL syntax, functions, and operators.
- Data definition and data types.
- User-defined data types.
- Table schemas.
- Creating and modifying tables.
- Manipulating data in tables.
- Querying and filtering data.
- Exploring constraints.
- Conversion functions.
- Joining multiple tables.
- Combining queries.
- Indexes and full-text search.
- Concurrency control.
- Regular expressions.
Database Server Administration
- Security and encryption.
- Access roles and permissions.
- Backup and restore.
- Upgrading PostgreSQL.
- High availability.
- Load balancing and replication.
- Statistics and monitoring.
High Performance Tuning
- Resource management.
- Monitoring query performance.
- Parameter tuning.
- Index optimization.
- Query optimization.
- Scalability and partitioning.
External Tools for Monitoring and Observability
- pgAdmin.
- pgBadger.
- pgbench.
- node-exporter Prometheus, Grafana.
- Zabbix.
Troubleshooting
Summary and Next Steps
Requirements
- Foundational knowledge in database administration.
- Familiarity with the SQL language.
Audience
- Database administrators.
- System administrators.
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