PostgreSQL for Administrators - 3 Days Training Course
PostgreSQL (commonly referred to as Postgres) is an open-source relational database management system (RDBMS). It is designed to efficiently 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 their database systems for high availability and performance.
Upon completion of this training, participants will be able to:
- Install and configure PostgreSQL.
- Grasp the features and architectural framework of PostgreSQL.
- Master database operations using SQL.
- Execute database backups and recovery procedures to safeguard against data loss.
- Set up servers to ensure high availability.
- Acquire knowledge of tools and techniques for performance tuning.
- Explore external tools dedicated to monitoring and observability.
Course Format
- Interactive lectures and discussions.
- Extensive exercises and practical practice.
- Hands-on implementation within a live laboratory environment.
Customization Options for the Course
- To request a customized training session for this course, please reach out to us to make arrangements.
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 of database administration
- Familiarity with the SQL language
Target Audience
- Database administrators
- System administrators
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