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 completing this training, participants will be able to:
- Install and configure PostgreSQL.
- Comprehend the features and architectural framework of PostgreSQL.
- Execute database operations using SQL.
- Implement database backup and recovery strategies to safeguard against data loss.
- Configure the server to ensure high availability.
- Utilize tools and techniques for high-performance tuning.
- Explore external tools dedicated to monitoring and observability.
Format of the Course
- Interactive lectures and discussions.
- Extensive exercises and practical sessions.
- Hands-on implementation in a live-lab environment.
Course Customization Options
- To request a customized training session for this course, please contact 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
- Basic knowledge in database administration
- Familiarity with SQL language
Audience
- Database administrators
- System administrators
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