Master the capabilities of PostgreSQL 9.6 to efficiently manage and
maintain your database
Key Features
- Your one-stop guide to mastering the advanced concepts in PostgreSQL
with ease
- Master query optimization, replication, and high availability with
PostgreSQL
- Extend the functionalities of PostgreSQL to suit your organizational
needs with minimum effort
Book Description
PostgreSQL is an open source database used for handling large datasets
(Big Data) and as a JSON document database. It also has applications in
the software and web domains. This book will enable you to build better
PostgreSQL applications and administer databases more efficiently.
We begin by explaining the advanced database design concepts in
PostgreSQL 9.6, along with indexing and query optimization. You will
also see how to work with event triggers and perform concurrent
transactions and table partitioning, along with exploring SQL and server
tuning. We will walk you through implementing advanced administrative
tasks such as server maintenance and monitoring, replication, recovery
and high availability, and much more. You will understand the common and
not-so-common troubleshooting problems and how you can overcome them.
By the end of this book, you will have an expert-level command of the
advanced database functionalities and will be able to implement advanced
administrative tasks with PostgreSQL.
What you will learn
- Get to grips with the advanced features of PostgreSQL 9.6 and handle
advanced SQL
- Make use of the indexing features in PostgreSQL and fine-tune the
performance of your queries
- Work with the stored procedures and manage backup and recovery
- Master the replication and failover techniques
- Troubleshoot your PostgreSQL instance for solutions to the common and
not-so-common problems
- Learn how to migrate your database from MySQL and Oracle to PostgreSQL
without any hassle
Who this book is for:
If you are a PostgreSQL data architect or an administrator who wants to
understand how to implement advanced functionalities and master complex
administrative tasks with PostgreSQL, then this book is perfect for you.
Prior experience of administrating a PostgreSQL database and a working
knowledge of SQL is required to make the best use of this book.
