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FOR PostgreSQL

Take your Why Take PostgreSQL Training?

professional Postgres is the most loved AND most wanted

database*, but it can be hard to keep up
growth to the
with its new features. Knowing when to use
next level— those features is also a struggle—one that
deepen your prevents you from elevating your databases
understanding to the highest standard.
and practical Percona has you covered. In our Postgres
knowledge of training, we offer an in-depth look at the

PostgreSQL. features and caveats of the latest version of

PostgreSQL and show you current industry
best practices. Our modules contain exercises
to reinforce each topic, so you can leave the
course prepared to apply those practices
that work best for your workplace.
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 MASTER TRAINING

PostgreSQL Training for Database Operations Specialists

DURATION: Three days
WHAT YOU GET: The Database Operations Specialist is responsible for standing up
new PostgreSQL instances and for performing backups, recovery, monitoring, and
troubleshooting. This course fully equips you for the Database Operations Specialist
role by providing the following modules:

About PostgreSQL Troubleshooting

• History of PostgreSQL • Command line utilities
• Features (Operating system, PostgreSQL)
• Advanced features (security, High • Mitigation
Availability, additional features)
Tools and monitoring
PostgreSQL internals and architecture • System catalogs
• PostgreSQL server • Statistics monitoring of relations
• Background utility processes • Replication
• Process components • Postgres logging
• Utility processes • Postgres extensions
• Memory components
HA PostgreSQL
• Disk components
• WAL log shipping
• Configuration files
• Streaming replication, logical
• View and modify parameters
replication
• Base directory and datafiles on disk
• Connection pooling, pgbouncer
• Write ahead logs
• About WAL log archiving Backups, redundancy, and availability
• pg_dumpall, pg_dump, pg_restore,
Administration
pg_basebackup, psql
• Installation, configuration • Point in time replication (PITR)
• MVCC
• ROLES, and access control Automation, patroni
• pgadmin IV (features, tools; installation, • About, installation
configuration, administration) • Configuration, administration

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PostgreSQL Training for Developers

DURATION: Three days
WHAT YOU GET: This course prepares you for designing and building applications using
PostgreSQL. Taught by professionals with extensive Postgres expertise, it helps you
build confidence in your APIs and query optimization. This course covers the following:

About PostgreSQL Querying, optimization Partitioning

• History of PostgreSQL and security • About partitioning
• Features • PostgreSQL default • Declaration
• Advanced features roles • Types
(security, High Availability, • Query Optimization ■ RANGE
additional features) ■ When to address query ■ LIST
performance ■ HASH
Application architecture ■ Loads and monitoring ■ KEY
• Databases: Locales (metrics, CPU, IOwait &
using PMM)
• Ranges
and collations ■ Datatypes
• Monitoring database
• Schemas ■ Bounds
usage (statistics views,
• Tables: ■ Indexes (btree, hash, GiST,
pg_stat_statement,
■ Columns, datatypes SP-GiST)
pgbadger)
■ Triggers (functions, ■ Constraints
• Understanding EXPLAIN
procedures)
tables: Administration
• Indexes
■ Constraints, data types
• Sequences • Adding, removing
■ Fill factor, autovacuum
• Views, materialized multiple parents
• Indexes
views • Adding, removing
■ Overview, single vs
• Partitions children
multi-column
■ Create index INCLUDE ...
PostgreSQL connectivity
• Session runtime
• Clients (psql, pgadmin4)
parameters
• libpq Contact
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• PGPASS file Security PostgreSQL
arrange your
• SQL injection training.
Procedural languages
mitigation
• plpgsql • SSL
• Decision making ■ Encrypted sessions Percona Training
• Loops, cursors, func- ■ Certificate for PostgreSQL
tions and procedures authentication

Jorge Torralba Robert Bernier

PostgreSQL Consultant PostgreSQL Consultant

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