PostgreSQL 10 Administration Cookbook: Over 165 effective recipes for database management and maintenance in PostgreSQL 10, Edition 4

Name: PostgreSQL 10 Administration Cookbook: Over 165 effective recipes for database management and maintenance in PostgreSQL 10, Edition 4
Rating: 4 (2 reviews)

Simon Riggs · Gianni Ciolli

May 2018 · Packt Publishing Ltd

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A practical guide to administer, monitor and replicate your PostgreSQL 10 databaseKey Features

[*]Get to grips with the capabilities of PostgreSQL 10 to administer your database more efficiently
[*]Monitor, tune, secure and protect your database for optimal performance
[*]A step-by-step, recipe-based guide to help you tackle any problem in PostgreSQL 10 administration with ease

Book DescriptionPostgreSQL is a powerful, open source database management system with an enviable reputation for high performance and stability. With many new features in its arsenal, PostgreSQL 10 allows users to scale up their PostgreSQL infrastructure. This book takes a step-by-step, recipe-based approach to effective PostgreSQL administration. Throughout this book, you will be introduced to these new features such as logical replication, native table partitioning, additional query parallelism, and much more. You will learn how to tackle a variety of problems that are basically the pain points for any database administrator - from creating tables to managing views, from improving performance to securing your database. More importantly, the book pays special attention to topics such as monitoring roles, backup, and recovery of your PostgreSQL 10 database, ensuring high availability, concurrency, and replication. By the end of this book, you will know everything you need to know to be the go-to PostgreSQL expert in your organization.What you will learn

[*]Get to grips with the newly released PostgreSQL 10 features to improve database performance and reliability
[*]Manage open source PostgreSQL versions 10 on various platforms.
[*]Explore best practices for planning and designing live databases
[*]Select and implement robust backup and recovery techniques in PostgreSQL 10
[*]Explore concise and clear guidance on replication and high availability
[*]Discover advanced technical tips for experienced users

Who this book is for

This book is for database administrators, data architects, developers, or anyone with an interest in planning for, or running, live production databases using PostgreSQL. It is most suited to those looking for hands-on solutions to any problem associated with PostgreSQL administration.

A practical guide to administer, monitor and replicate your PostgreSQL 10 databaseKey Features [*]Get to grips with the capabilities of PostgreSQL 10 to administer your database more efficiently [*]Monitor, tune, secure and protect your database for optimal performance [*]A step-by-step, recipe-b...

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About the author

Simon Riggs is a Major Developer of PostgreSQL since 2004. Formerly, Simon was the Founder and CEO of 2ndQuadrant, acquired by EDB in 2020. Simon has contributed widely to PostgreSQL, initiating new projects, contributing ideas, committing many important features as well and working directly with database architects and users on advanced solutions

Gianni Ciolli is Vice President and Field CTO at EDB; he was Global Head of Professional Services at 2ndQuadrant until it was acquired by EDB. Gianni has been a PostgreSQL consultant, trainer, and speaker at many PostgreSQL conferences in Europe and abroad over more than 10 years. He has a PhD in Mathematics from the University of Florence. He has worked with free and Open-Source software since the 1990s and is active in the community. He lives between Frankfurt and London and plays the piano in his spare time

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