PostgreSQL Essentials: Leveling Up Your Data Work

PostgreSQL is the leading open source database for online transaction processing. It serves as the main database for many applications and services, and is a crucial component of any architecture. Knowing how to best utilize PostgreSQL has a big impact on your application.

This on-demand course covers the essentials of PostgreSQL, from performing basic administrative tasks to designing a schema to keep data clean and prevent issues down the road. Through a mix of concise demonstrations and interactive assessment, you will learn how to execute queries, identify potential optimizations, and use appropriate indexes to make queries quick and efficient.

What you’ll learn and how to apply it

• Module 1: By the end of this module, the learner will be able to understand PostgreSQL core concepts and architecture.
• Module 2: By the end of this module, the learner will be able to perform common administrative tasks, such as creating users, tables, constraints, and indexes.
• Module 3: By the end of this module, the learner will be able to perform query optimizations with indexes.

This course is for you because

• You're a developer, DBA or sysadmin
• You work with databases
• You want to specialize in PostgreSQL

Prerequisites

• Basic knowledge of SQL