Mastering PostgreSQL 9.6: A comprehensive guide for PostgreSQL 9.6 developers and administrators (English Edition)

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