Learn PostgreSQL: Build and manage high-performance database solutions using PostgreSQL 12 and 13

Author(s): Luca Ferrari, Enrico Pirozzi

Publisher: Packt Publishing, Year: 2020

A comprehensive guide to building, managing, and securing scalable and reliable database and data warehousing applications using Postgres 12 and 13

Key Features
• Set up your database cluster and monitor, secure, and fine-tune it for optimal performance
• Learn the fundamentals of database management and implement client- and server-side programming using SQL and PL/pgSQL
• Explore useful tips to develop efficient PostgreSQL database solutions from scratch

Book Description
PostgreSQL is one of the fastest-growing open source object-relational database management systems (DBMS) in the world. As well as being easy to use, it's scalable and highly efficient. In this book, you'll explore PostgreSQL 12 and 13 and learn how to build database solutions using it. Complete with hands-on tutorials, this guide will teach you how to achieve the right database design required for a reliable environment.

You'll learn how to install and configure a PostgreSQL server and even manage users and connections. The book then progresses to key concepts of relational databases, before taking you through the Data Definition Language (DDL) and commonly used DDL commands. To build on your skills, you'll understand how to interact with the live cluster, create database objects, and use tools to connect to the live cluster. You'll then get to grips with creating tables, building indexes, and designing your database schema. Later, you'll explore the Data Manipulation Language (DML) and server-side programming capabilities of PostgreSQL using PL/pgSQL, before learning how to monitor, test, and troubleshoot your database application to ensure high-performance and reliability.