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PostgreSQL course

Mastering PostgreSQL Administration – From Foundation to Advanced

A practical learning path for PostgreSQL architecture, daily administration, cloud operations, performance, recovery, replication and high availability.

Detailed training curriculum

44 Topics. A Complete PostgreSQL Journey

From fundamentals to cloud and advanced administration — learn with hands-on labs and real-world scenarios.

  • 44 Topics

    Comprehensive Curriculum

  • Hands-on Labs

    Practice & Build Skills

  • Real-World Scenarios

    Production-like Environment

  • Cloud & Azure

    Managed PostgreSQL

  • Performance Tuning

    Optimize & Scale

  • High Availability

    Build Resilient Systems

Module 1

PostgreSQL Administration Essentials

Build the operating knowledge required to administer PostgreSQL confidently.

21 Topics
Chapter Topics for Module 1
  • Database concepts
  • PostgreSQL architecture
  • Installation
  • Cluster and instance concepts
  • Configuration files
  • Users, roles and privileges
  • Schemas
  • Tablespaces
  • Memory architecture
  • Logging
  • WAL architecture
  • Checkpoints
  • Backup and restore
  • VACUUM and ANALYZE
  • Autovacuum
  • MVCC
  • Indexes
  • Partitioning
  • Locks and deadlocks
  • Monitoring
  • Extensions

Module 2

PostgreSQL Administration in Cloud

Apply core administration practices to managed cloud database environments.

8 Topics
Chapter Topics for Module 2
  • Managed PostgreSQL concepts
  • Cloud deployment models
  • Connectivity and security
  • Configuration and maintenance
  • Monitoring and diagnostics
  • Backup and recovery concepts
  • Scaling and availability
  • Operational best practices

Module 3

Advanced PostgreSQL Administration

Develop advanced skills for resilient, observable, production-style environments.

15 Topics
Chapter Topics for Module 3
  • Streaming replication
  • Synchronous and asynchronous replication
  • pgBackRest
  • Point-in-time recovery
  • Performance tuning
  • Query tuning
  • pg_stat_statements
  • Advanced monitoring
  • pgpool-II
  • Patroni
  • etcd
  • HAProxy
  • High availability
  • Failover concepts
  • Real-world troubleshooting

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Get the complete 32-chapter PostgreSQL Administration curriculum, covering fundamentals, cloud, performance tuning, replication, high availability, monitoring and migrations.

32 Chapters • 3 Modules • Hands-on DBA Training

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Learning experience

Designed for practical progress

Who should attend

Aspiring DBAs, database developers, system administrators, support engineers and IT professionals who want practical PostgreSQL administration skills.

Prerequisites

Basic database and SQL familiarity is helpful. The course begins with foundations, so prior PostgreSQL administration experience is not required.

Training methodology

Live explanation, demonstrations, guided practice, operational checklists and discussion of production-style scenarios.

Hands-on labs

Practice installation, configuration, security, maintenance, monitoring, backup, recovery, tuning, replication and high availability workflows.

Course outcomes

Build a structured understanding of PostgreSQL operations and a practical approach to diagnosing and resolving database issues.

Online training mode

Live instructor-led sessions delivered online, with opportunities to ask questions and work through guided exercises.

Ready to build practical PostgreSQL skills?

Talk to us about the next instructor-led online batch.