Over 150 recipes to help you administer your PostgreSQL database more efficientlyAbout This Book• Get to grips with the capabilities of PostgreSQL 9.6 to administer your database more efficiently• Monitor, tune, secure and protect your database• A step-by-step, recipe-based guide to help you tackle any problem in PostgreSQL administration with easeWho This Book Is ForThis book is for system administrators, database administrators, data architects, developers, and anyone with an interest in planning for, or running, live production databases. This book is most suited to those who have some technical experience.What You Will Learn• Implement PostgreSQL features for performance and reliability• Harness the power of the latest PostgreSQL 9.6 features• Manage open source PostgreSQL versions 9.5 and 9.6 on various platforms• Discover advanced technical tips for experienced users• Explore best practices for planning and designing live databases• Select and implement robust backup and recovery techniques• Explore concise and clear guidance on replication and high availability• See the latest details on Logical Replication and Bi-Directional ReplicationIn DetailPostgreSQL is a powerful opensource database management system; now recognized as the expert's choice for a wide range of applications, it has an enviable reputation for performance and stability. PostgreSQL provides an integrated feature set comprising relational database features, object-relational, text search, Geographical Info Systems, analytical tools for big data and JSON/XML document management.Starting with short and simple recipes, you will soon dive into core features, such as configuration, server control, tables, and data. You will tackle a variety of problems a database administrator usually encounters, from creating tables to managing views, from improving performance to securing your database, and from using monitoring tools to using storage engines. Recipes based on important topics such as high availability, concurrency, replication, backup and recovery, as well as diagnostics and troubleshooting are also given special importance.By the end of this book, you will have all the knowledge you need to run, manage, and maintain PostgreSQL efficiently.Style and approachThis book takes a step-by-step, recipe-based approach, where each recipe focuses on a particular challenge faced by a PostgreSQL administrator while administering his/her database. Explained in a very easy to follow manner, every task is supported with best practices, tips and tricks.

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Publisher

Packt Publishing

Year

2017

ISBN

9781785889806

Edition

Topic

Computer Science

Subtopic

Databases

Index

Computer Science

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Preface
1. What this book covers
2. What you need for this book
3. Who this book is for
4. Sections
  1. Getting ready
  2. How to do it…
  3. How it works…
  4. There's more…
  5. See also
5. Conventions
6. Reader feedback
7. Customer support
  1. Downloading the example code
  2. Downloading the color images of this book
  3. Errata
  4. Piracy
  5. Questions
First Steps
1. Introduction
  1. Introducing PostgreSQL 9.6
    1. What makes PostgreSQL different?
      1. Robustness
      2. Security
      3. Ease of use
      4. Extensibility
      5. Performance and concurrency
      6. Scalability
      7. SQL and NoSQL
      8. Popularity
      9. Commercial support
      10. Research and development funding
2. Getting PostgreSQL
  1. How to do it...
  2. How it works...
  3. There's more...
3. Connecting to the PostgreSQL server
  1. Getting ready
  2. How to do it...
  3. How it works...
  4. There's more...
  5. See also
4. Enab...

Title Page
Copyright
Credits
About the Authors
About the Reviewer
www.PacktPub.com
Customer Feedback
Preface
First Steps
Exploring the Database
Configuration
Server Control
Tables and Data
Security
Database Administration
Monitoring and Diagnosis
Regular Maintenance
Performance and Concurrency
Backup and Recovery
Replication and Upgrades