PostgreSQL for Administrators - 3 Days Training Course

Introduction

• Overview of PostgreSQL features and architecture for government use
• Fundamentals of database administration in the public sector

Getting Started

• Installing PostgreSQL for government systems
• Configuring a pgAdmin 4 client for government operations
• Creating a database user for secure access
• Establishing a new database for government applications

Database Operations

• SQL syntax, functions, and operators relevant to public sector databases
• Data definition and data types for government datasets
• User-defined data types tailored for government needs
• Table schemas for efficient data management in the public sector
• Creating and modifying tables for government applications
• Manipulating data in tables to support public sector operations
• Querying and filtering data for government reporting and analysis
• Exploring constraints to ensure data integrity for government use
• Conversion functions for seamless data integration in government systems
• Joining multiple tables to enhance data correlation for government purposes
• Combining queries to optimize complex data retrieval for government tasks
• Indexes and full-text search capabilities for efficient information retrieval in the public sector
• Concurrency control mechanisms to ensure reliable data access for government operations
• Regular expressions for advanced data pattern matching in government databases

Database Server Administration

• Security and encryption practices for protecting government data
• Access roles and permissions management for secure government database environments
• Backup and restore procedures to ensure data availability for government operations
• Upgrading PostgreSQL to maintain system reliability and security for government use
• High availability configurations to support continuous government services
• Load balancing and replication strategies to enhance performance and reliability in government systems
• Statistics and monitoring tools to track database performance for government applications

High Performance Tuning

• Resource management techniques for optimizing government database operations
• Monitoring query performance to improve efficiency in government data processing
• Parameter tuning to enhance system performance for government use
• Index optimization strategies for faster data retrieval in government applications
• Query optimization methods to streamline data access for government tasks
• Scalability and partitioning approaches to support growing government datasets

External Tools for Monitoring and Observability

• pgAdmin for user-friendly database management in the public sector
• pgBadger for detailed query analysis and performance tuning in government systems
• pgbench for benchmarking and testing government database performance
• node-exporter, Prometheus, and Grafana for comprehensive monitoring and visualization of government data metrics
• Zabbix for real-time monitoring and alerting in government IT environments

Troubleshooting

Summary and Next Steps