Master the capabilities of PostgreSQL 15 to efficiently administer and maintain your database.

Key Features

Using real world examples, get to grips with expert PostgreSQL 15 concepts

Explore performance improvement, database tion, data tion, database administration, and more

Extend PostgreSQL's functionalities to suit your organization's needs with minimal effort

Book Description

Starting with an introduction to the newly released features of PostgreSQL 15, this updated fifth edition will help you get to grips with PostgreSQL administration and how to build dynamic database solutions for enterprise apps, including designing both physical and technical aspects of the system.

You'll explore advanced PostgreSQL features, such as logical replication, database clusters, advanced indexing, and user management to manage and maintain your database. You'll then work with the PostgreSQL optimizer, configure PostgreSQL for high speed, and move from Oracle to PostgreSQL. Among the other skills that the book will help you build, you’ll cover transactions, handling recursions, working with JSON and JSONB data, and setting up a Patroni cluster. It will show you how to improve performance with query optimization. You'll also focus on managing network security and work with backups and replication while exploring useful PostgreSQL extensions that optimize the performance of large databases.

By the end of this PostgreSQL book, you’ll be able to use your database to its utmost capacity by implementing advanced administrative tasks with ease.

What you will learn

Make use of the indexing features in PostgreSQL and fine-tune the performance of your queries

Work with stored procedures and manage backup and recovery

Get the hang of replication and failover techniques

Improve the security of your database server and handle encryption effectively

Troubleshoot your PostgreSQL instance for solutions to common and not-so-common problems

Perform database migration from Oracle to PostgreSQL with ease

Who this book is for

This database administration book is for PostgreSQL developers, database administrators, and professionals who want to implement advanced functionalities and master complex administrative tasks with PostgreSQL 15. Prior experience in PostgreSQL and familiarity with the basics of database administration will assist with understanding key concepts covered in the book.

Table of Contents

PostgreSQL 15 Overview

Understanding Transactions and Locking

Making Use of Indexes

Handling Advanced SQL

Log Files and System Statistics

Optimizing Queries for Good Performance

Writing Stored Procedures

Managing PostgreSQL Security

Handling Backup and Recovery

Making Sense of Backups and Replication

Deciding on Useful Extensions

Troubleshooting PostgreSQL

Migrating to PostgreSQL