PostgreSQL Database Administration

Description:

This course is designed to transform beginners and intermediate learners into confident PostgreSQL Database Administrators (DBAs). Through a structured, hands-on approach, students will gain both theoretical knowledge and practical experience in managing PostgreSQL in production environments.

You’ll begin with the foundations of PostgreSQL architecture and progress through installation, configuration, security, performance tuning, backup & recovery, replication, and high availability. Advanced modules explore extensions, monitoring, and upgrades. A final capstone project ties everything together with real-world database administration scenarios.

Key Learning Areas:

• PostgreSQL architecture and internals

• Installation and cluster setup

• User and role management with RBAC

• Database and schema management

• Backup and recovery strategies (logical, physical, PITR)

• Replication and high availability solutions

• Monitoring, performance tuning, and query optimization

• Maintenance, upgrades, and extensions

• Capstone project simulating a production PostgreSQL environment

Who Should Enroll?

• Aspiring database administrators

• Developers and IT professionals expanding into PostgreSQL

• System administrators managing data-driven applications

Course Outcome:
By the end of this course, you will be able to confidently manage PostgreSQL databases in enterprise settings, ensuring reliability, scalability, and performance.