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Mastering PostgreSQL 9.6

You're reading from   Mastering PostgreSQL 9.6 A comprehensive guide for PostgreSQL 9.6 developers and administrators

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Product type Paperback
Published in May 2017
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ISBN-13 9781783555352
Length 416 pages
Edition 1st Edition
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Hans-Jürgen Schönig Hans-Jürgen Schönig
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Table of Contents (14) Chapters Close

Preface 1. PostgreSQL Overview FREE CHAPTER 2. Understanding Transactions and Locking 3. Making Use of Indexes 4. Handling Advanced SQL 5. Log Files and System Statistics 6. Optimizing Queries for Good Performance 7. Writing Stored Procedures 8. Managing PostgreSQL Security 9. Handling Backup and Recovery 10. Making Sense of Backups and Replication 11. Deciding on Useful Extensions 12. Troubleshooting PostgreSQL 13. Migrating to PostgreSQL

Moving from Oracle to PostgreSQL

So far, you have seen how the most important advanced SQL features can be ported or used in PostgreSQL. After this introduction, it is time to take a look at migrating Oracle database systems in particular.

These days, migrating from Oracle to PostgreSQL has become really popular due to Oracle's new license and business policy. Around the world, people are moving away from Oracle and adopting PostgreSQL. To help people make Oracle a thing of the past, I have included a special section here. Many people are already moving to PostgreSQL to seriously reduce license costs.

Using the oracle_fdw extension to move data

One of my preferred methods to move people from Oracle to PostgreSQL is Laurenz Albe's oracle_fdw extension (https...

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