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Mastering PostgreSQL 11

You're reading from   Mastering PostgreSQL 11 Expert techniques to build scalable, reliable, and fault-tolerant database applications

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Product type Paperback
Published in Oct 2018
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ISBN-13 9781789537819
Length 446 pages
Edition 2nd Edition
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Hans-Jürgen Schönig Hans-Jürgen Schönig
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Table of Contents (15) 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 14. Other Books You May Enjoy

Migrating to PostgreSQL

In Chapter 12, Troubleshooting PostgreSQL, we saw how to approach the most common issues related to PostgreSQL troubleshooting. The important thing is to have a systematic approach to tracking down problems, which is exactly what is provided here.

The final chapter of this book is about moving from other databases to PostgreSQL. Many of you might still be suffering from the pain caused by commercial database license costs. I want to give all of those users out there a way out and show you how data can be moved from some proprietary system to PostgreSQL. Moving to PostgreSQL not only makes sense from a financial point of view, but also makes sense if you are looking for more advanced features and more flexibility. PostgreSQL has so much to offer, and at the time of writing, new features are being added daily. The same applies to the number of tools that...

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