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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

Migrating to PostgreSQL

In the previous chapter of this book, I showed you 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 I tried to provide.

The final chapter of this book is about moving to PostgreSQL. Many readers might still be suffering from the pain caused by commercial database license costs. I want to give all those users out there a way out and show 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 new features are added as we speak.

The following things will be covered in this chapter:

  • Migrating SQL statements to PostgreSQL
  • Moving from Oracle to PostgreSQL
  • Moving...
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