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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

Summary

In PostgreSQL 11, a lot of functionalities have been added that allow people to run even more professional applications even faster and more efficiently. Many areas of the database server have been improved, and many new professional features have been added. In the future, even more improvements will be made. Of course, the changes that were listed in this chapter are not complete by far because many small changes were made.

In the next chapter, you will learn about indexing and the PostgreSQL cost model, which is highly important if you want to maintain good performance.

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