Thinking of migrating to PostgreSQL? This concise introduction helps you understand and use this open source database system. Not only will you learn about the new enterprise class features in versions 16 to 18, but you'll also discover all that PostgreSQL has to offer—much more than a relational database system. As an open source product, it has hundreds of plug-ins, expanding the capability of PostgreSQL beyond all other database systems. With examples throughout, this book shows you how to perform tasks that are difficult or impossible in other databases. The revised fourth edition covers the latest features of Postgres, such as ISO-SQL constructs rarely found in other databases, foreign data wrapper (FDW) enhancements, JSON constructs, multirange data types, query parallelization, and replication. If you're an experienced PostgreSQL user, you'll pick up gems you may have missed before. Learn basic administration tasks such as role management, database creation, backup, and restore Use psql command-line utility and the pgAdmin graphical administration tool Explore PostgreSQL tables, constraints, and indexes Learn powerful SQL constructs not generally found in other databases Use several different languages to write database functions and stored procedures Tune your queries to run as fast as your hardware will allow Query external and variegated data sources with foreign data wrappers Learn how to use built-in replication to replicate data

Developing intelligent applications that integrate AI, analytics, and transactional capabilities using the latest release of the world's most popular open-source database Key Features Practical examples demonstrating how to use Postgres to develop intelligent applications Best practices for developers of intelligent data management applications Includes the latest PostgreSQL 18 features for AI, analytics, and transactions ures for AI, analytics, and transactions Book Description In today’s data-first world, businesses need applications that blend transactions, analytics, and AI to power real-time insights at scale. Mastering PostgreSQL 18 for AI-Powered Enterprise Apps is your essential guide to building intelligent, high-performance systems with the latest features of PostgreSQL 18. Through hands-on examples and expert guidance, you’ll learn to design architectures that unite OLTP and OLAP, embed AI directly into apps, and optimize for speed, scalability, and reliability. Discover how to apply cutting-edge PostgreSQL tools for real-time decisions, predictive analytics, and automation. Go beyond basics with advanced strategies trusted by industry leaders. Whether you’re building data-rich applications, internal analytics platforms, or AI-driven services, this book equips you with the patterns and insights to deliver enterprise-grade innovation. Ideal for developers, architects, and tech leads driving digital transformation, this book empowers you to lead the future of intelligent applications. Harness the power of PostgreSQL 18—and unlock the full potential of your data. What you will learn How to leverage PostgreSQL 18 for building intelligent data-driven applications for the modern enterprise Data management principles and best practices for managing transactions, analytics, and AI use cases How to utilize Postgres capabilities to address architectural challenges and attain optimal performance for each use case Methods for utilizing the latest Postgres innovation to create integrated data management applications Guidelines on when to use Postgres and when to opt for specialized data management solutions Who this book is for This book is intended for developers creating intelligent, data-driven applications for the modern enterprise. It features hands-on examples that demonstrate how to use PostgreSQL as the database for business applications that integrate transactions, analytics, and AI. We explore the fundamental architectural principles of data management and detail how developers utilize PostgreSQL 18's latest capabilities to build AI-enabled applications. The book assumes a working knowledge of SQL and does not address the needs of data analysts or those looking to master SQL.

In a world where data sovereignty, scalability, and AI innovation are at the forefront of enterprise strategy, PostgreSQL is emerging as the key to unlocking transformative business value. This new guide serves as your beacon for navigating the convergence of AI, open source technologies, and intelligent data platforms. Authors Tom Taulli, Benjamin Anderson, and Jozef de Vries offer a strategic and practical approach to building AI and data platforms that balance innovation with governance, empowering organizations to take control of their data future. Whether you're designing frameworks for advanced AI applications, modernizing legacy infrastructures, or solving data challenges at scale, you can use this guide to bridge the gap between technical complexity and actionable strategy. Written for IT executives, data leaders, and practitioners alike, it will equip you with the tools and insights to harness Postgre's unique capabilities—extensibility, unstructured data management, and hybrid workloads—for long-term success in an AI-driven world. Learn how to build an AI and data platform using PostgreSQL Overcome data challenges like modernization, integration, and governance Optimize AI performance with model fine-tuning and retrieval-augmented generation (RAG) best practices Discover use cases that align data strategy with business goals Take charge of your data and AI future with this comprehensive and accessible roadmap

You probably don’t need a collection of specialty databases. Just use Postgres instead! Written for application developers and database pros, Just Use Postgres! shows you how to get the most out of the powerful Postgres database. In Just Use Postgres! you’ll learn how to: Use Postgres as an RDBMS for transactional workloads Develop generative AI, geospatial, and time-series applications Take advantage of modern SQL including window functions and CTEs Perform full-text search and process JSON documents Use Postgres as a message queue Optimize performance with various index types including B-trees, GIN, GiST, HNSW, and more Over the decades, PostgreSQL, aka Postgres, has grown into the most powerful general-purpose database and has become the de facto standard for developers worldwide. Just Use Postgres! takes a modern look at Postgres, exploring the database’s most up-to-date features for AI, time-series, full-text search, geospatial, and other application workloads. About the Technology You know that PostgreSQL is a fast, reliable, SQL compliant RDBMS. You may not know that it’s also great for geospatial systems, time series, full-text search, JSON documents, AI vector embeddings, and many other specialty database functions. For almost any data task you can imagine, you can use Postgres. About the Book Just Use Postgres! covers recipes for using Postgres in dozens of applications normally reserved for single-purpose databases. Written for busy application developers, each chapter explores a different use case illuminating the breadth and depth of Postgres’s capabilities. Along the way, you’ll also meet an incredible ecosystem of Postgres extensions like pgvector, PostGIS, pgmq, and TimescaleDB. You’ll be amazed at everything you can accomplish with Postgres! What's Inside Generative AI, geospatial, and time-series applications Modern SQL including window functions and CTEs Full-text search and JSON B-trees, GIN, GiST, HNSW, and more About the Reader For application developers, software engineers, and architects who know the basics of SQL. About the Author Denis Magda is a recognized Postgres expert and software engineer who worked on Java at Sun Microsystems and Oracle before focusing on databases and large-scale distributed systems. Quotes I was pleasantly surprised to learn many new things from this book. - From the Afterword by Vlad Mihalcea An excellent guide covering everything from basics to cutting-edge features. - Dave Cramer, PostgreSQL JDBC Maintainer Pleasant, easy to read with tonnes of great code. - Mike McQuillan, McQTech Ltd Well-organized and easy to search. - Edward Pollack, Microsoft Data Platform MVP The missing guide to understanding and using Postgres. - Mehboob Alam, POSTGRESNX, Inc.

Transform your data replication strategy into a competitive advantage with Oracle GoldenGate 23ai. This comprehensive guide delivers the practical knowledge DBAs and architects need to implement, optimize , and scale Oracle GoldenGate 23ai in production environments. Written by Oracle ACE Director Bobby Curtis, it blends deep technical expertise with real-world business insights from hundreds of implementations across manufacturing, financial services, and technology sectors. Beyond traditional replication, this book explores the groundbreaking capabilities that make GoldenGate 23ai essential for modern AI initiatives. Learn how to implement real-time vector replication for RAG systems, integrate with cloud platforms like GCP and Snowflake, and automate deployments using REST APIs and Python. Each chapter offers proven strategies to deliver measurable ROI while reducing operational risk. Whether you're upgrading from Classic GoldenGate , deploying your first cloud data pipeline, or building AI-ready data architectures, this book provides the strategic guidance and technical depth to succeed. With Bobby's signature direct approach, you'll avoid common pitfalls and implement best practices that scale with your business. What You Will Learn Master the microservices architecture and new capabilities of Oracle GoldenGate 23ai Implement secure, high-performance data replication across Oracle, PostgreSQL, and cloud databases Configure vector replication for AI and machine learning workloads, including RAG systems Design and build multi-master replication models with automatic conflict resolution Automate deployments and management using RESTful APIs and Python Optimize performance for sub-second replication lag in production environments Secure your replication environment with enterprise-grade features and compliance Upgrade from Classic to Microservices architecture with zero downtime Integrate with cloud platforms including OCI, GCP, AWS, and Azure Implement real-time data pipelines to BigQuery , Snowflake, and other cloud targets Navigate Oracle licensing models and optimize costs Who This Book Is For Database administrators, architects, and IT leaders working with Oracle GoldenGate —whether deploying for the first time, migrating from Classic architecture, or enabling AI-driven replication—will find actionable guidance on implementation, performance tuning, automation, and cloud integration. Covers unidirectional and multi-master replication and is packed with real-world use cases.

This book is your one-stop resource on PostgreSQL system architecture, installation, management, maintenance, and migration. It will help you address the critical needs driving successful database management today: reliability and availability, performance and scalability, security and compliance, cost-effectiveness and flexibility, disaster recovery, and real-time analytics—all in one volume. Each topic in the book is thoroughly explained by industry experts and includes step-by-step instructions for configuring the features, a discussion of common issues and their solutions, and an exploration of real-world scenarios and case studies that illustrate how concepts work in practice. You won't find the book's comprehensive coverage of advanced topics, including migration from Oracle to PostgreSQL, heterogeneous replication, and backup & recovery, in one place—online or anywhere else. What You Will Learn Install PostgreSQL using source code and yum installation Back up and recover Migrate from Oracle database to PostgreSQL using ora2pg utility Replicate from PostgreSQL to Oracle database and vice versa using Oracle GoldenGate Monitor using Grafana, PGAdmin, and command line tools Maintain with VACUUM, REINDEX, etc. Who This Book Is For Intermediate and advanced PostgreSQL users, including PostgreSQL administrators, architects, developers, analysts, disaster recovery system engineers, high availability engineers, and migration engineers

Recognize and avoid these common PostgreSQL mistakes! The best mistakes to learn from are ones made by other people! In PostgreSQL Mistakes and How To Avoid Them you’ll explore dozens of common PostgreSQL errors so you can easily avoid them in your own projects, learning proactively why certain approaches fail and others succeed. In PostgreSQL Mistakes and How To Avoid Them you’ll learn how to: Avoid configuration and operation issues Maximize PostgreSQL utility and performance Fix bad SQL practices Solve common security and administration issues Ensure smooth migration and upgrades Diagnose and fix a bad database As PostgreSQL continues its rise as a leading open source database, mastering its intricacies is crucial. PostgreSQL Mistakes and How To Avoid Them is full of tested best practices to ensure top performance, and future-proof your database systems for seamless change and growth. Each of the mistakes is carefully described and accompanied by a demo, along with an explanation that expands your knowledge of PostgreSQL internals and helps you to build a stronger mental model of how the database engine works. About the Technology Fixing mistakes in PostgreSQL databases can be time-consuming and risky—especially when you’re making live changes to an in-use system. Fortunately, you can learn from the mistakes other Postgres pros have already made! This incredibly practical book lays out how to find and avoid the most common, dangerous, and sneaky errors you’ll encounter using PostgreSQL. About the Book PostgreSQL Mistakes and How To Avoid Them identifies Postgres problems in key areas like data types, features, security, and high availability. For each mistake you’ll find a real-world narrative that illustrates the pattern and provides concrete recommendations for improvement. You’ll especially appreciate the illustrative code snippets, schema samples, mind maps, and tables that show the pros and cons of different approaches. What's Inside Diagnose configuration and operation issues Fix bad SQL code Address security and administration issues Ensure smooth migration and upgrades About the Reader For PostgreSQL database administrators and application developers. About the Author Jimmy Angelakos is a systems and database architect and PostgreSQL Contributor. He works as a Senior Principal Engineer at Deriv. Quotes I’ve run into many of these mistakes. Read up to get prepared! - Milorad Imbra, FEVO Navigates PostgreSQL pitfalls with clarity. I highly recommend it. - Manohar Sai Jasti, Workday A straightforward style and real-world examples make it an essential read. - Potito Coluccelli, Econocom Italia Provides valuable tips to avoid common PostgreSQL pitfalls. - Fernando Bugni, Grupo QuintoAndar

Mastering PostgreSQL 17 is your guide to becoming a skilled PostgreSQL database administrator. Learn the latest in PostgreSQL 17, including deployment strategies, optimization approaches, and techniques for secure and high-performing database environments. This book equips you with best practices and actionable steps to elevate your PostgreSQL expertise to a professional level. What this Book will help me do Deploy and manage PostgreSQL 17 databases effectively in production environments. Utilize advanced optimization techniques to ensure queries run efficiently. Implement robust security measures, including encryption and access control. Learn and master database recovery strategies, backups, and replication. Troubleshoot real-world PostgreSQL database issues and performance bottlenecks. Author(s) Hans-Jürgen Schönig is a PostgreSQL expert with over 25 years of hands-on experience as a user and consultant. As the CEO of CYBERTEC PostgreSQL International GmbH, he has contributed extensively to the PostgreSQL community, helping clients worldwide. Hans brings a practical, solutions-focused approach to database administration drawn from supporting countless mission-critical environments. Who is it for? System and database administrators aiming to enhance their PostgreSQL expertise will find this book invaluable. It's also targeted at developers familiar with basic database concepts, seeking to deepen their understanding of PostgreSQL optimization and advanced features. Prior experience with SQL and database management is recommended. Ideal for IT professionals managing production database systems.

This book provides a comprehensive approach to manage PostgreSQL cluster databases on Amazon Web Services and Azure Web Services on the cloud, as well as in Docker and container environments on a Red Hat operating system. Furthermore, detailed references for managing PostgreSQL on both Windows and Mac are provided. This book condenses all the fundamental and essential concepts you need to manage a PostgreSQL cluster into a one-stop guide that is perfect for newcomers to Postgres database administration. Each chapter of the book provides historical context and documents version changes of the PostgreSQL cluster, elucidates practical "how-to" methods, and includes illustrations and key word definitions, practices for application, a summary of key learnings, and questions to reinforce understanding. The book also outlines a clear study objective with a weekly learning schedule and hundreds of practice exercises, along with questions and answers. With its comprehensive and practical approach, this book will help you gain the confidence to manage all aspects of a PostgreSQL cluster in critical production environments so you can better support your organization's database infrastructure on the cloud and in containers. What You Will Learn Install and configure Postgres clusters on the cloud and in containers, monitor database logs, start and stop databases, troubleshoot, tune performance, backup and recover, and integrate with Amazon S3 and Azure Data Blob Manage Postgres databases on Amazon Web Services and Azure Web Services on the cloud, as well as in Docker and container environments on a Red Hat operating system Access sample references to scripting solutions and database management tools for working with Postgres, Redshift (based on Postgres 8.2), and Docker Create Amazon Machine Images (AMI) and Azure Images for managing a fleet of Postgres clusters on the cloud Reinforce knowledge with a weekly learning schedule and hundreds of practice exercises, along with questions and answers Progress from simple concepts, such as how to choose the correct instance type, to creating complex machine images Gain access to an Amazon AMI with a DBA admin tool, allowing you to learn Postgres, Redshift, and Docker in a cloud environment Refer to a comprehensive summary of documentations of Postgres, Amazon Web services, Azure Web services, and Red Hat Linux for managing all aspects of Postgres cluster management on the cloud Who This Book Is For Newcomers to PostgreSQL database administration and cross-platform support DBAs looking to master PostgreSQL on the cloud.

Discover how to design and optimize modern databases efficiently using PostgreSQL and MySQL. This book guides you through database design for scalability and performance, covering data modeling, query optimization, and real-world application integration. What this Book will help me do Build efficient and scalable relational database schemas for real-world applications. Master data modeling with normalization and denormalization techniques. Understand query optimization strategies for better database performance. Learn database strategies such as sharding, replication, and backup management. Integrate relational databases with applications and explore future database trends. Author(s) Alkin Tezuysal and Ibrar Ahmed are seasoned database professionals with decades of experience. Alkin specializes in database scalability and performance, while Ibrar brings expertise in database systems and development. Together, they bring a hands-on approach, providing clear and insightful guidance for database professionals. Who is it for? This book is oriented towards software developers, database administrators, and IT professionals looking to enhance their knowledge in database design using PostgreSQL and MySQL. Beginners in database design will find its structured approach approachable. Advanced professionals will appreciate its depth on cutting-edge topics and practical optimizations.

Build faster, more reliable Rails apps by taking the best advanced PostgreSQL and Active Record capabilities, and using them to solve your application scale and growth challenges. Gain the skills needed to comfortably work with multi-terabyte databases, and with complex Active Record, SQL, and specialized Indexes. Develop your skills with PostgreSQL on your laptop, then take them into production, while keeping everything in sync. Make slow queries fast, perform any schema or data migration without errors, use scaling techniques like read/write splitting, partitioning, and sharding, to meet demanding workload requirements from Internet scale consumer apps to enterprise SaaS. Deepen your firsthand knowledge of high-scale PostgreSQL databases and Ruby on Rails applications with dozens of practical and hands-on exercises. Unlock the mysteries surrounding complex Active Record. Make any schema or data migration change confidently, without downtime. Grow your experience with modern and exclusive PostgreSQL features like SQL Merge, Returning, and Exclusion constraints. Put advanced capabilities like Full Text Search and Publish Subscribe mechanisms built into PostgreSQL to work in your Rails apps. Improve the quality of the data in your database, using the advanced and extensible system of types and constraints to reduce and eliminate application bugs. Tackle complex topics like how to improve query performance using specialized indexes. Discover how to effectively use built-in database functions and write your own, administer replication, and make the most of partitioning and foreign data wrappers. Use more than 40 well-supported open source tools to extend and enhance PostgreSQL and Ruby on Rails. Gain invaluable insights into database administration by conducting advanced optimizations - including high-impact database maintenance - all while solving real-world operational challenges. Take your new skills into production today and then take your PostgreSQL and Rails applications to a whole new level of reliability and performance. What You Need: A computer running macOS, Linux, or Windows and WSL2 PostgreSQL version 16, installed by package manager, compiled, or running with Docker An Internet connection

Write optimized queries. This book helps you write queries that perform fast and deliver results on time. You will learn that query optimization is not a dark art practiced by a small, secretive cabal of sorcerers. Any motivated professional can learn to write efficient queries from the get-go and capably optimize existing queries. You will learn to look at the process of writing a query from the database engine’s point of view, and know how to think like the database optimizer. The book begins with a discussion of what a performant system is and progresses to measuring performance and setting performance goals. It introduces different classes of queries and optimization techniques suitable to each, such as the use of indexes and specific join algorithms. You will learn to read and understand query execution plans along with techniques for influencing those plans for better performance. The book also covers advanced topics such as the use of functions and procedures, dynamic SQL, and generated queries. All of these techniques are then used together to produce performant applications, avoiding the pitfalls of object-relational mappers. This second edition includes new examples using Postgres 15 and the newest version of the PostgresAir database. It includes additional details and clarifications about advanced topics, and covers configuration parameters in greater depth. Finally, it makes use of advancements in NORM, using automatically generated functions. What You Will Learn Identify optimization goals in OLTP and OLAP systems Read and understand PostgreSQL execution plans Distinguish between short queries and long queries Choose the right optimization technique for each query type Identify indexes that will improve query performance Optimize full table scans Avoid the pitfalls of object-relational mapping systems Optimize the entire application rather than just database queries Who This Book Is For IT professionals working in PostgreSQL who want to develop performant and scalable applications, anyone whose job title contains the words “database developer” or “database administrator" or who is a backend developer charged with programming database calls, and system architects involved in the overall design of application systems running against a PostgreSQL database

This cookbook is a comprehensive guide to mastering PostgreSQL 16 database administration. With over 180 practical recipes, this book covers everything from query performance and backup strategies to replication and high availability. You'll gain hands-on expertise in solving real-world challenges while leveraging the new and improved features of PostgreSQL 16. What this Book will help me do Perform efficient batch processing with Postgres' SQL MERGE statement. Implement parallel transaction processes using logical replication. Enhance database backups and recovery with advanced compression techniques. Monitor and fine-tune database performance for optimal operation. Apply new PostgreSQL 16 features for secure and reliable databases. Author(s) The team of authors, including Gianni Ciolli, Boriss Mejías, Jimmy Angelakos, Vibhor Kumar, and Simon Riggs, bring years of experience in PostgreSQL database management and development. Their expertise spans professional system administration, academic research, and contributions to PostgreSQL development. Their collaborative insights enrich this comprehensive guide. Who is it for? This book is ideal for PostgreSQL database administrators seeking advanced techniques, data architects managing PostgreSQL in production, and developers interested in mastering PostgreSQL 16. Whether you're an experienced DBA upgrading to PostgreSQL 16 or a newcomer looking for practical recipes, this book provides valuable strategies and solutions.

Learn PostgreSQL, a comprehensive guide to mastering PostgreSQL 16, takes readers on a journey from the fundamentals to advanced concepts, such as replication and database optimization. With hands-on exercises and practical examples, this book provides all you need to confidently use, manage, and build secure and scalable databases. What this Book will help me do Master the essentials of PostgreSQL 16, including advanced SQL features and performance tuning. Understand database replication methods and manage a scalable architecture. Enhance database security through roles, schemas, and strict privilege management. Learn how to personalize your experience with custom extensions and functions. Acquire practical skills in backup, restoration, and disaster recovery planning. Author(s) Luca Ferrari and Enrico Pirozzi are experienced database engineers and PostgreSQL enthusiasts with years of experience using and teaching PostgreSQL technology. They specialize in creating learning content that is practical and focused on real-world situations. Their writing emphasizes clarity and systematically equips readers with professional skills. Who is it for? This book is perfect for database professionals, software developers, and system administrators looking to develop their PostgreSQL expertise. Beginners with an interest in databases will also find this book highly approachable. Ideal for readers seeking to improve their database scalability and robustness. If you aim to hone practical PostgreSQL skills, this guide is essential.

Learn the fundamentals of PL/PGSQL, the programming language of PostgreSQL which is most robust Open Source Relational Database. This book provides practical insights into developing database code objects such as functions and procedures, with a focus on effectively handling strings, numbers, and arrays to achieve desired outcomes, and transaction management. The unique approach to handling Triggers in PostgreSQL ensures that both functionality and performance are maintained without compromise. You'll gain proficiency in writing inline/anonymous server-side code within the limitations, along with learning essential debugging and profiling techniques. Additionally, the book delves into statistical analysis of PL/PGSQL code and offers valuable knowledge on managing exceptions while writing code blocks. Finally, you'll explore the installation and configuration of extensions to enhance the performance of stored procedures and functions. What You'll Learn Understand the PL/PGSQL concepts Learn to debug, profile, and optimize PL/PGSQL code Study linting PL/PGSQL code Review transaction management within PL/PGSQL code Work with developer friendly features like operators, casts, and aggregators Who Is This Book For App developers, database migration consultants, and database administrators.

Mastering PostgreSQL 15 provides a deep dive into advanced topics of PostgreSQL database systems, covering installation, configuration, optimization, and administration. By reading this book, you will gain the skills to manage, secure, and optimize PostgreSQL database instances for complex applications. What this Book will help me do Understand and utilize advanced indexing techniques in PostgreSQL to improve query performance. Perform efficient database backup and recovery processes to ensure data safety and integrity. Master replication and failover methods to achieve high availability and data consistency. Implement authentication and encryption to enhance database server security. Troubleshoot PostgreSQL to identify and resolve common operational issues. Author(s) Hans-Jürgen Schönig, the author of Mastering PostgreSQL 15, is a leading expert in PostgreSQL with decades of experience in the field. His passion for databases has driven him to deliver solutions in high-performance database management and large-scale data systems. With a thorough and approachable style, Hans-Jürgen imparts complex technical knowledge effectively to his readers. Who is it for? This book is ideal for experienced PostgreSQL developers and database administrators looking to master PostgreSQL 15. Readers should have a foundational understanding of database systems and are seeking to implement advanced features and best practices in enterprise environments. It's tailored for those aspiring to enhance their operational and architectural skills in managing PostgreSQL systems.

Perform fast interactive analytics against different data sources using the Trino high-performance distributed SQL query engine. In the second edition of this practical guide, you'll learn how to conduct analytics on data where it lives, whether it's a data lake using Hive, a modern lakehouse with Iceberg or Delta Lake, a different system like Cassandra, Kafka, or SingleStore, or a relational database like PostgreSQL or Oracle. Analysts, software engineers, and production engineers learn how to manage, use, and even develop with Trino and make it a critical part of their data platform. Authors Matt Fuller, Manfred Moser, and Martin Traverso show you how a single Trino query can combine data from multiple sources to allow for analytics across your entire organization. Explore Trino's use cases, and learn about tools that help you connect to Trino for querying and processing huge amounts of data Learn Trino's internal workings, including how to connect to and query data sources with support for SQL statements, operators, functions, and more Deploy and secure Trino at scale, monitor workloads, tune queries, and connect more applications Learn how other organizations apply Trino successfully

Migrate your existing, on-premises applications into the Microsoft Azure cloud platform. This book covers the best practices to plan, implement, and operationalize the migration of a database application from your organization’s data center to Microsoft’s Azure cloud platform. Data modernization and migration is a technologically complex endeavor that can also be taxing from a leadership and operational standpoint. This book covers not only the technology, but also the most important aspects of organization culture, communication, and politics that so frequently derail such projects. You will learn the most important steps to ensuring a successful migration and see battle-tested wisdom from industry veterans. From executive sponsorship, to executing the migration, to the important steps following migration, you will learn how to effectively conduct future migrations and ensure that your team and your database application delivers on the expected business value of the project. This book is unlike any other currently in the market. It takes you through the most critical business and technical considerations and workflows for moving your data and databases into the cloud, with special attention paid to those who are deploying to the Microsoft Data Platform in Azure, especially SQL Server. Although this book focuses on migrating on-premises SQL Server enterprises to hybrid or fully cloud-based Azure SQL Database and Azure SQL Managed Instances, it also cover topics involving migrating non-SQL Server database platforms such as Oracle, MySQL, and PostgreSQL applications to Microsoft Azure. What You Will Learn Plan a database migration that ensures smooth project progress, optimal performance, low operating cost, and minimal downtime Properly analyze and manage non-technical considerations, such as legal compliance, privacy, and team execution Perform athorough architectural analysis to select the best Azure services, performance tiers, and cost-containment features Avoid pitfalls and common reasons for failure relating to corporate culture, intra-office politics, and poor communications Secure the proper executive champions who can execute the business planning needed for success Apply proven criteria to determine your future-state architecture and your migration method Execute your migration using a process proven by the authors over years of successful projects Who This Book Is For IT leadership, strategic IT decision makers, project owners and managers, and enterprise and application architects. For anyone looking toward cloud migration projects as the next stage of growth in their careers. Also useful for enterprise DBAs and consultants who might be involved in such projects. Readers should have experience and be competent in designing, coding, implementing, and supporting database applications in an on-premises environment.

PostgreSQL 14 Administration Cookbook provides a hands-on guide to mastering the administration of PostgreSQL 14. With over 175 recipes, this book equips you with practical techniques to manage, secure, and optimize your PostgreSQL databases, ensuring they are robust and high-performing. What this Book will help me do Master managing PostgreSQL databases both on-premises and in the cloud efficiently. Implement effective backup and recovery strategies to secure your data. Leverage the latest features of PostgreSQL 14 to enhance your database workflows. Understand and apply best practices for maintaining high availability and performance. Troubleshoot real-world challenges with guided solutions and expert insights. Author(s) Simon Riggs and Gianni Ciolli are seasoned database experts with years of experience working with PostgreSQL. Simon is a PostgreSQL core team member, contributing his technical knowledge towards building robust database solutions, while Gianni brings a wealth of expertise in database administration and support. Together, they share a passion for making complex database concepts accessible and actionable. Who is it for? This book is for database administrators, data architects, and developers who manage PostgreSQL databases and are looking to deepen their knowledge. It is suitable for professionals with some experience in PostgreSQL who aim to maximize their database's performance and security, as well as for those new to the system seeking a comprehensive start. Readers with an interest in practical, problem-solving approaches to database management will greatly benefit from this cookbook.

In PostGIS in Action, Third Edition you will learn: An introduction to spatial databases Geometry, geography, raster, and topology spatial types, functions, and queries Applying PostGIS to real-world problems Extending PostGIS to web and desktop applications Querying data from external sources using PostgreSQL Foreign Data Wrappers Optimizing queries for maximum speed Simplifying geometries for greater efficiency PostGIS in Action, Third Edition teaches readers of all levels to write spatial queries for PostgreSQL. You’ll start by exploring vector-, raster-, and topology-based GIS before quickly progressing to analyzing, viewing, and mapping data. This fully updated third edition covers key changes in PostGIS 3.1 and PostgreSQL 13, including parallelization support, partitioned tables, and new JSON functions that help in creating web mapping applications. About the Technology PostGIS is a spatial database extender for PostgreSQL. It offers the features and firepower you need to take on nearly any geodata task. PostGIS lets you create location-aware queries with a few lines of SQL code, then build the backend for mapping, raster analysis, or routing application with minimal effort. About the Book PostGIS in Action, Third Edition shows you how to solve real-world geodata problems. You’ll go beyond basic mapping, and explore custom functions for your applications. Inside this fully updated edition, you’ll find coverage of new PostGIS features such as PostGIS Window functions, parallelization of queries, and outputting data for applications using JSON and Vector Tile functions. What's Inside Fully revised for PostGIS version 3.1 and PostgreSQL 13 Optimize queries for maximum speed Simplify geometries for greater efficiency Extend PostGIS to web and desktop applications About the Reader For readers familiar with relational databases and basic SQL. No prior geodata or GIS experience required. About the Authors Regina Obe and Leo Hsu are database consultants and authors. Regina is a member of the PostGIS core development team and the Project Steering Committee. Quotes The best introduction I’ve seen for engineers who want to get ramped up quickly and build advanced GIS applications. - Ikechukwu Okonkwo, Orum.io A wealth of information that showcases how powerful PostGIS is. - Luis Moux-Dominguez, EMO An extraordinary book for the world of GIS. Truly learned a lot! - DeUndre’ Rushon, DigiDiscover LLC Gives you insight into how best to provide map services for a wide audience. - Marcus Brown, Enel Green Power