Mastering PostgreSQL: Advanced Relational Design, Performance, and Real-World Engineering - Couverture souple

Levi K.A, Martin

Couverture souple

ISBN 13 : 9798250785044

Editeur : Independently published, 2026

Synopsis

The Practical Guide to Designing, Deploying, and Operating Enterprise-Grade Databases

PostgreSQL is one of the most powerful and trusted database systems in the world. It powers financial systems, enterprise platforms, government systems, and large-scale web applications used by millions of people every day.

But mastering PostgreSQL requires more than simply learning SQL.

It requires understanding how real production database systems are designed, optimized, secured, and maintained.

This book provides a complete practical guide to PostgreSQL engineering, helping you move beyond basic database usage into professional enterprise database development and administration.

Whether you are a student, developer, IT professional, or aspiring database engineer, this book will equip you with the skills required to build reliable, secure, and high-performance PostgreSQL systems used in real organizations.

What You Will Learn

Inside this book, you will learn how to:

• Install and configure PostgreSQL on Ubuntu Server and other operating systems
• Connect and manage databases using psql and pgAdmin
• Design professional relational database schemas
• Insert, update, and query data using powerful SQL techniques
• Use PostgreSQL’s advanced data types and engineering features
• Enforce strict data integrity using constraints
• Optimize performance using indexes and query tuning
• Implement transactions and ACID-compliant data operations
• Build executive reporting systems using database views
• Automate business logic using stored procedures and triggers
• Implement real enterprise systems such as automated inventory updates
• Secure databases using role-based access control (RBAC)
• Perform backup and disaster recovery for production systems
• Monitor performance using professional tools such as pg_stat_activity
• Deploy replication architectures for high availability
• Maintain production databases using automated maintenance workflows

Real-World Examples Included

This book goes beyond theory by demonstrating PostgreSQL in real enterprise scenarios, including:

• Banking transaction systems
• Company management databases
• Automated inventory systems
• Executive reporting dashboards
• Production monitoring environments and more

These examples help you understand how PostgreSQL operates in real production environments used by professional database engineers.

Who This Book Is For

This book is ideal for:

• Students learning database engineering
• Software developers working with PostgreSQL
• Database administrators (DBAs)
• DevOps engineers managing production systems
• IT professionals building enterprise applications

If you want to understand how PostgreSQL works in real-world production environments, this book will guide you step by step.

Part of The Practical Database Engineer Series

Mastering PostgreSQL is Book 2 in The Practical Database Engineer Series, a professional learning pathway designed to develop real database engineering skills.

Each book in the series builds practical expertise across modern database technologies and enterprise deployment strategies.

Build Real Database Engineering Skills

Modern digital systems depend on reliable, secure, high-performance databases.

PostgreSQL is one of the most trusted technologies powering these systems.

This book will help you gain the knowledge and confidence to design, deploy, and operate PostgreSQL databases like a professional engineer.

Start mastering PostgreSQL today and take the next step in your database engineering journey.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Independently published
• Date d'édition: 2026
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 13: 9798250785044
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 194
• Coordonnées du fabricant: Manufactured by Amazon on behalf of the author; https://www.amazon.fr/hz/contact-us; ; c/o Amazon Media EU S.à.r.l., 38 Avenue John F. Kennedy; Luxembourg; L-1855; Luxembourg